This is Sybaris, the new 70m superyacht currently under construction at Perini Navi in Italy. At 927 tonnes displacement, the ketch will be the second largest sailing vessel Perini Navi…
Elaine Bunting
Steely determination: the voyage that won Sir Robin Knox-Johnston a fourth Yachtsman of the Year Award
In a storied history of sailing still very much in the making, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was today given the Yachting Journalists’ Association Yachtsman of the Year award for the fourth…
ARC survey 2014: a visual representation of the boats, crews and routes taken in the last Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
We first started our ARC survey 14 years ago and have been collecting data annually on the types of gear yachts carry and how skippers rate it. It’s the largest…
Gallery: Panerai Transat Classique transatlantic race is set for a windy and bumpy start
A transatlantic race for classic yachts beginning today in Lanzarote, heading across to Martinique, is set to get off to a windy and bumpy start that will put boats and…
Three crew and dog rescued by US Coast Guard after 53ft catamaran ‘broke in half’ off the coast of Florida
A crew of three men, a woman and a dog were rescued by the US Coast Guard on Christmas Eve when their 53ft Wharram catamaran Nootka Dancer reportedly broke in…
Barcelona World Race starts in light winds, but duel between Alex Thomson and Bernard Stamm has begun
The departure of a short-handed, non-stop round the world race is always highly charged and emotional, and so it was at the start of the Barcelona World Race today. The…
Alex Thomson ready for his quest to win the Barcelona World Race in Hugo Boss
On New Year’s Eve, as Barcelona celebrates, Britain’s Alex Thomson will set out on the Barcelona World Race in Hugo Boss his eighth non-stop round the world race. He will…
Our comprehensive guide to bluewater sailing rallies around the world
As the popularity of bluewater cruising has grown, rallies have boomed. Worldwide, there are scores of sailing rallies, cruises in company and musters, not to mention owners’ association and club…
Gallery: Action from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2014 – a race of confounding contrasts
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2014 will go down as one of confounding contrasts that favoured the all-rounders, such as now 8th time line honours winner Wild Oats XI. Our…
Professional yacht delivery provides a chance to learn from experts as well as saving time
Hiring a professional to deliver your yacht gives you the chance to learn from experts as well as saving time on a yacht delivery
New all-carbon maxi Rambler 88 launched in Rhode Island, a new Juan K-designed handicap weapon
The new all-carbon maxi Rambler 88 was launched the month at New England Boatworks in Rhode Island and her owner, George David, will make the RORC Caribbean 600 and Les…
Independent report on Team Vestas wreck is set up by Volvo Ocean Race
An independent report into the grounding of Team Vestas Wind’s boat on a reef in the Indian Ocean has been set up by the Volvo Ocean Race to report on…
Gallery: our pick of cruising images to take away the winter blues
If you’re experiencing sailing withdrawal symptoms, or cold weather blues, here is a gallery of crusing photos to rub on that might help take that ache away. Wish you were…
New Cowes marina a step closer as developers for the project are announced
A planned new marina in Cowes is one step closer with the construction of the new breakwater off the entrance to the harbour and the announcement of the developers. The…
Catch the action in this photo gallery of Extreme Sailing Series in Sydney
After racing was blown over on the first planned day of racing in Sydney, the ten teams in the Extreme Sailing Series have had some action-packed, intense racing. This photo…
Experience counts as Team Brunel win Volvo Ocean Race leg 2 to Abu Dhabi
Experience counted in the end, as Team Brunel swept past their rivals on Dongfeng Race Team today to win a 16-minute victory in Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race…
First presentation for the Vendée Globe 2016 reveals skippers, sponsors and new builds will be back in force
Although there are two years to go before the start of the Vendée Globe 2016 solo round the world race, the organisers were staking out their ground early this week…
Volvo Ocean Race press conference about Team Vestas shipwreck leaves questions unanswered
What happened to cause Team Vestas Wind to hit a reef in the Indian Ocean last week and what will happen to the wreck? These are questions that almost everyone…
Exclusive: Elaine Bunting is invited aboard Princess Anne’s royal yacht in a remote harbour in Scotland
As in any good intrigue, the rendezvous was remote and the instructions brief: wait at the chandlery at Ardfern Yacht Centre, inside if wet, outside if dry. Here I would…
Volvo Ocean Race – how could a yacht bristling with technology hit a known reef?
How is it possible for a yacht bristling with the latest technology to hit a well-known reef, as Volvo Ocean Race crew Team Vestas Wind did, with catastrophic consequences? How can it…