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…

‘It quickly becomes clear that things are not good. What follows is a blur of suppressed panic and a mad fumbled search of the boat…’

A terrifying medical episode in a remote anchorage tests liveaboards Miranda Baker and Elliot Russo – but reveals the strength of the cruising community Friday evening, 21 February, 2025, and we are anchored inside a reef lagoon in a remote part of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. The entrance to the lagoon is narrow, and…