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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MATTHEW SHEAHAN • IF USING AN ENGINE IS ‘CHEATING’, WHAT ABOUT AN ELECTRICAL ‘BOOST’? ONE OF THE LAST TENETS OF RACING UNDER SAIL IS ABOUT TO BE CHALLENGED

NIKKI HENDERSON • THE SIMPLE ACT OF DEPLOYING A HEAVY MASS TO ANCHOR YOUR YACHT IS STILL A FUNDAMENTAL SKILL, BUT OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD

SECRET EUROPE • IT’S STILL POSSIBLE TO ESCAPE THE CROWDS WITHOUT SAILING TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. CRUISERS SHARE THEIR FAVOURITE LOCAL OR SECRET SPOTS… PLUS HOW TO FIND A BARGAIN BERTH IN EUROPE THIS SUMMER

HIDDEN GEMS • A European sailing holiday is where many of us first developed a love of discovering unfamiliar anchorages. There’s something about nosing your way into a new bay on a balmy summer evening that never loses its appeal. A cooling dip, an explore ashore, dinner alfresco, and do it all again tomorrow: is there a more perfect way of whiling away a week or more?

HIGHS AND LOWS

NORTHERN EUROPE

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

WESTERN EUROPE

UNEXPECTED GREECE • A SUMMER CRUISING WHERE THE WIND TAKES THEM BROUGHT ONE FINAL SURPRISE FOR RICHARD AND MAXI THOMSON

STORM RIDING • SAILING CENTRAL AMERICA IN LIGHTNING SEASON WAS A BALANCE OF RISK AND REWARD FOR CHARLOTTE DC AND JP BAUDAINS

FASTNET READY • THIS YEAR MARKS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FASTNET RACE. YET EVERY EDITION STILL THROWS UP SOME SURPRISES. TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT OUT, WHAT CAN EVERY CREW DO TO PREPARE?

PLANE FAST • POGO’S RC PROMISES A PLANING DESIGN WITH A COMPETITIVE RATING. CAN THIS NEW 33-FOOTER LIVE UP TO THE HYPE FOR OFFSHORE RACING?

MOVING THE GAME ON

WILD RIDE • KIBOKO 4 IS A PERFORMANCE CRUISER THAT REWARDS WHATEVER THE CONDITIONS, AS TOBY HODGES DISCOVERS OFF CAPE TOWN

MAGIC REVOLUTION • A CANTING, LIFTING KEEL AND REVOLUTIONARY ELECTRIC POWER HELP MAKE THIS ONE OF THE LIGHTEST, MOST ADVANCED MAXIS YET. MATTHEW SHEAHAN SPENT TWO DAYS ABOARD THE VERDIER-DESIGNED MAGIC CARPET-E

WHAT’S HOT • A DAZZLING NEW MIX OF SUPERSIZE YACHTS REVEALED

LAST SHOT

CLIFF EDGE • SOLO ROUND THE WORLD SKIPPER TAPIO LEHTINEN HAS A NARROW-MISS WHEN SLEEP DEPRIVED ON THE GOLDEN GLOBE RACE

NEW YACHTS • A MIXED BREED OF FAST MONOHULLS IS COMING. RUPERT HOLMES REPORTS

JOOOL HYBRID ENERGY AND PROPULSION SYSTEM • INNOVATIONS IN ELECTRIC YACHTS AND MORE. RUPERT HOLMES REPORTS

Forward-looking sonar, new deck shoes and more latest gear

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SPECIAL REPORT • CHARLOTTE HATHAWAY ON TRADITIONAL SAILING SKILLS

5 EXPERT TIPS • CHRIS GRUBE ON HEEL ANGLE

TAKING OWNERSHIP • WILL BRUTON ON WHEN TO UPGRADE OR WHEN TO SELL

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