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    Motor boat reviews

    Christmas gifts for sailors: Our pick of the very best kit

    Stuck for Christmas gift ideas for the sailor who has it all? Yachting World is here to help with dozens…

    • Toby Hodges
    • 08.11.2021

    Beautiful but deadly: Why the Fastnet Rock has always been feared by mariners

    The Fastnet Rock lighthouse is as famous in its way as Cape Horn, and just as notorious. Its history shows…

    • Elaine Bunting
    • 08.07.2019

    VIDEO: How a massive makeover turned the Volvo Ocean Race one-designs into mint condition

    A huge refit process is underway in Lisbon to turn the seven round the world VO65s and one new yacht…

    • Elaine Bunting
    • 11.10.2017

    Yacht reviews

    New gear: Solentmet weather app

    Sailors can now benefit from an upgraded Solentmet weather app, providing handy real-time weather conditions in the Solent and Chichester…

    • Sam Fortescue
    • 28.01.2022

    Best anchors: 8 new generation designs suitable for every boat

    Securing your anchor do it is ready to drop could get you out of a tight spot when you can't sail out of trouble. Credit: Theo Stocker
    Most boats would benefit from upgrading to a better anchor for a host of reasons. We take a look at…

    • Rupert Holmes
    • 27.01.2022

    Kirsten Neuschafer sailing halfway around the world for Golden Globe start

    Kirsten Neuschafer setting sail from Nova Scotia on her Cape George 36 Minnehaha bound for Cape Town, 8.000 miles southeast. Credit:Team Kirsten/ GGR2022
    Golden Globe Race skipper Kirsten Neuschafer is about to make landfall in Cape Town, having sailed from Canada. She will…

    • Katy Stickland
    • 27.01.2022

    Ocean Cruising Club: Awards for 2021

    Dustin Reynolds has received the Barton Cup for his solo circumnavigation around the world. Credit: Dustin Reynolds
    Dustin Reynolds has won the Ocean Cruising Club’s top award after he became the first dual amputee to circumnavigate the…

    • Katy Stickland
    • 26.01.2022

    Superyacht reports

    Sailing Mexico: a fiesta afloat

    A national park, Isla Isabel, 15 miles off the west coast of Mexico, is a major breeding area for frigate birds, brown and blue-footed boobies. Credit: Rachel Moore
    Sailing Mexico was the start of Joshua Shankle and Rachel Moore’s plan to circumnavigate the world. They find…

    • Katy Stickland
    • 03.09.2021

    Could you get out of this tight berth?

    The Le Havre pilot cutter, Jolie Brise. Credit: Rick Tomlinson
    Would you know how to manoeuvre a 22.5m vessel out of a tight berth? James Stevens answers your…

    • Katy Stickland
    • 02.09.2021

    Surviving a Force 11 storm with a series drogue

    When the windvane steering can no longer cope with the seastate, it is time to deploy the drogue. Credit: Tony Curphey
    Small cruising boats are not fast enough to sail away from bad weather. Tony Curphey shares how a…

    • Katy Stickland
    • 01.09.2021

    Southampton Boat Show 2021: Foredeck Stage line-up

    Surveyor Ben Sutcliffe will be talking about the importan
    Yachting Monthly expert Ben Sutcliffe-Davies will be hosting on the Foredeck Stage at the Southampton Boat Show 2021…

    • Katy Stickland
    • 31.08.2021

    Hillyard: The Man, His Boats and Their Sailors: Book review

    Hillyard: The Man, His Boats and Their Sailors
    Julia Jones, Yachting Monthly’s literary reviewer discusses Hillyard: The Man, His Boats and Their Sailors, a biography that…

    • Laura Hodgetts
    • 30.08.2021

    Gear reviews

    On test: Oceanis Yacht 54

    By repurposing an existing hull design, has Beneteau just reinvented the 55-footer? Toby Hodges steps onboard the Oceanis Yacht 54…

    • Toby Hodges
    • 25.08.2021

    Pogo 44 boat test: designed to thrill

    Offering fast cruising, wicked pace, first class handling and comfort, is the Pogo 44 the innovative French yard’s most refined…

    • Yachting World
    • 22.07.2021

    Review: Wichard Rescue Knife is a real winner

    With thousands of miles under his belt, Rubicon 3’s Bruce Jacobs knows a thing or two about safety kit. Here,…

    • Toby Heppell
    • 15.07.2021

    Reviewed: BRNKL remote boat monitoring system

    Rupert Holmes tests out Brnkl, a new remote monitoring system that offers reassurance for owners even when they are a…

    • Yachting World
    • 09.07.2021

    Jeanneau Sun Fast 35 review: from the archive

    The new sun Fast 35 has a lot to live up to. The Sun Fast 36 wa a production boat icon and the 37 has proved popular.
    Matthew Sheahan sails Jeanneau’s latest cruiser-racer, the Jeanneau Sun Fast 35, and looks at what’s in store for the coming…

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • 02.06.2021

    Jeanneau Sun Fast 37 review: from the archive

    The rig is the only obvious detail to distinguish her from the Sun Odyssey, but on the helm she's a different boat.
    Sunsail’s 40 Sun Fast 36s will be changing to the new Jeanneau Sun Fast 37. Matthew Sheahan finds out what’s…

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • 02.06.2021
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