Equally beloved of Vendée Globe racers and leaving-it-all-behind world cruisers, Nautix’s highly-regarded range of specialist yacht finishes is hitting the international mainstream. Most sailors know Nautix

Justin Chisholm’s guest on the latest edition of The Yacht Racing Podcast is British Olympic medallist and SailGP competitor Hannah Mills. Hannah won silver in the

Swiss skipper Christian Wahl claimed a record setting eighth line honours victory in the 83rd edition of the Swiss classic Bol d’Or on Switzerland’s Lake

There are not too many races in the world like the legendary Bol d’Or Mirabaud, the eighty-third edition of which takes place this weekend on

11th Hour Racing Team has completed its first major fully-crewed ocean crossing. The new IMOCA race boat Mālama arrived in its home port of Newport,

American owner-driver Doug DeVos steered Quantum Racing to overall victory at the ABANCA 52 SUPER SERIES Baiona Sailing Week lifting the first regatta title of

IMOCA boats in The Ocean Race is a big departure and a new adventure for the Class – some even call it a revolution –

The stunning and stunningly affordable Aeolos P30 is about to get a big sister: Hans Genthe introduces us to his latest concept – the new

Stu Bannatyne worked up the following article for Seahorse Magazine on his experience of sailing the boat, but of course with recent events we just

How many yachts can you think of that combine 20-knot plus performance and one design racing in decent-sized fleets with Category A offshore certification and

But to do it well means the tools have to be not only excellent but also easy to operate. Founded in 1956 by Major R.N.

The Ocean Race has set a target of having an equal number of male and female sailors in the round the world yacht race by

And there is nothing out there to keep your sails up that boasts fewer moving parts than Eric Hall’s superbly reliable Alphalock system... Minimise what can

We like to assume that sailing is inherently sustainable, powered by renewable energy. Sails themselves, however, are the elephant in the room when it comes

Getting a good grasp on things has been at the heart of Spinlock’s business for over 30 years and many of their innovative products have

What do you do when even top-grade Dyneema has too much stretch to keep your luff straight? You ask a ropemaker for something even better.

Cyclops Marine is making big strides in helping sailors make accurate, data-driven adjustments to their sails while they race. The latest example is SmartLuff, an

A new IMOCA team is confirmed to participate in The Ocean Race 2022-23. The campaign sees French offshore sailor Benjamin Dutreux joining forces with Offshore

On the threshold of the 52 Super Series’s 10th year of competition it is pleasing to see this season shaping up with so much promise.

A timely update from International Maxi Association general secretary Andrew McIrvine… This column should perhaps come with a health warning: ‘not entirely about Maxi yacht racing’. The

Justin Chisholm’s guest this time is Dutch offshore sailor Rosalin Kuiper. Kuiper has just been announced as a member of Boris Herrmann’s Team Malizia IMOCA 60

ClubSwan Racing did a brilliant job delivering a super-successful 2021 racing season after all of the global challenges – and 2022 is promising to be

For the IMOCA Globe Series, British writer Ed Gorman checks in with French solo skipper Kevin Escoffier ahead of the launch of his all new

Justin Chisholm’s guest is British yachtsman Freddie Carr a five time veteran of the America’s Cup who has recently signed on for his sixth campaign

Team Malizia has announced two new members of its sailing lineup for The Ocean Race 2022-23. Skipper Boris Herrmann, 40, will be joined by co-skipper Will

For many years they have been fastidiously creating some of the world’s finest yachts. One small drawback is that for many clients Baltic Yachts has

Sailing Holland and DutchSail have announced that they will compete in the VO65 class in the upcoming edition of The Ocean Race with 'SAILING TEAM

Justin Chisholm’s guest is American Olympic silver medalist and renowned performance coach Morgan Reeser. Reeser won a silver medal in the 470 class at the 1992

Nowhere is this more the case than in the constantly evolving world of superyacht racing but the Superyacht Cup in Palma maintains its position as

Claes Eliasson, lead designer Maurizio Cossutti and the Bavaria Yachts team all agreed that now is the time for something a bit different. Have you ever

When SailGP Season 3 commences on May 14 in Bermuda, it will mark an historic moment for Canadian sailing. Canada’s first-ever fully professional sailing team

French skipper Paul Meilhat will fulfil a lifelong dream in January 2023 when he leads Biotherm across the starting line of The Ocean Race on

Canada SailGP Team has unveiled a significant three-year partnership with the Algorand Foundation. The agreement marks the first major partnership announcement for the Canadian team

Organisers of this year’s Classe Mini series are having to deal with an unprecedented demand for spaces for the 2022 series which recently kicked off

Autopilots are an absolute hotbed of performance development – the news that a market leader in superyacht electronics is joining the party will raise the

Justin Chisholm’s guest on the latest episode of The Yacht Racing Podcast is Irish around-the-world yachtsman and ocean health advocate Damian Foxall. When it comes to

Two-handed racers Jules Hall and Jan Scholten left all of their Sydney Hobart Race rivals trailing and many of them quite literally speechless. The product

North Sails Performance clothing delivers ‘3DL technology for humans’ – and some of the world’s fastest humans at that. ‘Our first year has been an outstanding

Combining the expertise of Fibre Mechanics and Multiplast with that of VPLP Yacht Design under Gunboat’s reputation for design, build quality and finish it’s no

The Arcona 435 has been racking up silverware since its launch in 2018 but the recent addition of One Ton Cup-winning designer Niels Jeppesen has

The Round Britain and Ireland race lives on long in the memory of anybody lucky enough to have competed in a previous edition.... But winning

Emirates Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron are pleased to announce Barcelona, in the region of Catalonia as the Host Venue

Yacht Racing Life editor Justin Chisholm reports exclusively from the SailGP Season 2 grand finale in San Francisco on a final day packed with drama,

Yacht Racing Life editor Justin Chisholm reports from San Francisco on the first day of the final event of SailGP’s second season. There’s been plenty of

Breakups are never easy and they are even more troublesome when they are played out in the public eye – as was the case with

Yacht Racing Life editor Justin Chisholm reports from San Francisco on the eve of the final event of SailGP’s second season. The SailGP bandwagon rolled into

The latest episode of The Yacht Racing Podcast was recorded in San Francisco, California where eight international professional sailing teams have been practising out on

But Ben Rogerson’s foxy new 41ft hybrid design offers high performance offshore racing in both fully-crewed and shorthanded formats. Shorthanded or fully crewed, the smart layout

With exactly one week to go until the SailGP Season 2 Champion is crowned, teams took to the iconic San Francisco Bay for the first

Justin Chisholm speaks to British America’s Cup sailor and Olympic gold medalist rower, Matt Gotrel, who has just re-signed as a member of the powerhouse

SailGP’s Season 3 calendar has expanded into 2023 with the announcement of two further events including fan favourite destination San Francisco and a debut trip