Is good seamanship just about skill on the water? Or is there more to it if you want to be considered a true master of your craft?

What is seamanship? The Oxford dictionary defines seamanship as ‘the skill, technique or practice of handling a ship at sea’. …Continue reading »

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Gary Grant Design, the American studio behind some of the most dramatic-looking superyachts, has a new proposal. It taps into the appetites for super-size yachts and cleaner propulsion. Simultaneously, the 502-footer (153-meter) is much like a sculpture on the water, in the studio head’s style. Gary Grant (below), head of Gary Grant Design, has four […]

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As as the Globe40 race sets off from Sydney today, Rupert Holmes reports from the half-way stage of the double-handed round the world race in Class40s

We are deep in the South Atlantic on a screaming reach, riding the leading edge of the semi-permanent cold front …Continue reading »

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Predictions as a year begins are nothing new. Prognostications characterize traditional media as much as the new year’s resolutions list sitting on your table. It’s relatively easy for us in yachting to make predictions, too, in terms of what will be the biggest deliveries from year to year. Thanks to data from builders and designers, […]

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The stories everyone was talking about in 2025 touched on triumph and tragedy. They further touched on pop culture. From an accident involving the crew of one of the highest-profile charter yachts to the unusual ideas an owner has for how his superyacht should operate, these are the five biggest yacht news stories of the […]

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