Yachting World Magazine - December 2024

In this issue

LAID BACK IN THAILAND: How to enjoy a season of exploring and easy sailing along Thailand’s spectacular Andaman Sea coast.

LIVING HISTORY: The iconic season-closing regatta Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez was an immersive history lesson for Crosbie Lorimer.

UNEXPECTED VANUATU: Heading for New Caledonia, a political storm forces a cruising couple to Vanuatu
instead – and they found it magical.

'Three-peat' for ETNZ

As Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand came into this year's 37th America's Cup as clear favourites. But the Kiwi camp has far more than just the structural advantage of being the ones that wrote the Protocol for the competition, and the originators of the AC75 concept.

3 mins

Italy win first Women's Cup

The first ever Women's America's Cup was won by Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli after a single, twoboat shoot-out final on 12 October.

2 mins

60-knot squalls hit Middle Sea Race

The 45th running of the Mediterranean offshore, the Rolex Middle Sea Race, saw a spectacularly random mix of conditions - even for a race which is famed for its variable weather patterns.

2 mins

MATTHEW SHEAHAN

WHAT WILL THE BOATS OF THE 38TH AMERICA'S CUP LOOK LIKE? THAT'S THE $20 MILLION QUESTION IF BRITAIN OR NEW ZEALAND DECIDE TO DEPART FROM THE AC75

3 mins

NIKKI HENDERSON

SEARCHING FOR MORE SPEED? BEFORE TINKERING WITH TINY ADJUSTMENTS, MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT THE BASICS RIGHT THE POWER DRIVING THE BOAT

3 mins

'WE WON'T QUIT TILL IT'S WON'

THE 37TH AMERICA'S CUP WAS ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS: WON BY THE GREATEST TEAM IN THE MODERN ERA AGAINST THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BRITISH CHALLENGER IN 90 YEARS. HELEN FRETTER FINDS OUT HOW IT WAS WON, PLUS WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE CUP... AND THE BRITS.

8 mins

LAID BACK IN THAILAND

CATHERINE LAWSON AND DAVID BRISTOW ENJOY A SEASON OF EXPLORING AND EASY SAILING ALONG THAILAND'S SPECTACULAR ANDAMAN SEA COAST

9 mins

CHANGE OF PLAN

LEAVING AUSTRALIA, MARIANNE URTH NEVER PLANNED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE ISLANDS OF VANUATU, BUT THE EXPERIENCE WAS MAGICAL

9 mins

LIVING HISTORY

THE ICONIC SEASON-CLOSING REGATTA LES VOILES DE SAINT TROPEZ WAS AN IMMERSIVE HISTORY LESSON FOR CROSBIE LORIMER

8 mins

ROOM WITH A VIEW

SWEDISH DESIGNER GABRIEL HEYMAN POURED A LIFETIME OF IDEAS INTO THIS PILOT SALOON CRUISER, WHICH INCLUDES ARGUABLY THE LARGEST COCKPIT AVAILABLE AT THIS SIZE

10 mins

SPECIAL REPORT EXTENDED CRUISING IN THE BALTIC

Sweden offers cruisers a warm welcome for winter - Janneke Kuysters has advice on how to boost your sailing time in the region

6 mins

5 EXPERT TIPS BOB BEGGS ON SAILING IN COLD WEATHER

As temperatures drop, Andy Rice gets tips on how to handle the cold from self-confessed Arctic weather fan and winning Clipper Round the World Race skipper Bob Beggs

3 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...