Yachting World Magazine - July 2024

In this issue

In this issue:

HALF A WORLD AWAY: A final Pacific passage from French Polynesia to New Zealand takes the Swan 37 Elixir halfway around the world.

RING OF FIRE: Sailing from Fiji to Australia via Vanuatu’s live volcanic island of Tanna proves memorable for Kate Ashe-Leonard.

A LONG WAY ROUND: The Ocean Globe Race was all about bringing back the spirit of the early Whitbread Race. Here’s how crews fared.

ON TEST: PEGASUS 50: Mixing new and proven ideas, Pegasus has created a short-handed fast bluewater cruiser with a difference, and more...

MATTHEW SHEAHAN

IT’S ALL SMILES FOR THE AMERICA’S CUP TEAMS AS THE BRAND NEW AC75 BOATS HIT THE WATER. BUT THE SERIOUS BUSINESS STARTS SOON...

3 mins

NIKKI HENDERSON

ALL YACHTS SHOULD HAVE THE MEANS TO GO ALOFT AT SEA AND A CREW MEMBER WILLING AND ABLE TO DO SO

3 mins

THE ENDLESS OCEAN

THE PACIFIC IS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST OCEAN, BUT WITH SO MANY OPTIONS HOW DO YOU PLAN A ROUTE ACROSS? CRUISERS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES

1 min

HALF WAY HEAVEN

A FINAL PACIFIC PASSAGE FROM FRENCH POLYNESIA TO NEW ZEALAND TAKES THE SWAN 37 ELIXIR HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD

9 mins

RING OF FIRE

A MEMORABLE PASSAGE FROM FIJI TO AUSTRALIA FOR KATE ASHE-LEONARD

8 mins

THE BIG OCEAN CLEAN

AN AMBITIOUS PLAN IS SETTING OUT TO REMOVE PLASTIC FROM THE WORLD'S GREATEST OCEAN

9 mins

A LONG WAY ROUND

THE OCEAN GLOBE RACE WAS ALL ABOUT BRINGING BACK THE SPIRIT OF THE EARLY WHITBREADS. ELAINE BUNTING FINDS OUT HOW THE CREWS FARED

10+ mins

PEGASUS TAKES OFF

MIXING NEW AND PROVEN IDEAS, PEGASUS HAS CREATED A SHORTHANDED FAST BLUEWATER YACHT WITH A MARKED DIFFÉRENCE, AS TOBY HODGES DISCOVERS ON A TWO-DAY TEST SAIL

10 mins

ZEMI FORM MEETS FUNCTION

MALCOLM MCKEON DELIGHTS IN THE CHANCE TO RACE HIS OWN DESIGN BALTIC 110 ZEMI AT THE ST BARTHS BUCKET.

7 mins

THE NEXT CHAPTER

THE ARCHETYPAL SCHOONER CRUISER-RACER IS BACK ON THE CARIBBEAN CIRCUIT. NIGEL SHARP JOINED ADELA'S CREW FOR ITS FIRST REGATTA IN FIVE YEARS, THE ANTIGUA SUPERYACHT CHALLENGE

6 mins

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Yachting World is world's leading international yachting magazine. From ocean racing and blue water cruising to the most glamorous super-yachts, Yachting World has the very best in nautical writing and stunning photography, with up-to-the-minute technical reports, race analysis, new boat tests and much more...