Cruising the Great Loop: ‘Whatever you decide, the ocean currents will help you on your way’

Janneke Kuysters discovers cruising beyond the Caribbean – from Mexico to the Bahamas and America’s Great Loop Chris and Alison Major’s Beneteau 423 Fika. Photo: Chris Major/CM Images LLC Many cruisers focus on the eastern Caribbean, but there are some amazing cruising options further north and north-east: the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, the coastal waters…

Contest Yachts to Premiere New Model at Düsseldorf 2026!

Sponsor Content created with Contest Yachts New for 2026 with a world premiere at the Düsseldorf show, the 18-metre Contest 56CS is a fabulous evolution of the European Yacht of the Year winning Contest 55CS – such an exceptional performer at every level, that the determination of her creators for any successor was ‘why lose…

World’s coolest boats: 49er FX dinghy

We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest yachts of our times. This month Francesca Clapcich nominates the 49er FX dinghy “I did my last Olympic campaign on the 49erFX in Rio, 2016. Actually, that was the first Olympic Games where the 49er was also a women’s class, so we were…