The Viking route: Across the Atlantic via Nova Scotia - Yachting World
Can you tackle a northerly Atlantic crossing – the ‘Viking’ route – in a standard bluewater cruiser? Sam Fortescue meets an owner who did just that| Yachting World
Can you tackle a northerly Atlantic crossing – the ‘Viking’ route – in a standard bluewater cruiser? Sam Fortescue meets an owner who did just that| Yachting World
When it comes to an Atlantic crossing there are clearly defined weather windows. But how flexible can you be and what challenges are you like to face?| Yachting World
The Transat Jacques Vabre saw some remarkable victories – Rupert Holmes finds out what lessons can be learned for anyone who sails long distances| Yachting World
The most radical of the new Ultime trimarans, Gitana 17 is designed to foil at over 50 knots and cross 900 miles a day, crewed by just one solo skipper| Yachting World
Rupert Holmes gets the inside line on the brand new Banque Populaire XI the latest Ultime backed by the French banking giant| Yachting World
Marc van Peteghem of French design leaders VPLP talks extreme foiling, cruising cats and sustainability with Sam Fortescue| Yachting World
Thomas Coville recently unveiled the most radical Ultime design yet - we found out more about the extraordinary boat and its equally extraordinary skipper| Yachting World
The Transat Jacques Vabre, or TJV, is a biennial, double-handed, transatlantic race that takes place every year which ends with an ‘odd’ number.| Yachting World
Alex Thomson and his co-skipper Neal McDonald have been forced to abandon the recently launched IMOCA 60’s keel after striking a submerged object| Yachting World
A collision with an underwater object while leading the Vendée Globe has badly damaged the starboard foil of Alex Thomson's Hugo Boss| Yachting World
Alex Thomson’s participation in the second Barcelona World Race was thrown into doubt after undergoing an emergency appendectomy| Yachting World
We take a close-up look at the features of Alex Thomson's Vendée Globe racer Hugo Boss| Yachting World
Alex Thomson has this morning made the decision to retire from the Vendee Globe| Yachting World
Why are the new Vendée Globe IMOCA 60s fitted with foils? Elaine Bunting reports| Yachting World
Inside a Foiling Giant: An Onboard Tour of Ultime Banque Populaire XI| Yachting World
An incredible fleet starts this year’s 40th anniversary Route du Rhum, but with potentially boat-breaking conditions forecast| Yachting World
Kevin Escoffier may be famous for his dramatic Vendée Globe rescue, but there is much more to his story, as he tells Helen Fretter| Yachting World
From jumping off masts to catapulting round the bow on a halyard, don't miss this crazy video selection of sailing stunts. Do not try these at home!| Yachting World
2019-20 Clipper Race postponed by 10 months due to Coronavirus outbreak| Yachting World
Hugo Boss skipper Alex Thomson is named the 2017 Yachtsman of the Year for his Vendee Globe performance| Yachting World
Clipper Race skipper Wendy Tuck is the first woman to win a round-the-world race. Helen Fretter finds out how she got there| Yachting World
Tom Cunliffe nominates this spinechilling account by Mike Golding of how he rescued Alex Thomson from his stricken Hugo Boss during the 2006 Velux 6 Oceans| Yachting World
Trail-blazing skipper Tracy Edwards is back, with her next big project: The Maiden Factor. We found out why...| Yachting World
From foiling windsurfers to traditional classes here'e everything you need to know about the Olympic Boats and Olympic Sailing Events at Paris 2024| Yachting World
Part of sailing in the Olympics since 1952, this summer, when the Finn dinghy fleet takes to the waters of Enoshima it will be its final Olympic outing| Yachting World
Legendary yachts set off on ‘retro’ round the world race as Ocean Globe Race starts| Yachting World
This year’s Vendée Globe is a race for futuristic flying machines. Helen Fretter and Andi Robertson take a closer look| Yachting World
We pick out some of the key contenders worth following closely in this year’s Vendée Globe, the world’s toughest sailing race| Yachting World
The legendary Michel Desjoyeaux says the Figaro Series is the hardest race in the world. Matthew Shehan finds out why| Yachting World
Expert weather guru, Chris Tibbs takes a look at Southern Ocean storms and considers how sailors can best take advantage - or avoid- them| Yachting World
Yachting World heads for Cape Horn with high latitudes doyen Skip Novak to make a series on Storm Sailing Techniques. David Glenn reports from Tierra del Fuego| Yachting World
An impressive performance saw Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli win the Prada Cup Final. The Italians will now go on to the America's Cup itself.| Yachting World
The Youth America's Cup will see 12 teams competing in Barcelona in AC40 foiling monohulls to claim the Youth America's Cup Trophy| Yachting World
2024 will see the first ever Women's America's Cup, starting on 5 October when 12 teams (in two flights of 6) will do battle in AC40s| Yachting World
The Louis Vuitton Cup Final has come to a close with INEOS Britannia knocking Luna Rossa our of the competition to set up an America's Cup showdown against New Zealand| Yachting World
British helmsman Sir Ben Ainslie is the most decorated sailor in Olympic history. He won medals in five consecutive Olympic Games from 1996 onwards, including four golds in back-to-back Olympic Games between 2000 and 2012 (Sydney, Athens, Beijing and London). Ben Ainslie started sailing at the age of eight and entered his first competitive race at ten. At only 12 he competed in his first international competition in 1989 at the Optimist World Championship held in Japan. His first Olympics wer...| Yachting World
Despite a valiant effort by the British INEOS Britannia team, Emirates Team New Zealand continue as the most successfull team in the modern America's Cup| Yachting World
The Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes was yesterday confirmed as Challenger of Record for the 38th America's Cup – plus we take a look at what might be next?| Yachting World
Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team has gone all-in with Mercedes F1 with James Allison appointed Chief Technical Officer of INEOS Britannia| Yachting World
Ben Ainslie's INEOS Britannia crew has made history once already, if they can take the next step a place in the history books surely beckons| Yachting World
Orient Express Team France is a long-rumoured French America's Cup team and was the last team to enter the 2024 America's Cup| Yachting World
Ernesto Bertarelli’s team, Alinghi Red Bull Racing, is making a wlecome return to the America’s Cup scene in 2024 after a long break| Yachting World
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS Britannia will not compete in the next America’s Cup - but what does that mean for British chances?| Yachting World
Approaching the 35th America’s Cup, Adrian Morgan admires the great gamble that won the first event for the schooner America.| Yachting World
Emirates Team New Zealand have won the 36th America's Cup, New Zealands fourth Cup victory and second successful defence.| Yachting World
After months of delays a venue has finally been selected for the 37th America's Cup, which will see racing return to Europe for the first time in 12 years| Yachting World
This year’s America’s Cup will see one British sailor hoping to helm to victory – for America. Paul Goodison tells Helen Fretter how he got there. Read on| Yachting World
On the cusp of the 37th America’s Cup, we take a look at all six contenders. Could this be the closest America's Cup competition yet?| Yachting World
Yachting World editor, Helen Fretter sits down with America's Cup designer, Thomas Tison to discuss the Emirates Team New Zealand America's Cup boat| Yachting World
Details of the Youth and Women's America's Cup have been released with a 12-team competition set to take place in Barcelona 2024| Yachting World
Yacht racing, sailing news, events and blogs from Yachting World, covering the world's biggest yacht races| Yachting World
Double handed sailing is gaining in popularity across many disciplines – from the recent boom in double handed racing to couples cruising two-up| Yachting World
Yachting journalist Drew Maglio delivers his verdict on the Intex Challenger K2 inflatable kayak after using his heavily for 10 years...| Yachting World
The Fastnet Race 2025 - a special 100th anniversary - sets off Saturday 26 July 2025 with a record fleet. Here's what you need to know to follow the race| Yachting World
Lomo Nuotare Ladies Swimming Wetsuit Review| Yachting World
James and Jayne Pearce discover theirs is the only yacht in the country cruising up the mighty Essequibo River in remarkable Guyana| Yachting World
Amazon Prime Day (or Amazon Prime Week) is here! Here's how to find the best boating deals on Prime Day 2025...| Yachting World
A summer cruising where the wind takes them brought one final surprise for Richard and Maxi Thomson| Yachting World
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli has a very long America’s Cup history having first competed in 2000 and getting to the finals in 2000 ans 2021| Yachting World
First day’s racing in Naples looks to be full on for the crews reports Matthew Sheahan from the dockside| Yachting World
Can battery powered boats really be called sailing boats? – Matt Sheahan| Yachting World
America's Cup helmsman Peter Burling joins SVR-Lazartigue for Rolex Fastnet Race, while Franck Cammas switches Ultim teams| Yachting World
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Fastnet Race. Yet every edition still throws up some surprises. To avoid being caught out, what can every crew do to prepare?| Yachting World
Peter Burling the Kiwi wunderkind of the America's Cup world has been signed to long-time rival, Italy's Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli| Yachting World
A lightning strike may sound vanishingly unlikely, but their incidence is increasing, and a hit can cause severe damage costing thousands of pounds| Yachting World
As the search of sunken superyacht Bayesian enters its third day, fears increase for the six remaining missing tourists. We round up what we know| Yachting World
Update Tuesday 20 August: Specialist divers have, this morning launched a fresh search for the six people missing off the coast of Sicily. The missing individuals have been named as Mike Lynch, a British tech entrepreneur, Hannah Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter, Chris Morvillo, a lawyer who represented Lynch during a trial, and his wife Neda Morvillo, as well as Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International bank, and his wife Judy Bloomer, a charity trustee. The yacht Bayesian i...| Yachting World
SailGP is a high performance foiling sailing series with ten teams from various countries competing in foiling catamarans for a £1m prize purse| Yachting World
Is Olympic sailing heading in the right direction as a showcase of the sport – for both competitors and spectators? Matthew Sheahan assesses. Read on.| Yachting World
America’s Cup history – in miniature – reveals a lot about how and why the event has such an enduring appeal. Matt Sheahan takes a look at the AC of old| Yachting World
A shirtless sailor in a roughed up inflatable dinghy approached as we sat in the cockpit at anchor. Along with two friends, my wife Roxy and I had just arrived in Marsala, a working fishing port known for its fortified wine, on the western point of Sicily. “I just came to warn you to be extra careful! Some people tried to steal my dinghy outboard twice today,” the man said as he held onto our teak toerail. “I was onshore for some groceries and fishermen told me they’d scared them off ...| Yachting World
If using an engine is ‘cheating’, what about an electrical ‘boost’? One of the last tenets of racing under sail is about to be challenged| Yachting World
The mysterious and tragic disappearance of the single-handed sailor Donald Crowhurst more than 50 years ago continues to fascinate. Nic Compton explains why| Yachting World
Defined as a yacht over 78ft (24m), superyachts are run by a professional crew and are often built to eye-watering specifications (and budgets!)| Yachting World
A 3,000-mile sail from Annapolis to Iceland sees Andy Schell crossing tacks with viking routes of old on a spectacular sail via Newfoundland and Greenland| Yachting World
Biting back against charges of a lack of transparency, Team New Zealand has released the Protocol draft - we take a look at some of the key changes| Yachting World
The second edition of the Vendée Arctique is shortly to get underway, which will see 25 solo skippers take on a gruelling course in their IMOCA 60s.| Yachting World
The mother and daughter team who took on the longest longitudinal yacht race in the world| Yachting World
SVR-Lazartigue is the newest Ultim trimaran, designed for current solo around the world record holder François Gabart. We get an exclusive tour| Yachting World
Alex Thomson’s bold new Hugo Boss will change how the solo skipper sails, but will it win the 2020 Vendée Globe? Helen Fretter got on board to find out more| Yachting World
In St Malo for the start of the Route du Rhum in early November, every inch of the IMOCA 60 pontoons was packed with fans trying to get a close up look at the huge variety of designs taking part. But one boat needed serious crowd control around it – Charal, the aggressively styled foiling design launched just a couple of months earlier. The scale of Charal’s foils alone would have drawn attention, but videos of Beyou test sailing his new boat literally leaping from the water made Charal a...| Yachting World
Jean Le Cam was already a legend, now he’s the undisputed hero of the Vendée Globe, having achieved global fame in the 2020/21 edition writes Ed Gorman| Yachting World
As the 2022 Route du Rhum approaches, we take a look at some of the top names set to compete in the race. Toby Heppell looks at Thomas Ruyant's chances| Yachting World
Transat Jacques Vabre: Sunday start a possibility for IMOCAs| Yachting World
Alex Thomson is embarking on his fifth Vendée Globe campaign, Helen Fretter finds out what drives him| Yachting World
One of the premier offshore races in the world, the Transat Jacques Vabre is great to follow for anyone with an interest in offshore, shorthanded racing| Yachting World
Inside a Foiling Giant: An Onboard Tour of Ultime Banque Populaire XI| Yachting World
Olympic sailing at the Paris 2024 Olympics will feature 10 events and will be taking place way down in the south of France in Marseille| Yachting World
Everything you need to know about catamaran and multihull sailing, from techniques and tips to chartering and buying guides| Yachting World
Highly evolved design details made all the difference in the America's Cup final in Bermuda, we take a look at the winning ETNZ AC50| Yachting World
A record fleet of 33 skippers have lined up in Les Sables d'Olonne for the 2020 Vendée Globe. Pip Hare explains how it feels to be one of them...| Yachting World
As the Vendée Globe fleet prepares to enter the Southern Ocean, Vendée competitor, Pip Hare gives us her guide to racing int the roaring fourties| Yachting World
A young French sailor is locked in the ice in Greenland with his only companion, a sailing hen. Virginie Nolen-Laissy describes their adventures| Yachting World
The America’s Cup is going to Naples, but what will sailing conditions be? We get an insider’s guide from local legend and race officer Luciano Cosentino| Yachting World
Fox Morgan has tested an array of the best personal locator beacons on the market to help you decide what's the best one for you.| Yachting World
Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron have announced that the next America's Cup will be held in Naples, Italy in 2027| Yachting World
The British entry to the 37th America’s Cup is named Athena Racing and is the official Challenger of Record for the 38th edition of the event| Yachting World
Follow the build-up to the next America's Cup as the teams prepare to fight it out for the oldest sporting trophy in the world| Yachting World
Team New Zealand has been a key player in the America’s Cup for many years and Emirates Team New Zealand is the current holder of the Cup| Yachting World
Already one of the most decorated sailors of a generation, Peter Burling, can the talented Kiwi steer New Zealand to a third consecutive America's Cup win?| Yachting World
