Roger Federer featured in SailGP docuseries ‘Racing on the Edge’

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,…

World’s Coolest Yachts: Swan 55 Galiana

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…

Great Seamanship: A leisurely Pacific crossing

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…

Ferrari announces radical 100ft ‘Hypersail’ foiling yacht to take offshore flight to a new dimension

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…

High Power, Low Voltage: Molabo’s Game-Changing Electric Marine Drives

With a novel 48V system that matches the efficiency of high-voltage setups, Molabo is simplifying electric and hybrid propulsion for yachts and commercial vessels alike Molabo, a little-known German company with firm roots in academic research, offers a radically different alternative for marine electric and hybrid propulsion systems. Conventional electric motors powerful enough to propel…