What is it really like to sail an AC75 every day? INEOS Team UK grinder David Carr reveals what life is like in Ben Ainslie’s America's Cup crew

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Fashion magnate Leonardo Ferragamo has cultivated Nautor’s Swan into the world’s most respected yacht brand. Toby Hodges find out how he did it

If there is one yacht marque that every sailor knows, and can probably recognise even at a distance, it’s Nautor’s …Continue reading »

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Blurring the line between sailing and motoring, this impossibly sleek 64m superyacht combines Dutch naval architecture with Turkish design

Designed to fly a large 160m2 kite from a foredeck mast, a daggerboard allows Ice Kite to sail efficiently to …Continue reading »

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This 60ft modern classic represents one man’s exhaustive quest to build his dream yacht. Toby Hodges joins Mike Ludgrove for Helena’s maiden sail

It was a picture postcard spring sailing scene as Helena heeled into the gentle breeze funnelling out of the grand, …Continue reading »

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A violent storm, broken tiller and leaking petrol put David Pyle and crew in great peril on a passage to Australia in an 18ft Drascombe Lugger

Our Great Seamanship series tells stories of supremely difficult epic voyages, interspersed with tales of the humdrum that excel by …Continue reading »

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