Good taste, first class naval architecture and excellent construction combined with the resources of Bénéteau – the world’s biggest boatbuilder: the results were always going to be hard to beat. Most cruising catamarans are stodgy to sail, but Bénéteau’s new Excess brand aims to bring back the fun. Excess cats are
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Stonking debut for the new Jeanneau Sun Fast 3300
Charleston Race Week: Just so darn good every single time
Nautor’s Swan: Thrillingly close racing…
The second edition of The Nations Trophy attracted teams from 14 countries and an impressive turn-out of the world’s best sailors. The second edition of The Nations Trophy, from 8 to 12 October, was a storming success that cemented the position of Nautor’s Swan’s biennial headline event as one of the
Italian showcase…
With one thousand boats and approaching 200,000 visitors, the Genoa Boat Show is now among the most important in the world. Towards the end of the European boating season, the ancient sailing city of Genoa hosts one of the Mediterranean’s key in-water boat shows. Held every September, the Genoa International Boat
The stuff that AC75s are made of…
In the high-speed, high-stress world of the America’s Cup keeping the beast in one piece is clearly a big challenge. Wessex Resins’ epoxy pushes the performance boundaries even further – just in time for the next edition of the Cup. Structural attachments that require an adhesive bond need a strong yet
North Sails: View from the top
North Sails’ director of design and engineering JB Braun explains an innovative engineering solution that brings top-down furling to Load Sharing Sails. ‘Continually pushing the leading edge forward, North Sails has collaborated with Future Fibres to engineer the next refinement to Helix sails – a cord that allows all the performance
