First look videos from on board Hanse 588 and Hanse 675
Our first look on board the two new big boats from Hanse Yachts. Watch our walk-through videos of the Hanse 588 and the Hanse 675.The Düsseldorf Boat Show in January presented the opportunity to have a...
View ArticleEndurance is a 110m expedition superyacht concept with styling inspired by...
Expedition yachts take all shapes and sizes these days but practical necessity and reliability look to have been given prominence by the design consortium behind this new concept.Here is an expedition...
View ArticleAcadia is the latest Hoek Truly Classic TC90 and ‘an exceptional example of...
A twin-cockpit miniature superyacht that can be handled by just two crew. Toby Hodges reports.Both the Truly Classic TC90 and TC127 designs have proven particularly popular recently and the launch of...
View ArticleSpirit Yachts starts construction on Spirit 111 – one of the largest...
Ipswich boatbuilder collaborates with Rhoades Young on most ambitious yacht to dateIpswich-based modern classic builders Spirit Yachts has started construction on its largest project to date, a 34m...
View ArticleThree hulls better than two – how the Neel 51 trimaran is challenging its...
The Neel 51 may have turned plenty of heads at La Grande-Motte boat show in April, but can three hulls really offer the style and accommodation expected these days of a luxury performance...
View ArticleDaedalus D80 is a smart ocean supercat capable of low-emission long-distance...
The new D80 in build from Daedalus in North Carolina features a cutting edge hybrid-electric regeneration system that converts excess electricity into hydrogen that can be stored on board.Daedalus is a...
View ArticleFirst look video tour aboard the Catana 53 – a performance cruising cat for...
A quick video tour aboard the latest new addition to the Catana range of cruising catamarans.Catana now has two distinct styles in its catamaran range and this new 53 very much shares the newer, boxy,...
View ArticleWally 93 – the new cruiser-racer designed for life in the fast lane
A further adventure in the performance sailing market for the Italian stylists at Wally Yachts.HAMILTON, Sail n: GBR 8211, Nation: GBR, Owner/Charterer: Sir Charles Dunstone, Model: WallycentoThe...
View ArticleThe best yachts of 2018? These are the 5 European Yacht of the Year 2018 winners
If you want to know which are the best new production yachts on the market at the moment, the European Yacht of the Year is the best place to start. Toby Hodges sailed the 15 nominees and gives his...
View ArticleThe perfect boat: what makes an ideal offshore cruising yacht?
Jimmy Cornell gives his expert analysis of the essential features that any offshore cruising yacht should haveChoosing a boat for offshore cruising is not a decision to be taken lightly. I have...
View ArticleTop 5 yachts named winners of the European Yacht of the Year 2016/2017
If you want to know which are the best new production yachts on the market at the moment, the European Yacht of the Year is the best place to start. Toby Hodges sailed the 25 nominees and gives his...
View ArticleHow propellers are leading the charge to remove fossil fuels from cruising...
First it was the Watt & Sea, now along comes the ultra-efficient eMotion rudder mounted propeller. Matt Sheahan reports on how electric engines and regeneration technology is moving yacht cruising...
View ArticleGunboat 68 – the high octane luxury performance cruiser designed by VPLP
French owner Grand Large Yachting has unveiled its first new model for the Gunboat brand.Gunboat 68When Gunboat, the US company that created the luxury super-fast carbon catamaran range, went into...
View ArticleA look on board the extraordinary 86m Aquijo, the world’s largest ketch
The biggest ketch-rigged yacht on the water, Aquijo is designed to push boundaries and horizons. Helen Fretter talks to her designerss/y AQuiJoThe largest Bermudan rigged ketch ever launched, the 86m...
View ArticleWe test 4 of the best midlayer jackets for staying warm at sea and looking...
Two of the skippers at adventure sailing company Rubicon3 tested four mid-layer jackets over the autumn and winter. Bruce Jacobs reportsAs anyone who has been to Cowes during its famous annual regatta...
View ArticleFirst look videos from 6 of the most recent launches from Bavaria, Dufour,...
Take a quick peek aboard six of the new launches at this year's Dusseldorf boat show that stood out from the crowd with these first look videos we shotBavaria C57 Bavaria has been promising something...
View ArticleJ/11s – specially designed for short-handed sailing
Sharing the same hull as the popular J/111, this new boat is designed specifically for short-handed sailing. Matthew Sheahan tries her outIn 2015 the double-handed class trophy for the Rolex Fastnet...
View ArticleBluewater cruisers recommend their top new gear and marine equipment
We asked a range of active bluewater cruisers to recommend their recent top deck gear purchases – the results range from top down furlers to anchors to inflatable cockpit lights.Yachting World readers...
View ArticleHow the Baltic 67 semi-custom cruising yacht has brought this Finnish yard...
Why does one of the world's most successful superyacht builders was to get back into building production cruisers? Toby Hodges reports.Baltic Yachts is the reigning king of large custom carbon fibre...
View ArticleAboard the Bavaria C57 – the boat that has changed so much for Bavaria Yachts
A new designer and new construction processes kicked off a big year of change for the German Bavaria yard, says Toby Hodges.In January 2016 Bavaria stole the show at the world’s largest boat show in...
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