Buying your adventure

So you want to race round the world? Or sail to the Antarctic? Do a Fastnet? Cross the Atlantic? Adventure sailing or adventurous chartering has grown enormously in recent years so it’s now possible for anyone to buy the experience of a lifetime. Next month we look at the opportunities and have some first hand accounts of those who have taken them

St Tropez en fête

At the end of September each year there is a glorious celebration of sail in St Tropez. The big classics are there, the 12-metres and many more, with a fleet in excess of 200. Yachting World combed the quays for classic yachts at the Mediterranean’s biggest autumn regatta

Swedish stunner

Last month we featured one of the most extraordinary new yachts to be launched in recent years, the Swedish-designed and built One 40. But is it a gimmick or a real breakthrough? Matthew Sheahan and Malcolm White travelled to Sweden to sail the prototype