The Route du Rhum 2026 sets off from Brittany on Sunday 1st November this year, marking the 13th edition of this iconic race. As the UK sailing regatta calendar draws to a close, this elite flat-out ...

With competitors in the Transat Café l’Or essentially ejected out into the North Atlantic in late October, the event is noted for its dramatic starts but the 2025 edition trumped its predecessors with ...

The Simbad 55 catamaran was launched earlier this year, and is a luxury long-range cruising yacht designed for easy handling for short-handed crews. Of the new boats 2026, this 3 million euro ...

Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Shipping Forecast, Channel 4 have bought out a documentary series - Sailing the Shipping Forecast with Rev Coles - about Britain’s coastlines. Any sailor who has ...

For current boat owners and prospective buyers, marina costs and rising boat expenses are adding pressure. Whether you’re looking at buying a new boat, planning your UK boating holidays or ...

Paul Meilhat’s United by the Ocean was officially crowned The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 winner after a dramatic, neck-and-neck duel along the French coast. The inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic 2026, a non ...

The Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta 2 took place in Naples from 24th-27th September. It was an opportunity for the 38th America’s Cup teams to test and race the AC40s with a ...

With a multitude of coral reef atolls encompassing aquamarine water, secluded anchorages and miles of low lying coconut palm trees, you could be forgiven for thinking you’d arrived in a tropical ...

Beneteau has an ambitious new mission; to create a planing cruiser. Sam Jefferson buckles up aboard the First 30 to see if it achieved this aim. I’m going to start this review with an apocryphal story ...

As the global leisure marine industry shifts its focus from autumn boat shows to trade B2B procurement, attention turns to METSTRADE Amsterdam 2026 , taking place from November 17 to 19. As the ...

The 25 is a pure daysailer/weekender with purpose-built roll-on roll-off trailer for easy launching and recovery. She weighs 1,050kg and, with her minimal wetted area, it’s a recipe for speed. The ...