Is now a good time to buy (or sell) a used boat?
A quiet season has led some buyers to expect bargains. But stock remains tight, paperwork matters more than ever, and the market is proving more active than the mood music suggestsWhen activity levels...
View ArticleWorld’s coolest boats: The Superfoiler
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest yachts of our times. This month Luke Parkinson nominates the Superfoiler“The Superfoiler was one of the coolest boats of all time,”...
View ArticleThe best new sailing gear innovations for 2026
We take a look at some of the more impressive and promising kit launches coming tov a chandlery near you in 2026The marine industry continues to prove that even the most standard piece of equipment is...
View ArticleCheapest winches you can buy! West Marine’s ludicrous BUY ONE GET ONE FREE...
Now is the time to grab yourself a Lewmar winch bargain in West Marine's biggest winch sale of the year. This is a deal you don't want to miss!Every spring for the last two years West Marine has...
View ArticleBest Luxury Yachts 2026: The definitive guide to this year’s best!
Toby Hodges takes a look at all the nominees and the winner of the best luxury yacht category in the European Yacht of the Year Awards 2026The definition of the best luxury yacht will differ according...
View ArticleBest family yacht 2026: Adventures with the whole family
Toby Hodges takes a look at all the nominees and the winner of the best family yacht category in the European Yacht of the Year AwardsThere are many categories in the European Yacht of the Year awards,...
View ArticleWorld’s coolest yachts: VO70 Mar Mostro / Puma –‘She was so powerful that...
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our time. Benjamin Schwartz nominates the VO70 Mar MostroMar Mostro. Photo: Dan Armstrong/PUMA Ocean...
View ArticleThe Best Specialist Yachts 2026: Impressive daysailers and sportsboats
Toby Hodges takes a look at all the nominees and the winner of the specialist yachts category in the European Yacht of the Year AwardsWhat do you do when you have yachts that are as diverse as...
View ArticleOfficially the best performance yachts of 2026
Toby Hodges takes a look at all the nominees and the winner of the performance yacht category in the European Yacht of the Year AwardsThe European Yacht of the Year awards is the most thorough and...
View ArticleBest personal locator beacons and AIS units 2026: 16 top options for boating
If you head offshore or participate in competitive sailing then you'll need to consider a PLB and/or an AIS beacon. Tech Editor and marine safety gear and comms specialist, Fox Morgan has tested an...
View ArticleScience under sail: How Project Zero is helping build the future of...
Is a 70m yacht with zero emissions even possible? Sam Fortescue visits Vitters shipyard on the eve of the launch of this truly groundbreaking yacht, built to propel the industry into a greener...
View ArticleWhy the World’s fastest superyacht (Baltic 111 Raven) has a speed limit
Crossing the Atlantic in under seven days on a foil-assisted superyacht marked the ultimate proof of a mind-boggling concept. The ultralight Baltic 111 Raven redefines amazing superyachts, argues Toby...
View ArticleMonitoring your yacht remotely: The modern technology helping you keep an eye...
Modern yacht owners are increasingly turning to connected systems to ensure their boat is ready to sail the moment they step aboardIf you leave your yacht in the marina – can you monitor it on your...
View Article4 must-see multihulls: Top launches set to premiere at La Grande-Motte 2026
Power moves to sail and carbon meets comfort. Here are the four key multihulls set to define the 2026 International Multihull Show in FranceThe multihull market in 2026 is no longer a monolith of...
View ArticleThe new rugged aluminium explorer yachts redefining adventure
Once a rarity the aluminium bluewater cruiser is now something being embraced by a great many builders. Here's four adventure yachts being launched this yearThe modern cruising landscape is undergoing...
View ArticleWorld’s Coolest Yachts: Pogo 44
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. This month Bruce Jacobs nominates the Pogo 44 “Cool to me means super tough, go-anywhere,...
View ArticleExtraordinary boats: Ha’Penny 20 Risvold – the little junk rig that could
Circumnavigating in a 20-footer isn’t for everyone, but owner-skipper RW Henson built his remarkable junk rigged micro-voyager for a grand adventure. Sean McNeill reports When RW Henson envisioned the...
View ArticleHow to buy your first yacht
With more first-time buyers committing to a new yacht — often with less experience — what do you need to consider to make the biggest purchase of your life a pleasure?Mention that you’re buying your...
View ArticleWorld’s Coolest Yachts: Pangaea
Every month we ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. This month Guirec Soudée nominates PangaeaOcean racer and adventurer Guirec...
View ArticleFour of the latest scow cruisers that are rewriting the rules
Radical, fast, and surprisingly spacious. These four innovative scow yacht launches are rewriting the design rules for cruising sailorsThe blunt-bowed scow revolution is no longer confined to the...
View ArticleHow to find the right berth for your yacht: what to look for in a marina
For many owners, finding the right berth can be almost as important as finding the yacht itself. As marinas evolve, here’s what to look for in a berth to make going sailing easy.Noss on Dart Marina....
View ArticleSailing around the world the ‘wrong’ way round: ‘The direct route is 22,000...
Guirec Soudée obliterated a very rare sailing record when he raced around the planet alone, against the prevailing winds. Francois Tregouet found out why.Guirec Soudée. Photo: Anne BeaugeSailing around...
View ArticleWorld’s coolest yachts: Grainger 075
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. This month Simon Hiscocks nominates the Grainger 075“Boat ‘cool’ has gone up a notch recently...
View ArticleHow modern mega-ships are ditching fossil fuels in favour of sail power
With three enormous DynaRig projects in build, these distinctive square-rig offshoots may have come of age. Toby Hodges looks at the past, present and future of this potent big rig systemSome of the...
View ArticleRacing around the world via the great capes: ‘The feel-good factor you get...
Racing round the world via the great capes is an ultimate bucket list item, but what’s it really like? Rupert Holmes found out when competing in the Globe 40Photo: Richard PalmerFour days from the Cape...
View ArticleWorld’s Coolest Boats: The AC40 –‘You feel like a Formula 1 driver’
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our time. This time, the most successful female sailor in Olympic history, Hannah Mills, chooses the...
View Article3 next-generation trimarans shaking up the market
Toby Hodges takes a look at three new multihulls coming to the the market this year. Is performance taking over the multihull market? Smart glass cabins, modular flat-pack builds, twin engines, and...
View ArticleFrom the bonkers to the brilliant: The definitive top 100 coolest boats of...
What are the Coolest yachts of all time? Some of the greatest names in sailing choose the most iconic boats ever builtHow do you define ‘cool’? It’s an unquantifiable quality. What’s cool to one...
View ArticleBuying an electric weekender yacht
Electric propulsion has arrived in the weekender market. But is it genuinely viable – or still something of a compromise waiting to catch up with the idea?The concept of range anxiety entered the...
View ArticleWorld’s coolest boats: The Sunfish dinghy
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest boat of our times. This month Odile Van Aanholt picks the Sunfish dinghy“The coolest boat ever would be the Sunfish,” says Van...
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