Yachting World

Published by TI Media Limited Yachting World is world's leading international yachting magazine. From ocean racing and blue water cruising to the most glamorous super-yachts, Yachting World has the very best in nautical writing and stunning photography, with up-to-the-minute technical reports, race analysis, new boat tests and much more.

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Major overhaul for America’s Cup

Foilers crash out

Caution urged for cruising Baltic

Yachts of the Year nominated

Classic Cowes

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Yachting World • ESTABLISHED 1894 • VOLUME 176 • ISSUE NO 3405

MATTHEW SHEAHAN • THE OCEAN RACE EUROPE BRINGS HIGH-INTENSITY RACING TO THE OCEAN-GOING IMOCAS CLASS

NIKKI HENDERSON • WHEN THE PROS ARE CAUGHT ON CAMERA MAKING MISTAKES IT PROVES THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A PERFECT SAILOR

100 YEAR CLASSIC • THE ROLEX FASTNET RACE CELEBRATED ITS CENTENARY THIS YEAR, WITH A RECORD FLEET AND A CLASSIC RACE. HELEN FRETTER REPORTS

ADMIRAL’S REVIVAL • THE RETURN OF THE ADMIRAL’S CUP FOR 2025 WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, AS CROSBIE LORIMER REPORTS

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EDGE OF THE WORLD • LAURIC THIAULT CAPTURES A SLOW VOYAGE THROUGH THE MOST REMOTE CORNERS OF PATAGONIA

SOUTH SEAS SURPRISES • A LONG-ANTICIPATED SOUTH PACIFIC CROSSING CONFOUNDS ANDY SCHELL

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FUN FIRST • IS BENETEAU’S NEW FIRST 30 A TRANSFORMATIONAL FAST CRUISING PROSPECT? IT’S CERTAINLY A BLAST TO SAIL, AS TOBY HODGES REPORTS

RISE OF THE BIG CATS • New wild cats are prowling . . .

MAXICATS • SPACE + REAL PACE

SUPERCATS • SIZE + SOME SPEED

MEGACATS • SUPERSIZED SPACE

TAMING BIG CATS • LARGE MULTIHULLS ARE GETTING BIGGER AND FASTER, BUT HOW DO YOU HANDLE THEM? PRO SKIPPER MIKE KOPMAN HAS TOP ADVICE FOR ANYONE SAILING POWERFUL CATAMARANS

NORSE LEGENDS • TOM CUNLIFFE SIGNS OFF WITH THE TALE OF ONE THE GREATEST FEATS OF SEAMANSHIP OF ALL TIME: THE FIRST SIGHTING OF AMERICA

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE • THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IS ALREADY FIRMLY EMBEDDED ACROSS A WIDE SWATHE OF DOMAINS IN THE WORLD OF SAILING – AND IT’S GROWING

SPECIAL REPORT • THEO STOCKER ON THE YACHTMASTER EXAM

EXTRAORDINARY BOATS • HELEN FRETTER ON THE PATÍ CATALÀ

MASTERCLASS • MARK CHISNELL ON DEPTH SENSORS

5 EXPERT TIPS • HOW TO MAKE YOUR YACHT BULLETPROOF ON A BUDGET

TAKING OWNERSHIP • WILL BRUTON ON BUYING A YACHT FOR £250,000-£500,0000

WORLD’S COOLEST YACHTS • WE ASK TOP SAILORS AND MARINE INDUSTRY GURUS TO CHOOSE THE COOLEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE YACHTS OF OUR TIMES