You want a top end handheld VHF radio but can’t decide which would be best? I’ve tested and used longterm the Standard Horizon and Icom top of the range marine handheld radios and I love them both, but for different reasons. If you are undecided, then let me share some of my experience with you…

The new Y6 is a Bill Tripp design that can be sailed without crew onboard and showcases sleek lines. Over the past decade Y Yachts’ range of 70 to 90-footers has stood out from the pack in an increasingly crowded market place. These semi-custom lightweight carbon fibre yachts offer a level of simplicity, along with…

Get cosy for your next swimming session. Here are our top picks for the best changing robe for open water swimmers, triathletes, surfers and winter dippers. Swimming, paddleboarding, triathlon, surfing, sailing – however you love to get out and enjoy the water, when temperatures drop, there’s one thing that can make water sports and swimming…

We are delighted to introduce luxury yacht PRINCESS MELDA, which is currently cruising the Eastern Mediterranean’s Greece and Turkey, having been launched in 2024. PRINCESS MELDA is an exceptional pedigree, with modern design that includes not one but two deck jacuzzis and two master suites. Motor yacht PRINCESS MELDA Across the three exterior deck levels, you…

In the latest episode of SailGP docuseries ‘Racing on the Edge’, Swiss driver Sébastien Schneiter gets meaningful advice from tennis champion Roger Federer. Sebastien Schneiter, driver of Switzerland SailGP Team, controls the wheel and wing alongside Stewart Dodson, grinder of Switzerland SailGP Team, on the grinding handles as Joe Sullivan, grinder of Switzerland SailGP Team,…

We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest yachts of our times. Tapio Lehtinen nominates Swan 55 Galiana “Olin Stephens had designed two 6 Metres before creating his breakthrough yawl, Dorade, in 1929 – a scaled-up ocean-going 6mR. Forty years later, the Swan 55 marked the end of his ocean racing…

Our great annual ARC equipment survey focussed on power on board, its usage and generation. Jeremy Wyatt quizzed the 234 skippers who made the 2024 crossing Power on board is a key equipment issue for all bluewater cruisers, whether preparing a boat for a first transatlantic passage or considering comfortable liveaboard cruising. We asked the…

Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract from Christian Williams’ Philosophy Of Sailing, a retrospective of his leisurely Pacific crossing giving another perspective on ocean sailing Christian Williams, now 81, is alive, well and going strong in California. To get a handle on this remarkable man, watch A Gale of Fire Turns our World to Ash on…

Supercar brand Ferrari has announced a radical new 100ft foiling monohull named Hypersail, which will be launched next year The Ferrari foiling yacht project – named ‘Hypersail’ in reference to Ferrari’s three-times Le Mans winning Hypercar – is being led by legendary Italian skipper Giovanni Soldini, with design by foiling wizard Guillaume Verdier. The Hypersail…

A yacht with a cult following has advantages. With an enduring appeal and pedigree they tend to hold their value – though owners are often reluctant to part with them. But what’s the secret to joining the club? Whisper it quietly, but yachts, and perhaps their owners too, quite often have an archetype. A well-worn…