Sailing Anarchy

Though we’ve never sailed on one, the Club Swan 50 remains one of the coolest boats ever. Thanks to Max Ranchi from the Swan Tuscany Challenge.

This seems appropriate for Earth Day… Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 22 April 2024: The Ocean Cleanup, the global non-profit project, has removed a verified all-time total of ten million kilograms (22 million lbs.) of trash from oceans and rivers around the world – approximately the same weight as the Eiffel Tower. To complete its mission of […]

The Transat CIC is set to bring solo ocean racing’s biggest, most modern IMOCA and Class40 fleet to the very heart of New York City. The city of New York is inextricably linked to the long history of solo ocean racing. Some years before anyone had really worked up the idea of racing solo around […]

The French Bathô Company will cease its activity in June 2024. 6 years after its creation, the Social and Solidarity Economy company specializing in the upcycling of abandoned boat hulls announced this on April 17, 2024. Transferred by its founders to the group SOS in 2021, the unusual shipyard as it was called, was located […]

This is one fine effort! Read all about it here. Ironic title inspiration thanks to the Beastie Boys. Photo credit: OGR2023/Aida Valceanu.

Big Pimpin’ Allen has just unveiled its latest development in sailing hardware: the Vang King. The Vang King is not just a gas strut; it’s a game-changer in vang control systems for keelboats up to 26ft. Designed to serve as a boom support system, the Vang King seamlessly integrates with a purchase system to deliver […]

Today Scot’s guest is Ronnie Simpson, who sadly had his  Global Solo Challenge around the world cut short with a dismasting, a rescue, and the scuttling of his Open 50 in treacherous waters. We talk get into all that was involved in this race, what it was like onboard during the end, and a helluva […]

Of course, the Mekong Delta was the first thing that popped into our heads when we saw this particular bit of vaporware. Read all about it.

Can one yacht really satisfy a wide range of sailors? It’s a tough design brief but Bavaria and Cossutti reckon they’ve cracked it. On delivery trips between Mediterranean boat shows and on several test sails last summer and autumn, the eagerly awaited new Bavaria C46 confirmed that it meets the shipyard's specifications to the letter. The development team wanted nothing less than a 46ft sailing yacht that sails well and is easy to handle, but also is so versatile that it can be configured for a wide variety of purposes and requirements.

The first edition of the 600-mile Roschier Baltic Sea Race showed just how good the sailing – and racing – can be up here in high summer. Given the continued success and growing enthusiasm around the globe for 600-mile offshore races it was only a matter of time before demand for one in the Baltic became overwhelming. The biennial Roschier Baltic Sea Race, which first took place in 2022, has all the ingredients of a classic race of this type: a myriad of islands and lighthouses in a region steeped in maritime history.

The first year in which the concept of the P40 class has been taken forward was 2023 and we produced a structure which included inshore and offshore components - with separate prizes, subscriptions from members in order to manage the class and the formation of a committee to oversee and coordinate the development. Using questionnaires and direct approaches we have tried to discover the general hopes and aspirations of this new class. It became clear that there was a split between those who wanted to race inshore and those who preferred offshore; some did both but certainly not the majority.

Exhilarating yet easy to sail with an unmatched racing record, Savannah is arguably the most successful Spirit of Tradition yacht ever built… Imagine a yacht with all the elegance and grace of a J Class, scaled down slightly for a major reduction in operating costs, with fully optimised modern underwater sections, keel and rudder. That yacht is Savannah.

These fucking things just get weirder and weirder. Photo Oriol Castello / Alinghi Red Bull Racing / Red Bull Content Pool.

…Brooklin! Here, Finally, someone other than Tempesta talks. Do you have any idea how hard it was to get that egomaniac to agree to this? Talk about a pain in the ass… Today’s guest – thankfully –  is Will Sturdy, Chief Designer at Brooklin Boatyard. Enjoy! Oh, and next Tuesday’s guest on the podcast is […]

To state the obvious, Mark Mills draws some pretty fantastic boats. The boat pictured here is his new Slovanian-built Retro 41, soon heading to the US, and while we dig the overall boat, we just can’t understand why it has such a small and cramped cockpit. And yes, small cockpits make us mad! We know […]

The rapid development in staysail design, build, and application is pretty amazing. We grabbed this shot of the SC 52 Triumph from a Quantum newsletter to show you what their interpretation of staysails looks like. More here.

The French legend Pen Duick VI FR (14), skippered by the indomitable Marie Tabarly, has taken provisional line honours in the final leg of the inaugural McIntyre Ocean Globe Race – and in the days ahead could potentially win the OGR Overall! At 22:52 UTC, 11th April the stunning black-hulled, 73-foot Bermudan Ketch, revered amongst […]

There is no question that, particularly in high-density living and boating areas, slips are getting more and more expensive. And harder to find. Given the value of waterfront property, we see this problem continuing to grow. We received this bit of alarming news coming out of Newport Beach, CA. Not good. – ed. Based on […]