Feast your eyes on these sailing superyacht concepts. The future looks far-out, and it just might have sails, finds Sam Fortescue

For decades the superyacht world has undeniably been dominated by vast, fuel-guzzling motor boats. And, despite the elaborate marketing spiel …Continue reading »

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The Pendennis-built Vijonara is the second Hoek Truly Classic 128. Perfect sailing conditions off Palma helped Toby Hodges appreciate the keys to this design’s incomparable success

Many will look at this yacht and admire its graceful lines, its presence and elegance on the water. Vijonara is …Continue reading »

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Thanks to an ongoing tangible reduction in prices, the life cycle costs of lithium boat batteries are now close to those of conventional options. Upgrading an existing boat to the newer technology is therefore increasingly feasible, writes Rupert Holmes

Larger new cruising yachts, especially those at the quality end of the market, have been routinely fitted with lithium boat …Continue reading »

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Boatbuilder Jason Carrington talks to Andy Rice about how to make emergency offshore repairs

Jason Carrington was always in demand in professional offshore racing crews for his repair skills. Keeping the wheels on the …Continue reading »

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A voyage round Cape Horn and through the Beagle Channel is interrupted by an encounter with a submerged rock

‘Rounding the Horn – Being a story of Williwaws and Windjammers, Drake, Darwin, Murdered Missionaries and Naked Natives – a …Continue reading »

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