Yachting World

Published by TI Media Limited Yachting World is world's leading international yachting magazine. From ocean racing and blue water cruising to the most glamorous super-yachts, Yachting World has the very best in nautical writing and stunning photography, with up-to-the-minute technical reports, race analysis, new boat tests and much more.

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Goodchild’s epic Vendée finish

Ainslie and INEOS’s shock split

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Yachting World • ESTABLISHED 1894 • VOLUME 176 • ISSUE NO 3399

MATTHEW SHEAHAN • KEEP SMILING THROUGH: HOW MUCH DOES OPTIMISM PLAY A PART IN ACHIEVING AN EXTRAORDINARY FEAT OFFSHORE?

NIKKI HENDERSON • THE BEST LAID PLANS CAN COME UNSTUCK, BUT GET AWAY WITH IT AND THERE’S ALWAYS A LESSON TO LEARN FROM A ‘NEAR-MISS’

BEST YACHTS 0F 2025 • 12 YACHTS TESTED BY 12 JURY MEMBERS OVER TWO WEEKS IN TWO LOCATIONS. BRITISH JUDGE TOBY HODGES REVEALS THE FIVE WINNERS AND THE HIGHLIGHTS OF ALL

FAMILY CRUISER • NOMINEES: Hanse 360 //Dufour 44 //Jeanneau SO 350

PERFORMANCE CRUISER • NOMINEES: J/40 //ClubSwan 43

LUXURY CRUISER • NOMINEES: Heyman 42PPH //Contest 63CS

MULTIHULLS • NOMINEES: Nautitech 48 Open //Lagoon 43

SPECIAL YACHTS • NOMINEES: Swallow Bay Cruiser 21 //Sunbeam 29.1 //Tofinou 7.9

TURBULENT TRANSAT • THE 2024 ARC WAS A TESTING MIX OF CONDITIONS FOR THE 140 YACHTS TAKING ON A TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING, AS ELAINE BUNTING DISCOVERS

RUNNING SOUTH • THE 2024 ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART WAS A WET AND WILD AFFAIR. CROSBIE LORIMER REPORTS FROM ACROSS THE FLEET

SEA OF THE RISING SUN • JAPAN IS LITTLE EXPLORED BY INTERNATIONAL CRUISERS, BUT OFFERED A WARM WELCOME TO CAMERON DUECK

A VIKING VOYAGE • SAILING A 10TH CENTURY NORSE ‘KNARR’ FROM GREENLAND TO NEWFOUNDLAND GIVES W HODDING CARTER A TRUE VIKING EXPERIENCE

EFFORTLESS ELEGANCE • CONTEST’S LATEST CENTRE-COCKPIT DESIGN OFFERS IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE WITH LUXURY LIVING, A SUPERYACHT LEVEL OF FINISH AND PUSH-BUTTON SAIL HANDLING

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NEW GEAR • OUR PICK OF DAME DESIGN AWARD NOMINEES, WITH RUPERT HOLMES

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SPECIAL REPORT • SAM FORTESCUE REPORTS ON ONLINE SAILING COMMUNITIES

5 EXPERT TIPS • HOW TO WIN WITH WEATHER ROUTING

EXTRAORDINARY BOATS • CROSBIE LORIMER ON IMPECCABLE

WORLD’S COOLEST YACHTS • WE ASK TOP SAILORS AND MARINE INDUSTRY GURUS TO CHOOSE THE COOLEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE YACHTS OF OUR TIMES