Fizzing with Innovation
In the offshore apparel market, where heritage counts and habits are hard to break, you’ve got to admire a company like Zhik.
Editor's Notebook
Yacht Racing Life Editor Justin Chisholm shares what's caught his attention in the sailing world this week
Structured Luffs for All
At Europe’s major superyacht crossroads of Palma de Mallorca, the three key experts at the Doyle Sails loft are each involved in projects widely diverse in nature but all sharing a commitment to extract maximum benefit from the company’s groundbreaking Structured Luff technology.
SailGP 2025: A Two-Tier Fleet After First Five Events
We are five events deep into the 2025 SailGP season and the fleet has split into two tiers. In the top group six teams are all jostling for the podium places with just an 11-point gap separating them. Below that, though, there’s a gaping 10-point gulf down to the second tier.
SailGP San Francisco Analysis
A Yacht Racing Life Podcast Episode | Yacht Racing Life editor Justin Chisholm is joined from the UK by Magnus Wheatley as the pair give their independent analysis and commentary on the fifth event of the Rolex SailGP Championship 2025 season which took place in San Francisco, CA this weekend.
The 10th Vendée Globe: A record breaking event of epic proportions
There is no doubt that the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe has raised the bar—on the water, in the media, and in the hearts of millions. Records were shattered, heroes were made, and Charlie Dalin wrote his name in bold across the annals of solo offshore greatness.
A Selfless Spirit: What It Takes to Make It in the America's Cup
The America’s Cup is often seen as the pinnacle of sailing—a glamorous world where only the best of the best get to compete for one of the sport's most coveted trophies. The boats are cutting-edge, the athletes are elite, and the stakes are sky-high.
The Quiet Sailcloth Revolution Gets Louder
In a world where sailcloth innovations are often either overhyped or under-delivered, Dimension-Polyant’s Tyra PLY has managed something far rarer—quiet credibility.
'All to do again' – Tom Dolan launches 2025 Solitaire du Figaro Defence
The spring curtain-raiser is here, and all eyes are on Concarneau as the 49th Solo Guy Cotten lines up to kick off the 2025 French Elite Offshore Racing Championship.
Final Jeopardy Sunday sees Spanish soar in San Francisco as Australians are dismasted
Diego Botin's Spanish crew took control of the fleet on Sunday with a consummate performance that saw them outgun the Canadians and French in the final, while Australia were left picking up the pieces after a startline dismasting.