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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FASTEST ON THE PLANET • THOMAS COVILLE’S SODEBO HAS SET A NEW NON-STOP AROUND THE WORLD RECORD. HELEN FRETTER TALKS TO THE JULES VERNE TROPHY WINNERS

THOMAS COVILLE

THE FAMOUS PROJECT MAKES HISTORY

Cruisers awarded for intrepid exploits

Jazz Turner honoured

Clipper unveils next generation RX fleet

Record-breaking Transatlantic

America’s Cup locked in

Equal prize pots for Match Tour

Epic first leg for Ocean Race

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MATTHEW SHEAHAN • WHAT HAS A QUIRKY ONE-OFF CRUISER GOT TO DO WITH THE FUTURE OF SHIPPING? MATT MARVELS AT THE EVOLUTION OF THE AERORIG

NIKKI HENDERSON • WHETHER YOU’RE LAND BOUND FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS, USE YOUR TIME OFF THE WATER WISELY

BEST YACHTS OF 2026 • WHAT ARE THE BEST NEW YACHTS AND DESIGN TRENDS? TOBY HODGES AND HIS FELLOW EUROPEAN YACHT OF THE YEAR JURORS ALL TESTED ALL 21 OF THE FOLLOWING YACHTS. HERE’S WHAT THEY FOUND…

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ENDURING ARC • IT’S 40 YEARS ON FROM THE FIRST ARC RALLY. YACHTS ARE BIGGER AND TECHNOLOGY SMARTER – BUT THE EXPERIENCE OF CROSSING AN OCEAN IS UNCHANGED. ELAINE BUNTING REPORTS

NEW ORDER • WITH ITS FIRST FEMALE AND FIRST DOUBLE-HANDED WINNERS, THE 80TH RUNNING OF THE ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART RACE WAS A TRUE GAME-CHANGER, AS CROSBIE LORIMER REPORTS

IN AT THE DEEP END • HOW TWO YOUNG SURFERS TRADED STEEL-CAPPED BOOTS FOR BAREFOOT LEARNING TO SAIL IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA, BY CAMILLE MILLIGAN

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GEAR FOCUS • CHOOSING NEW RIGGING – STAINLESS STEEL WIRE OR DYNEEMA?

SPECIAL REPORT • STEPHEN MAHER ON LUPERON

EXTRAORDINARY BOATS • CROSBIE LORIMER ON MARITIMO KATWINCHAR

WEATHER BRIEFING • SIMON ROWELL ON THE 15-MINUTE FORECAST

5 EXPERT TIPS • PAM LEE ON WINNING DOUBLE-HANDED

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