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J/40 review: Pinnacle of evolution
An evolution of J/Boats’ well-proven concepts, the J/40 is an appealing yacht with more space and pace than the J/122E, yet a significantly lower price than the J/45Stand-out designs are often the...
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Nautitech 48 Open review: No-compromise performance cruiser
The Nautitech 48 Open is a cruising catamaran offering better handling, more speed and safer passage-making... without the complications of daggerboards!Yacht design continues to advance quickly, as...
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Croatia is a yacht charter destination that is chock-full of surprises
Toby Hodges and family find plenty of surprises as they charter a new Sunsail model from the famed old Croatian city of DubrovnIkWhy charter? To have a deserved break afloat; to sail somewhere...
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Ice 66RS Review: Slippery, Premium, Performance Cruiser
Ice has literally raised the roof with the Ice 66RS, thanks to an encouraging pairing of Farr and Italian design. Toby Hodges reportsFinding the right mix of geographical influences can sometimes...
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The Best Specialist Yachts 2025: Impressive Daysailers and Sportsboats
Toby Hodges takes a look at all the nominees and the winner of the specialist yachts category in the European Yacht of the Year AwardsWhat do you do when you have yachts that are as diverse as...
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Best Luxury Yacht 2025: The Ultimate Luxury Cruisers
Toby Hodges takes a look at all the nominees and the winner of the best luxury yacht category in the European Yacht of the Year Awards 2025The definition of the best luxury yacht will differ according...
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Best catamaran and multihull: The very best yachts on two and three hulls
Toby Hodges takes a look at all the nominees and the winner of the best catamaran and multihull category in the much-anticipated European Yacht of the Year AwardsThere are many categories in the...
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Best performance yacht 2025: Our pick of the top options
Toby Hodges takes a look at all the nominees and the winner of the performance yacht category in the European Yacht of the Year AwardsThe European Yacht of the Year awards is the most thorough and...
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Best family yacht: The best yachts for sailing with the family
Toby Hodges takes a look at all the nominees and the winner of the best family yacht category in the European Yacht of the Year AwardsThere are many categories in the European Yacht of the Year awards,...
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Wallywind 110 review: ‘I’ve never ticked off stretches of coastline so...
Wallywind 110 is the ‘best ever’ according to the brand’s founder – And from on board you realise why he would say such a thing. Toby Hodges sails Galma off BarcelonaThere are very few times I feel the...
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X-Yachts XR 41 first look: A return to racing yachts
The XR41 marks X-Yachts return to the racing sector, which was historically a strong market for the Danish yard Fourteen of X-Yachts’ first all-new racer for more than a decade, the XR 41, have been...
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Southern Wind 100X first look: Performance and comfort combined
The newly announced Southern Wind 100X will launched later this year and aims for the perfect balance between comfort and performanceBoiling down the experience of building almost 40 yachts around...
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The best new yachts at the 2025 International Multihull Show
A first look at the most exciting multihulls, which were making their debut at La Grande Motte — from electric pioneers to performance cruisersThe International Multihull Show in La Grande Motte has...
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Delos Explorer 53 first look: The adventure yacht designed for Youtubers
The Delos Explorer 53 is a new yacht designed and built for Youtube stars, Karin and Brian Trautman, aka Sailing SV DelosFew people are lucky enough to be able to take a hands-on approach to the design...
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Pure 42 first look: Fast, rugged, semi-custom, aluminium yacht
The new Pure 42 comes from a fairly new yard and will be ideal for those looking for a high latitude or adventure cruising yachtThe Pure 42 is a very interesting model from the board of Berckemeyer...
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Saffier SL46 review: A true turn-key performance yacht
With the new Saffier SL46, Saffier is bringing a higher level of quality and easy sailing – so is this the new name in the luxury performance game?Conjure an image of a contemporary performance...
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Southern Wind 108 review: ‘The power on tap from the sail area is phenomenal’
Southern Wind 108, Kiboko 4, is a performance cruiser that rewards whatever the conditions, as Toby Hodges discovers off Cape TownWhen it’s on, it’s on. There’s no delaying showtime. Exactly 20 hours...
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