Could this new 45ft foiler be the missing link?
Giuliano Luzzato shares the inside scoop on the Metis 45, which aims to bridge the gap between the avowedly simple Class40 and complex IMOCA.
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Heading Home
The 2025 season started well for maxi yachting: first was the RORC Transatlantic Race followed by the latest venture for maxis in the Caribbean, an inshore regatta, the Nelson’s Cup Maxi Series, followed immediately by the RORC Caribbean 600 – reports IMA Secretary General, Andrew McIrvine.
Returning Heroes
When a single point decided the 2024 52 Super Series season championship, no one wants to start the 2025 circuit by giving anything away in the first few races of May's 2025 season opening event in Saint Tropez.
Launching into Europe
With military-spec materials, design awards and pro sailor endorsements, Mustang Survival unveils its new ranges of lifejackets and foul weather gear.
A synchronised ballet as Sevenstar’s tandem lift manoeuvres 30m racers to the Caribbean
Transporting racing yachts involves complex choreography. If those racing yachts are the 28.3m Bullitt, 30.5m V and 34.5m Galateia, the complexity jumps exponentially, especially when two are loaded in Genoa, and one in Palma de Mallorca.
Used boats can win
You don’t need a big budget, a shiny new boat, or a crew stacked with pros to be competitive offshore these days. That’s not some clever marketing line—it’s reality.
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.
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.
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.
Stronger Together...
...but Doyle Sails will continue to compete against its former arch rivals.
Shape of the Future
Marc Lombard Design Group’s highly successful Lift Class40 designs have now evolved into a racer-cruiser – built in the UK at SR Structures in Lymington.
Taking the load off
It used to be a tough choice for superyachts: either accept very high gearing on the helm or lose the direct feedback from the rudder. Now there’s no need to compromise.
As good as it looks
Giuliano Luzzatto checks out the new wallywind110 Galma for Seahorse, while watching the 37th America’s Cup match
Well engineered
Bavaria Yachts revolutionised the way boats were built 45 years ago when the brand was launched. Today that market-leading innovation continues.
No furling line required…
New from UBI Maior: an electric version of its Jiber top-down headsail furler
An all-time classic
The Rolex Swan Cup has been going great guns for six decades and it’s the enduring appeal of the event that puts it in a class of its own