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    • The ‘Batman sail’: Is OneSails’ new multi tradewind the ultimate all-in-one? 29th January 2026
      Toby Hodges reports on the latest specialist downwind sail featuring twin connected gennakers for running or reaching, which use structured luffs and integrated furling technology What would be your ideal tradewind sail setup? Keep things simple with a poled-out genoa, go more specialist with a …Continue reading » The post The ‘Batman sail’: Is OneSails’ […]
      Toby Hodges
    • The Transat Café L’Or Debrief: IMOCAs, capsizes, and a surprise second place 28th January 2026
      A fast start for Ultim Maxi Banque Populaire XI. Photo: Vincent Curutchet/AleaThe Transat Café L’Or last Autumn was a dramatic race featuring unexpected finishes, capsized boats, and speedy IMOCAsShortly after 10.30 in the evening on Saturday, 25 October, French team mates Erwan Le Draoulec and Tanguy Le Turquais …Continue reading » The post The Transat […]
      Yachting World
    • The Famous Project becomes first all-female crew to sail non-stop around the world 26th January 2026
      BREST, FRANCE - JANUARY 26 : Arrival of Alexia Barrier and his crew of The Famous Project CIC Dee Caffari, Annemieke Bes, Deborah Blair, Molly LaPointe, Támara Echegoyen, Stacey Jackson and Rebecca Gmür Hornell – aboard the Maxi Trimaran IDEC Sport off Ouessant, after the Jules Verne Trophy, a non-stop crewed round-the-world race, in Brest […]
      Helen Fretter
    • 5 expert tips: How to make the best of crew dynamics 26th January 2026
      From big boats to Extreme 40s, David ‘Freddie’ Carr has been a lynchpin of close-knit and super-successful crews. He shares tips on team dynamics with Andy RiceDuring the build-up to the 2024 America’s Cup, inside the INEOS Britannia team we came up with a set of …Continue reading » The post 5 expert tips: How […]
      Andy Rice
    • Around the world record broken: Sodebo takes Jules Verne Trophy in 40d 10h 45m 25th January 2026
      BREST, FRANCE - JANUARY 25 : Thomas Coville and his crew, Benjamin Schwartz, Léonard Legrand, Frederic Denis, Pierre Leboucher, Guillaume Pirouelle, Nicolas Troussel, aboard the Maxi Trimaran Sodebo Ultim 3 off Ouessant, celebrate winning the Jules Verne Trophy, a non-stop crewed round-the-world race, in Brest on January 25, 2026. Photo © Lloyd Images / SodeboThe […]
      Helen Fretter
    • Damage for Sodebo and The Famous Project in final miles of Jules Verne record bids 24th January 2026
      The two teams making Jules Verne Trophy attempts have both faced damage to their trimarans in their final approaches to the finish line off Ushant, northern France. Sodebo has suffered damage to their seaboard rudder sleeve in ferocious seas, while The Famous Project has almost completely lost the use of their mainsailThe two teams making […]
      Helen Fretter
    • Will the Jules Verne record be broken? Final 1,000 miles for Sodebo – but brutal Biscay conditions expected 23rd January 2026
      Thomas Coville and Sodebo have less than 48 hours to go in their Jules Verne around the world non-stop record bid – but Biscay is set to serve up brutal storm conditions Thomas Coville and his crew on the Sodebo Ultim 3 trimaran are less than 1,000 miles from crossing the finish …Continue reading » […]
      Helen Fretter
    • 38th America’s Cup Match dates set – and Dylan Fletcher back on the helm for British team 21st January 2026
      The new-look British America's Cup Challengers, GB1 The 38th America’s Cup Match will start on Saturday July 10, 2027; the first AC40 event takes place in Sardinia this May; and Dylan Fletcher confirmed as helmsman for new-look GB1 British America’s Cup team. Helen Fretter reports on a bumper crop of Cup newsAfter months of tumbleweed, […]
      Helen Fretter
    • Using Celestial Navigation to Sail the Atlantic: ‘We are at the whims of the sea’s invisible forces’ 21st January 2026
      Kate and Carlos take sun sights aboard Vinson of Antarctica. Photo: Kenneth PerdigónExploring the South Atlantic using celestial navigation turns into a three-year quest for a little-visited archipelago, by Kate SchnipperingOne foot east, one foot west. I stand on a line inscribed in stone: the Prime Meridian, longitude of zero. …Continue reading » The post […]
      Yachting World
    • First look: Elan SixtyFive – is Elan’s new dawn the ultimate bluewater cruiser? 20th January 2026
      Photo: Elan YachtsSlovenian boatbuilder Elan has stunned many by announcing the new Elan SixtyFive as ‘the ultimate bluewater cruiser’, designed by J&J and VerdierSlovenian boatbuilder Elan has stunned many by announcing the development of ‘the ultimate bluewater cruiser’, designed by J&J and Guillaume …Continue reading » The post First look: Elan SixtyFive – is Elan’s […]
      Yachting World