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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Cup in turmoil • AUCKLAND OUT • INEOS OUT • ALINGHI OUT • BURLING LEAVES ETNZ

Restructure on the cards?

Momentum lost for Women’s Cup

First female Cup sailor celebrated

Sail GP wing defect worries

Paper charts reprieved?

Elan suspends yacht building

Surf mode: engaged

Bayesian to be raised

Race veterans on Clipper

Jean-Marie Finot 1941-2025

Bembridge for sale

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MATTHEW SHEAHAN • NEW ZEALAND AND THE AMERICA’S CUP ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED, BUT AC38 WON’T BE IN AUCKLAND. IT’S CONTROVERSIAL STUFF IN THE CITY OF SAILS

NIKKI HENDERSON • IT’S NOT JUST ENOUGH TO SET OUT ON AN ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE – YOU NEED TO CAPTURE IT AS WELL. BUT HAS ‘SOCIAL MEDIA’ SAILING GONE TOO FAR?

POWER OF THE ARC • 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

PROBLEMS AT SEA • During the crossing 64 boats (27% of the fleet) had some level of difficulty with charging their batteries.

NO POWER?

HIDDEN ITALY • THE LITTLE-KNOWN EGADI AND PONTINE ISLANDS OF THE TYRRHENIAN SEA OFFERED STUNNING SUMMER CRUISING FOR PHIL AND ROXY JOHNSON

OUT OF THE BLUE • A TERRIFYING MEDICAL EPISODE IN A REMOTE ANCHORAGE TESTS LIVEABOARDS MIRANDA BAKER AND ELLIOT RUSSO – BUT REVEALS THE STRENGTH OF THE CRUISING COMMUNITY

DOUBLE STRENGTH • THE DOUBLE-HANDED OFFSHORE SCENE SEES AMATEUR SAILORS TAKE ON THE PROS. RUPERT HOLMES CHATS TO CHRISTINA AND JUSTIN WOLFE TO FIND OUT THE SECRETS OF THEIR SUCCESS

CONTEMPLATION • HAVING RACED WITH THE BEST, A LEISURELY PACIFIC CROSSING GIVES CHRISTIAN WILLIAMS ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON OCEAN SAILING

ORANGE PUNCH • SAFFIER NOW BRINGS A HIGHER LEVEL OF QUALITY AND EASY SAILING – SO IS THIS THE NEW NAME IN THE LUXURY PERFORMANCE GAME?

NEW YACHTS • SERIOUS SHOAL DRAUGHT ALUMINIUM CRUISERS ARE THE NEW TREND

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SPECIAL REPORT • BEN LOWINGS ON BERMUDA

5 EXPERT TIPS • ALAIN SIGN ON MAINSAIL TRIMMING

TAKING OWNERSHIP • WILL BRUTON ON BUYING AN ‘EVERGREEN’ DESIGN

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