Following 30 months of welding, engineering, and fitting out, the classically appealing superyacht Linnea Aurora is on her maiden voyage. Having departed SES Yachts’ home of Turkey, she’s in the island nation of Malta, the first of several destinations to come. Linnea Aurora joins the Truly Classic 128 family of designs from Hoek Design. Specifically, […]

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And then there were none... just three days after two Ultims set off on a head-to-head around the world Jules Verne non-stop record bid, both return to France after suffering foil damage on the same day

The two Ultim foiling trimarans which had set off on a Jules Verne Trophy around the world non-stop record attempt …Continue reading »

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With metal cutting and welding complete, the Codecasa F81 project has transferred from the yard’s site in Pisa, Italy, to its fit-out headquarters in Viareggio. Foggy conditions added a bit of visual drama to her maneuvers once on land, as if to heighten awareness of the spectacle. Construction on this steel-and-aluminum Codecasa 57 series superyacht […]

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A crew member taking part in this year’s ARC rally has been lost overboard from a Volvo 70 yacht mid-Atlantic, the US MRCC has ended the active search for 33-year-old Swedish sailor Dag Eresund

A crew member taking part in this year’s ARC rally has been lost overboard. Yesterday, Monday 2 December, the Volvo …Continue reading »

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We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Ray Davies nominates the AC72

“I think one of the coolest boats was the AC72,” says Davies who nominates the wingsail catamarans sailed in the …Continue reading »

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