Harmony, balance and plenty of boatspeed
An incredible seven decades of experience at the sharp end of both yacht design and active offshore sailing have been distilled into the new Swan 51.
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First all-female crew to sail nonstop around the world
PlanetSail takes a closer look at the success of the all-female crew's around-the-world passage aboard The Famous Project CIC...
Podcast: Will Oxley on Raven RORC Transatlantic Race line honours performance
In this episode of the Yacht Racing Life podcast, I speak with navigator Will Oxley about his recent experience racing the foil-assisted superyacht Raven in a transatlantic race.
Game changer
The latest video from PlanetSail takes a closer look at how the closing stages of this season's two Jules Verne Trophy around-the-world record attempts played out for Thomas Coville's Sodebo and the all-women crew of The Famous Project CIC.
All just a matter of balance...
Rather than simply enlarge an existing model to increase its payload, Balance Catamarans took the opportunity to carry out a full redesign.
Valencia replaces Andalucía-Cádiz as Spanish stop on SailGP Season 6 tour
The Spanish leg of SailGP Season 6 will take place in the Mediterranean city of Valencia over the weekend of September 5-6, 2026 as part of a three-year deal announced by the international circuit today.
The Famous Project CIC crew complete first all-women nonstop circumnavigation
The eight-woman crew aboard The Famous Project CIC Ultim multihull completed their Jules Verne Trophy attempt in a time of 57 days, 21 hours, and 20 minutes, after crossing the finish line off Ouessant in northern France today.
France's Sodebo crew averages 22 knots around the world to set new Jules Verne Trophy record
It looked touch and go over the final few days of their 28,000-nautical mile nonstop circumnavigation of the planet, but yesterday Thomas Coville and his five-strong crew aboard the Ultim trimaran Sodebo set a new Jules Verne Trophy benchmark time of 40 days, 10 hours, and 45 minutes.
Racing Roundup #024
Our weekly curated digest of the latest news and stories from across the yacht racing world.
Behind the re-brand: A new look and feel for the British America’s Cup team
I caught up with the key protagonists of the newly rebranded GB1 campaign in Naples this week for a deep dive into the team's new-look challenge for the 38th America's Cup.
A legend reborn
Against all odds one of the great offshore yacht designs of the late 20th Century – Peter Norlin’s fast and elegant Omega 42 – is back in production.
What went on at the America's Cup gathering in Naples?
The first official gathering of the 38th America's Cup was a glitzy affair as five teams and the America's Cup entourage rolled into Naples.
How do you like me scow? Sam Manuard-designed Mach 50 Palanad 4 wins RORC Transatlantic Race overall
The Royal Ocean Racing Club has confirmed Mach 50 Palanad 4 (FRA), owned by RORC Member Olivier Magre and skippered by his son Antoine Magre, also a RORC Member, as the overall winner of the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race on IRC corrected time.
America's Cup Partnership officially initiated at stylish Naples event
The America's Cup Partnership agreement has been officially initiated at a glitzy ceremony in the grand hall of the Palazzo Reale in Naples, in the presence of the world's media, an audience that included the five competing teams and many of the key players behind the move to stage AC38 in Italy.
The Ocean Race 2027 to begin with monster leg from Alicante to Auckland
With less than a year until the start of The Ocean Race 2027, the world's top fully-crewed offshore sailing competition has revealed that the opening leg will be a a record-breaking passage that will take crews halfway around the world non-stop.
2 x broken records: Argo and Raven's remarkable Atlantic crossings
When the conditions align it's the dream trade winds course and this year the Royal Ocean Club's Transatlantic Race was a stunner. Perfect conditions saw flat out performances across the board and records tumbled.