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It might be a different challenge to the Vendée Globe, but The Ocean Race Europe still brings high-intensity racing to the ocean-going IMOCAs class Photo: Vincent Curutchet / The Ocean Race. Given what the IMOCA 60 class was designed for – and the way in which blasting around the world non-stop, alone, on foils in…

As summer draws to a close we pick some of the most interesting boats set to be launched during this year’s boat show season Autumn 2025 is set to be a bumper season for new yacht launches. From Sweden to Genoa, and Southampton Boat Show to Annapolis, there are International boat shows all across the…

When buying a yacht for £100,000 to £250,000 you might not buy you a large boat new, but you can make your money go a long way with the same amount on the used yacht market Photo: Monday Never Visit any of the major boat shows with a view to placing an order and a…

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…