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Toby Hodges
Discovery 57 Video
Video footage from Yachting World's liveaboard test of the 1st new Discovery 57. The full test report of the Discovery 57 is in our February 2013 issue.
Hanse 575 Video
Video footage of Hanse's new 575 shot during Yachting World's boat test of the premiere model. The Hanse 575 test features in full in our January 2013 issue.
RM 1260 Video
Video footage from Yachting World's test aboard RM's new 1260. We travelled to the yard in La Rochelle to test this 40ft plywood fast cruiser. The full report is in…
Nordhavn 56 Video
Video footage from Yachting World's test of the Nordhavn 56, one of several new long-distance motorsailers to hit the market. The full report is in Yachting World October, out from
Italia Yachts 13.98 Video
Video footage from Yachting World's test aboard Italia Yachts new 13.98 fast cruiser, from Chioggia, Venice. The full report is in Yachting World September 2012, out now.
Spectator armada watches J-Class Hundred Guinea Cup Race
Thousands flood to the Solent to catch a sight of the Js racing around the Isle of Wight – with Lionheart first home
J-Class Velsheda wins the Queen’s Cup
Under sunlit spinnaker the only British and original J-Class competing in this prestigious Solent event makes for a fitting winner to the regatta
Videos: J Class Falmouth Regatta
Watch the crew racing on board Rainbow and see Lionheart going to weather with these exclusive videos
Sizzling Solent sailing for the four Js
The second day of J-Class racing delivered another spectacle, with Velsheda snatching victory by seconds
Feisty conditions greet the four J-Class yachts
25 knots and ‘proper’ Solent conditions for the first race of the Solent J-Class regatta, as YW sail aboard Velsheda
Js light up the Solent
Following their final practice in stellar conditions today, four J-Class yachts Velsheda, Ranger, Lionheart and Rainbow prepare to race for four days in the Solent.
Sailing onboard the maxi cat Swift
Yachting World footage from onboard this record-breaking 110ft catamaran – born as Orange, she became Kingfisher, Innovation Explorer and Gitana 13, before being converted to the cruising cat Swift.
Incredible J-Class Falmouth Regatta Finale
Ranger clinches thrilling overall J-Class win in spectacular racing conditions in front of a gallery of spectators
J-Class racing abandoned, but should it have been?
Force six conditions are deemed too much for the four J-Class yachts in Falmouth, to the disappointment of the two Super Js.
Velsheda asserts as Falmouth delivers
The third day of westcountry J-Class racing provides the breeze the Js thrive in, with the eldest showing how it’s done
British boat triumphs in British weather
Experience shines again as Velsheda convincingly wins second J-Class race in Falmouth
Ranger wins opening J-Class race in Falmouth
With slick crew work and flat water speed, the experience of the Super J thwarts the new Dutch J’s
The Js are ready to race in Falmouth
Four J-Class yachts prepare to race this week in Falmouth, UK, for the inaugural J-Class UK Regattas
J-Class Endeavour withdraws from UK J-Class regattas
The original and iconic J-Class yacht Endeavour has suddenly and disappointingly been withdrawn from the Solent J-Class event in July