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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…

As a mainsheet trimmer you are the engine of the boat, so good mainsail trimming is vital as Alain Sign explains to Andy Rice Experienced sailor though he may be, Alain Sign has had his hands full getting to grips with the role of mainsheet trimmer in a fleet as competitive as the Cape 31….

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…

The hull of the 183ft Perini Navi superyacht Bayesian, which sank after capsizing off Sicily with the tragic loss of seven lives, has been raised from the seabed The hull of the 183ft/56m Perini Navi Bayesian, which sank after capsizing off Sicily with the loss of seven lives, has been raised from the seabed today,…

Peter Burling the Kiwi wunderkind of the sailing world has been signed to long-time rival, Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Peter Burling, the most successful America’s Cup helm in the modern era, has signed with Italian team Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli. Following much speculation, the Italian challengers confirmed today, Friday 20 June 2025 that Burling…