A long-distance collaboration between Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) and McConaghy boatbuilders in China to produce the new AC40 class of foiling monohulls resulted in

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With new formats and fresh features added for 2023 the next Tre Golfi Sailing Week promises to be a vintage edition of this classic regatta. With

With 97 boats from 18 nations in seven classes and elite pro teams competing alongside amateur crews in perfect sailing conditions, the 2022 Rolex Swan

I am writing this during the last big regatta of the year, Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, where the Maxis now have the second week all

When it comes to fully understanding the complexities of marine racing insurance the Lex Group's Richard Henry is the man to talk to. Born in in

The quest for both performance and comfort on the same boat has been an ongoing challenge for builders and designers everywhere since there are inevitable

To the majority of us, if you ask the question “where would you find the most refined carbon fibre structures?”, the answer would probably be

When Nautor's Swan announced their new ClubSwan 80 at the Düsseldorf Boat Show in 2020 they knew they had set themselves an ambitious goal. But

SmartRigging delivers sophisticated rigging to an extraordinary spread of customers from AC winners to International 14s, IMOCAs and giant land-based and offshore cranes. Safe to

When Michael Schmidt was looking for a large yacht for himself a few years ago, he couldn't find any format on the market - either

It is no longer enough for an ambitious sailmaker to fill its ranks with famous names – to rule the world these days they have

The idea of a new 635-mile race in the Baltic Sea was the brainchild of the Ocean Racing Alliance. At the core of the Finnish

After a highly competitive 2022 season with more completed races than ever before, consolidation and consistency seem set to be the watchwords that keep the

Racing IMOCA 60s fully crewed around the world has never been done before. In the 2023 Ocean Race these boats will be under a whole

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The 2023 Rolex TP52 World Championship will be contested on the 37th America’s Cup racing waters off Barcelona during the week August 21 - 26

The latest collaboration between Baltic Yachts and Malcolm McKeon Yacht Design puts equal emphasis on performance, elegance, efficiency and easy handling, with some unique and

For more than a century the lure of sailing to paradise has inspired thousands of offshore sailors to take on the 2225-mile challenge of racing

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Next year’s Rolex Fastnet Race will be the last edition before the ‘big one’ when the 100th Anniversary event starts off Cowes in 2025 –

With two months to go until the start of the 31,700-nautical mile (36,500-mile, 58,700-kilometre) round-the-world adventure - The Ocean Race - US entry 11th Hour

There is a long-term trend in sailing and especially in cruising. Boats are getting bigger and crews are getting smaller. It’s now quite common for a

On the latest episode of The Yacht Racing Podcast Justin Chisholm catches up with fellow British sailing journalist Andy Rice, who as well as being

The Route du Rhum and wider yacht racing community are in mourning today after the death in Guadeloupe of two employees of OC Sport Pen

French solo skipper Charles Caudrelier aboard the Gitana Team Maxi Edmond de Rothschild has won the Ultim division of the Route du Rhum singlehanded transatlantic

While Class40 design moves forward apace parallel improvements in materials and build techniques are adding a further layer to the relentless improvements in sailing performance

Tom Slingsby’s Australian SailGP crew staged an incredible comeback on the second day of the SailGP Dubai regatta after scraping their way into a close-fought

It is hard not to be impressed by the way the trio of leaders in the Ultim multihull class are performing on the fourth day

Skill, tenacity, and perhaps some good fortune, delivered two race wins and a sixth place for Ben Ainslie’s Great Britain SailGP Team on the first

French solo skipper Armel Le Cléac'h is in a race against time to try to get his Ultim multihull Maxi Banque Populaire XI back in

Damien Seguin’s IMOCA Groupe APICIL was hit by a cargo ship and dismasted around 0330hrs (French time) this morning. The French skipper is racing on the

Dock talk is cheap and broken dreams are very expensive. When you need to replicate actual working loads, HarkenLab provides a solution. When grand prix yachts

After yesterday's spectacular send off for the 138-boat fleet taking part in the 12th edition of the Route du Rhum solo transatlantic race the yachts

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The load-sensing technology in the Cyclops Marine Smartlink is designed to tell you how hard and fast you can safely push your boat for maximum

The better the instrumentation the more important the quality of the inputs upon which the system depends. Which is why the engineers at A+T decided

There is plenty to shout about in the racing world, particularly for those who are involved at the cutting edge. Pro-Set has a long

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The seven and a half day transatlantic record from St. Malo, France to the Guadeloupe in the Caribbean set by Francis Joyon in the last

With Morrelli and Melvin on design, Paul Hakes in charge of build and industrial tycoon Hudson Wang investing and guiding his large team it's no

After pulling off miracles to keep the Caribbean yachting circuit not just on the road post-pandemic, but positively thriving, it’s no holds barred once again

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To succeed in the clothing world means accepting that the environment will be fiercely competitive. The pace of change at the high-performance end of the

That special time of year has come around again when a certain elite group of ocean racers suit up for a crack at winning the

The top teams in the IMOCA class are set for a pitched-battle for transatlantic supremacy this November in the upcoming edition of the Route du

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