Mark Nicholls heads to the French resort of Les Sables d’Olonne for the start of the Golden Globe single-handed round-the-world yacht race. Les Sables d’Olonne has all you expect of a French harbour town: narrow […]
Buying a boat is a huge investment and something that shouldn’t be done on a whim. This is why it’s extremely important to be smart when considering getting a new cruiser. Whether you already have […]
This Wednesday 22nd September the annual prestigious 2021 Monaco Yacht Show will be taking place over four days in the principality, with the final day being Saturday 25th September. As usual, visitors to the show […]
Luxury sailing tour specialist SailSterling has unveiled its new 2021 programme of unique wine-themed flotilla holidays around the Aeolian Islands and a partnership with an English vineyard. The six-night catamaran tour around the archipelago off […]
diYachting was founded by Matt and Lizzie Abbiss almost 20 years ago in 2001 and specialises in chartering sailing yachts over 60ft and this month they have announced that their 88ft (26.82m) flagship yacht, Vivid, […]
At 12:02 GMT on the 8th November 2020, 34 competitors of the Vendée Globe race, will sail non-stop, unassisted, single handed around the world via three capes and three oceans in an effort to complete […]
With the handover due later this summer, a Russian banking billionaire owner of La Datcha was on hand at and excited about the launching of his new 77 metre ice class, polar compatible, expedition yacht. […]
The shipyard is in Taiwan but when it comes to designers, the new Johnson 115 superyacht is an all British affair. The family owned Johnson Yachts builds luxury superyachts. Established in 1987, they have built […]
Launched in the early part of 2019, Vida, a 55-metre superyacht from the Dutch shipyard Heesen has now been delivered to her owners in time for the start of the summer cruising season in the […]
Yachts come in all sorts of classes and sizes and they do not have to be big to be beautiful. Yachting should never be thought of as an elitist pastime and is much more than […]
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