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40 great Christmas gift ideas for sailors – our pick of the very best kit
Stuck for Christmas gift ideas for the sailor who has it all? Yachting World is here to help with 40 great ideas Are you wondering what to get the sailor in your life for Christmas. Here is our pick of...
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The best yachts of 2018? These are the 5 European Yacht of the Year 2018 winners
If you want to know which are the best new production yachts on the market at the moment, the European Yacht of the Year is the best place to start. Toby Hodges sailed the 15 nominees and gives his...
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The perfect lift for St Barth as Bucket begins with a bang
A glorious start for the 26 superyachts competing at the St Barths Bucket 2018 St Barth did what it does best and turned on the perfect conditions for Bucket racing around the outlying rocks and...
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Buy to let guide: owning and chartering a catamaran – everything you need to...
The organisers of the International Multihull Boat Show in La Grande Motte, estimate that somewhere between 900 and 1,100 catamarans were built last year. Demand is raging, leaving manufacturers...
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Family Cruisers: the best multihulls for space and comfort at sea 2018
While many prefer the looks and potential speed of some of the faster cats, in reality the majority of sailors do not actually want to cruise particularly fast. This is the wind-down time they’ve...
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Fast Bluewater Cruisers: the best new performance bluewater catamarans on the...
Many monohull sailors who are thinking of converting to mulithulls for distance cruising seek a combination of the speed and feel of performance cruisers together with the space multihulls provide. To...
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Performance cruisers: the best new catamarans for racing and fast cruising 2018
This is where the worlds of racing and cruising multis meet, where we see high-tech lightweight craft that use exotic materials and daggerboards to help produce electrifying sailing. Gunboat was...
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Multihulls: owners’ experiences and reviews
How do you select the right catamaran to best suit your cruising? Learning from other owners is a good place to startThey have two different boats, different sailing plans and two very different sets...
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Multihulls: new yacht reviews
This looks set to be another thrilling year for multihulls with new models from Dragonfly, Lagoon, Fountaine-Pajot and Dufour and moreYes, the racing world is stretching the boundaries, with 100ft...
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Beneteau Oceanis 46.1 boat test – the next big thing for the world’s biggest...
Beneteau’s new stepped hull design works so well this Oceanis 46.1 could become its most popular model everPhotos: Guido Barbagelata / Bertel Kolthof / Guido Cantini (seesea.com)After upgrading the...
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Baltic 67 review: Finnish superyacht yard goes back to its roots with...
When a renowned superyacht yard builds a 67-footer for short-handed cruising you can be sure the result will be something specialManyeleti is hull number one in the Baltic 67 seriesWere money no object...
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Atlantic sailing spares and repairs: Experienced skippers explain what you’ll...
We quizzed 254 skippers who took part in the 2017 ARC rally about the spares they shipped and the repairs they made en route. The lessons gleaned from their Transatlantic sailing problems can benefit...
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Baltic 142: The superyacht bringing foiling technology into cruising
Foil-assisted cruising is the latest innovation to emerge from Baltic Yachts. We talk to the team behind the Baltic 142 to find out how it worksThe Baltic 142 is due to launch this yearThe Baltic 142...
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European Yacht of the Year 2019: Best family cruisers
One of the 12-strong jury panel for the European Yacht of the Year 2019, Toby Hodges runs the rule over the best family cruisers on the marketIt was really positive to see a mix of mid-sized entries...
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European Yacht of the Year 2019: Best performance cruisers
It was a close-run fight between three finalists in the performance cruisers category of the European Yacht of the Year 2019Photo: Rick TomlinsonNot only was performance cruisers a very close category...
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Borrow any boat: The yacht renting platforms shaking up the way we sail
A thriving new marketplace for instant pay-to-play boating will shake-up how we go afloat. Toby Hodges explains the four different types of yachting renting platformsFor many young sailors renting...
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European Yacht of the Year 2019: Best luxury cruisers
The luxury cruisers category threw up a surprise in the 2019 European Yacht of the Year, explains Toby HodgesPhoto: Bertel KolthofBefore the sea trials began, I would have put money on a Hallberg-Rassy...
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Tested: 5 of the best drones for filming your yacht
If you want to take unique aerial stills or video footage of your boat or cruising grounds you no longer need a helicopter – a drone is now the smart, affordable choice. We teamed up with...
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European Yacht of the Year 2019: Best multihulls
The resurgent market for sailing multihulls makes this an increasingly important category in the European Yacht of the YearAll photos: Bertel KolthofA real mix of multihulls made this a diverse, tricky...
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European Yacht of the Year 2019: Special yachts
The most competitive and varied category of the 2019 European Yacht of the Year, special yachts focuses on daysailers, from the compact to the luxuriousPhoto: Rick TomlinsonThis category assembles a...
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