News Archive

Yacht Feature: The Dufour 36 Performance By Des Ryan, 6:31 PM Wed 17 Oct 2012
With the tendency to longer and longer boats for cruising, it's worth reflecting on whether you actually need the space or not. Every foot of length brings extra complications, and sometimes small IS better AND less is more. That's why this week's featured yacht, the Dufour 36 Performance could be a great choice for the ardent sailor. ...[more]

Yacht Feature: The Beneteau Sense 55 By Sail-World Cruising, 1:02 AM Sun 7 Oct 2012
Newly introduced yachts are getting larger and larger. Once a yacht over 50ft was considered bigger than the average. Now, it's just the norm among newly introduced models. The latest to join the 'bigger is better' club is Beneteau, with another of its 'Sense' Range, the Sense 55, in production for little more than a year. ...[more]

Yacht Feature: The new Hélia 44 for 2013 By Nancy Knudsen, , 9:46 PM Tue 2 Oct 2012
It's another new cruising catamaran. Fountaine Pajot's latest offering to the market is the Hélia 44, replacing the Orana 44. She is new for 2013, a catamaran designed for cruisers, with particular attention to short-handed cruising. Designed by Berret Racoupeau, she has elegant and contemporary lines, with four comfortable cabins. ...[more]

Yacht Feature - the Morris 48GT: more different than you think By Des Ryan, , 6:28 PM Sat 15 Sep 2012
If you want a boat that's excellent for short-handed sailing but is a great performer as well, last month, Morris Yachts announced the introduction of its new Ocean Series 48 GT, a contemporary redesign of its classic Ocean Series 48 RS. ...[more]

Wave catamaran wins coveted design award By Sail-World Cruising Round-up, , 12:33 AM Sat 15 Sep 2012
With catamarans exploding in popularity around the world, it is probably fitting that Italian-based A'Award and Competitions, which include a wide range of products, have announced a sailing catamaran as the winner of their latest Silver A'Design Award in the Yacht and Marine Design category. ...[more]

Yacht feature: AY480 - a yacht for sailing around the world By Des Ryan, , 6:32 PM Fri 7 Sep 2012
One of the most attractive looking all-round cruising boats to come from Italian designers for a while, the AY480 is a boat built to sail around the world. It is a nice meeting of those things that many cruisers enjoy - traditional, comfortable, secure, but it is also fast, with straightforward maintenance and management. ...[more]

Swan 80S expands Nautor's Swan Maxi Range By Kate Holmes, , 7:55 AM Sat 18 Aug 2012
Nautor’s Swan has an established and successful history of producing impressive ocean-going yachts from their yard in Pietarsaari, Finland. The latest in this line is the new Swan 80S launched this summer. ...[more]

Yacht Feature: The Xp 50 from X Yachts By Des Ryan, , 9:29 AM Tue 3 Jul 2012
The first Xp 50 took to the water in late April this year, when it had its first test sail. It is the third member of the Xperformance range, after the introduction of the Xp 44 and the Xp 38 earlier, both of which have been award winning boats. ...[more]

Yacht of the Week: Bavaria's Vision 46 By Des Ryan, 3:24 PM Tue 12 Jun 2012
Even if you're not ever intending to sail solo, a yacht that can be sailed single-handed is always prized by the cruising sailor. Bavaria's Vision 46 has this as just one of its many great features, some of which are new and innovative. ...[more]

Yacht Feature: Esimit Europa 2 - Europe's symbol of hope By Sail-World Cruising, 12:55 PM Wed 23 May 2012
At a time when Europe needs symbols of unity-strengthening more than ever before, this week's yacht feature is on Esimit Europa 2, the hi tech yacht which is meant to foster sports, business and diplomatic relations among European nations. ...[more]

Yacht feature: the new Salona 38 By Lee Mylchreest, 4:56 PM Mon 7 May 2012
Croatian company Salona has used the latest technology and high tech materials in their newest release, the Salona 38. They've benefited, they say, from the experience gained throughout creation of all their previous models from 34 to 60ft. But this time it will be the multi-award-winning Salona 37 that they are trying to outdo, no easy task ...[more]

Yacht feature: Salona 38 - heading for Australia By Lee Mylchreest, 12:42 PM Mon 7 May 2012
Croatian company Salona has used the latest technology and high tech materials in their newest release, the Salona 38. They've benefited, they say, from the experience building all their previous models from 34 to 60ft. But you'll b able to judge for yourself soon, because she's heading for Australia. ...[more]

Adastra - controllable with the touch of an iPad By Lee Mylchreest, , 10:07 AM Sun 15 Apr 2012
The problem with my iPad is that it just can't make me a cup of coffee when I need it - but it can do almost everything else, including operating the extraordinary new trimaran super yacht, just in the water, the Adastra. With its shiny body and smooth curves the unusually shaped yacht could be confused for a spacecraft if placed on a runway. ...[more]

Liberty/Galaxy - notable for more than just her price By Nancy Knudsen, 9:39 AM Sun 8 Apr 2012
Most yachts featured in Sail-World Cruising are cruising yachts that many readers could envisage owning. You need to have a spare million or 30 before you could envisage owning Galaxy, once known as Liberty, but she is notable for more than just her price. ...[more]

Yacht Feature: Hallberg-Rassy 372 with aft cockpit By Des Ryan, , 12:26 PM Tue 20 Mar 2012
Hallberg-Rassy is one of those brands that are legendary for cruising sailors - strong enough to do the job of crossing oceans, well-built enough not to leave you with a difficult repair in a remote location, and fast enough to get you out of harms way much of the time when bad weather is coming. The Hallberg-Rassy 372 is all of those things in an aft cockpit boat. ...[more]

Yacht feature: Ron Holland's Kestrel 106 - pace, space and grace! By Des Ryan, , 6:34 PM Sun 11 Mar 2012
Port Vauban in Antibes will be the venue for the Antibes Yacht Show 12-15 April, where Ron Holland's newest contribution to the sailing world will be launched, the Kestrel 106. ...[more]

Esse 750 - European Yacht of the Year, Special Yacht By Nancy Knudsen, , 1:27 PM Wed 7 Mar 2012
The Esse 750 this year won the European Yacht of the Year in the 'Special yacht' category. The Esse 750, at just 7.5 metres length overall, is designed for the sailor who wants to go fast but doesn't want to deal with recruiting crew. Or maybe your crew is one of your family members. If you want to get someone hooked on sailing, this is a great way to start. ...[more]

Whatever happened to the award-winning ETAP? By Des Ryan, , 7:27 AM Mon 27 Feb 2012
Whatever happened to ETAP? Founded in 1970 by Belgian entrepreneur Norbert Joris, ETAP built boats that were universally praised as innovative and ahead of their time, foam in their construction making them unsinkable. However, in January 2009, the company that made the unsinkable boat itself sank.. ...[more]

European Yacht of the Year 2012: the Oyster 625 By Des Ryan, 10:30 AM Tue 7 Feb 2012
Oyster, long a revered yacht in the luxury class, has just been honoured again with their new Oyster 625 winning 'Best Luxury Cruiser' in the 2012 European Yacht of the Year awards. So what is the new Oyster like? ...[more]

European Yacht of the Year: Beneteau Oceanis 45 By Nancy Knudsen, 9:44 AM Mon 30 Jan 2012
They've done it again. Beneteau, possibly the best known cruising brand in the world and always an ideal choice for coastal cruising, has just won another accolade as the European Yacht of the Year for 2012, in the Family Cruiser category. The Oceanis 45 has won this coveted title. ...[more]

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