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Italian sailor Ambrogio Beccaria and his team Allagrande Mapei took first place in the Ocean Race Europe Leg 4, breaking Biotherm’s so-far perfect score. Leg 4 saw the fleet facing electrical failures, unstable Mediterranean conditions, and the infamous Bouches de Bonifacio. Photo: Lloyd Images / The Ocean Race Europe 2025. Ambrogio Beccaria’s team Allagrande Mapei…
Fast, luxury catamaran specialists Kinetic launches a new K6 range and exhibits in Europe for the first time this September Performance voyaging in a responsive, elegant craft is the dream for most sailors, a dream that Kinetic Catamarans was set up specifically to realise by offering top-quality fast-cruising catamarans with clean lines for those with…
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest yachts of our times. Alan Roberts nominates the Ultim Actual 4 “I’ve been very lucky. I’ve sailed on a lot of really cool boats, modern boats, but also my background’s from dinghy sailing. So up until recently I probably would have said the…
Newly launched and immediately arresting, luxury yacht GEULUNEL brings Gulf Craft’s latest Majesty 120 design to the charter market. Built in 2025 and styled by Cristiano Gatto, she is a thoughtful blend of contemporary elegance and practical innovation, now welcoming guests aboard in the world’s most iconic cruising grounds. Superyacht GEULUNEL GEULUNEL is the latest addition to the…
Catch up on all the action from the Ocean Race Europe Leg 3, including an exhilarating face-off between Biotherm and Holcim-PRB and the challenging, unstable conditions in the Mediterranean. Photo: Vincent Curutchet / The Ocean Race. In the latest from the Ocean Race Europe Leg 3, Biotherm is still defending its perfect streak from Leg…
What can you really buy for up to £100,000 in today’s yacht market? Perhaps a lot more than you think. Will Bruton takes a look at how it can be done Between £50,000 and £100,000 might mark the point at which boat buying gets ‘serious’. And while nobody is claiming that £100,000 is not a…
The celebrated 81-metre superyacht ALFA NERO, built by renowned Dutch shipyard Oceanco, is now offering an exclusive charter discount of 20 percent off her standard rate for the remaining summer season. Available from Athens starting 2 September, she is offered at a reduced rate of €650,000 + ALL per week, down from the regular €812,500…
A full-bore collision mid-Channel left a Class 40 smashed in half and its two skippers clinging to wreckage. Helen Fretter gets the full story Thirty-one Class 40s started the CIC Normandy Channel Race on Sunday, 25 May, one of the first big races of the season. It had been a tough test from the outset,…
The new Dufour 54 blends innovation with classic Dufour elements, making a boat owners can adapt to suit their sailing style. The new Umberto Felci-designed flagship for this La Rochelle-based yard introduces several new features that make life on board more comfortable and civilised. Of particular interest to owners are the two options for the…
Catch up on all the action from the Ocean Race Europe Leg 2, the race’s longest, including Biotherm taking back its lead, unexpected overtakes and weather changes, and the International Jury’s ruling on the dramatic collision that derailed two teams at the start of Leg 1. Photo: Gauthier Lebec / The Ocean Race. Paul Meilhat‘s…
