Despite a consistent record of winning on the racecourse, Italia Yachts somehow remain under the radar. Sam Jefferson tests the 12.98 their latest cruiser/racer. Perhaps few things sum up the recent success of Italia Yachts as the sight of the Italia 15.98 Nessum Dorma ghosting into Port St Louis, Grenada one early December night in […]
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Racer/Cruiser or Cruiser/Racer? Sam Jefferson steps aboard the Italia 11.98 and discovers a potent argument for the former In my formative years I was taken to the cinema to watch the Dead Poets Society featuring the late Robin Williams. The film had a profound effect on me not least because I was told it was […]
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The April Issue of Sailing Today with Yachts and Yachting is out now, packed with adventure, races, running aground and relaxing summer charter ideas. The glowing Dufour 370 on the cover has been taken out for a test by our Editor Sam Jefferson. In this latest issue he gives us a full run down on […]
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A round up of last weekend’s excitement at the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show 2024. With the buzz of last weekend’s RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show still in the air, we’ve rounded up some highlights from this jam-packed marine event. This year, the Farnborough Exhibition Centre had even more in store, housing over 170 exhibitors, […]
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Take a peek at our Editor’s picks from the market – three top boats for sale. A list of carefully selected top-quality boats for sale – some of the best yachts in online brokerage – just for you. COMAR COMET 41S BATFISH V £105,000 Tax paid Batfish V is well constructed, Italian designed […]
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Clothing manufacturer Musto is celebrating a big milestone this year as the business celebrates 60 years of creating waterproofs and not getting wet. The Musto waterproofs company was founded in the aftermath of Keith Musto’s Olympic silver at the Tokyo Games. “Over the years I’ve been asked many times why I started Musto,” he said. […]
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Janet McMeekin provides a novices view of the fun and frolics of a Greek flotilla holiday. As a non-sailor, I was rather alarmed when my husband dropped the bombshell that he would love to mark his 60th birthday year by embarking on a ‘dream’ family flotilla holiday, sailing around the Ionian islands in Greece. Trying […]
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The RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show runs over the weekend of 24-25 February. We take a look at what’s on this year. The RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show takes place at Farnborough International Exhibition Centre over the weekend of the 24 – 25 February. Featuring dinghy sailing, windsurfing, wingsurfing and foiling as well as paddleboarding, […]
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Dufour Yachts has become one of the masters of producing surprisingly large ‘small’ yachts- and their 370 is no exception. About Dufour French boatbuilder Dufour has always sat slightly apart from rivals Beneteau and Jeranneau. Sure, they produce a similar flavour of cruising yacht but it has generally been the case that Dufour aims to […]
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Tom Cunliffe muses on the tricky business of running aground: recalling a near miss on the Beaulieu River, and how to get unstuck. Unless they’re being peppered with rockets fired by maniacs, we don’t generally read much about shipping in the papers. The exceptions come when things haven’t gone well. Not so long ago, a […]
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There are few places to beat Greece for that dream sailing holiday says Sue Pelling. Here we look at some options for where to charter in three popular areas – Cyclades, Ionian, Saronic Gulf. Greek cruising and chartering With 15,000 kilometres of coastline and around 6,000 Islands to explore, the cruising area of Greece is […]
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Yachting Year is fast becoming the must read annual for discerning sailors. Rob Peake, one of the finest editors in the industry, has sailed his seasoned eye overthe pages of Classic Boat, Sailing Today and Yachts and Yachting, selected thefinest stories, and distilled them into one bumper issue for you to enjoy. Whether youwant to […]
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Welcome to the March issue of Sailing Today with Yachts and Yachting! Here’s a little glimpse into the latest edition… “It may still be a bit chilly on the water but the March issue of Sailing Today with Yachts andYachting will warm the cockles of your heart as it ushers in a new sailing season. […]
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The Island Sailing Club (ISC) has announced that entries are now open for the 2024 edition of Britain’s Favourite Yacht Race, the Round the Island Race, which is being held on Saturday 15th June 2024. The annual Round the Island Race has become an iconic sporting event with the first race taking place in 1931. […]
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