La Rochelle Yacht Show 2021 awaits you!

Palma de Mallorca will promote itself as an international yacht maintenance center, according to the Institute for Business Innovation

The Fountaine Pajot yacht yard is expanding. A new factory with a total area of 8,000 square meters has opened in the French city of Aigrefeuille.

Many rigid sail technologies have been developed in the yachting industry over the past few years. Their performance was undoubtedly superior to classic sailing rigs. Used primarily in sailing races, stiff sails are still very difficult for day to day use and made for large sailing boats.

Royal Yacht Club Southampton Regatta, 1927: Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock follows on the heels of the Royal Yacht Britannia and even comes forward. With materials such as wood, tow, steel and cotton, attempts have been made to overcome the problem of enormous stress during the regatta at higher wind speeds. Sailing to the limit.

After 40 years of the shipyard's existence, with about 3,000 built boats under its belt, in 2017 Fountaine Pajot released the 14-meter sailing catamaran Saona 47, which at the time of release took a strategic position in the model range, between the Helia 44 Evolution and Saba 50 catamarans. industry demand is generating relentless development, and now the Helia 44 has replaced the new and improved New 45 catamaran, and the Saona 47 very quickly gained wide international recognition and has already become one of the bestsellers of the shipyard.

Svea, the newest addition to the J Class fleet, is considered one of the most outstanding yachts of our time, embodying the harmony of classic and modern design, a combination of J-Class design lines and Maxi Grand Prix yacht technology.

Last Sunday, December 17, 34-year-old French yachtsman François Gabard set a new world solo record in his sailing trimaran Macif.

Jersey and Marcena have always been attracted by the sea. Their dream: to sail around the world on their yacht. After sailing around the Atlantic for five years on board the Privilege 435, the catamaran was ready to sail around the world!

9 yachtsmen, having visited different sailing areas, will tell you what is impossible to do without on a long sailing trip.

The world leader in the charter yacht market Dream Yacht Charter, amid the current Covid crisis, decided to open a new base in the Italian city of La Spezia, which would meet all current requirements and take into account all the needs of yachtsmen.

The behavior of the vessel during strong gusts of wind from the stern depends on the strength of the waves and the type of yacht. Therefore, it is impossible to give universal recommendations on how to behave in such situations. However, you can use the experience of others to be prepared for any course of events at sea.

The ninth Vendée Globe - the most difficult, but the most prestigious round the world of singles "non-stop" started on November 8, 2020

With the help of the Genoese staysail twist devices, it is possible not only to remove most of the sail panel in the shortest possible time, but, to some extent, also effectively reef it. By pulling on the reef seasons, on the forehead, you can change the position of the sail profile, into which the luff is folded.

If you are one of the 30 percent of boat and yacht owners who have already experienced fuel problems such as water in diesel, technical issues and pollutants, you know how infuriating it is and how much it costs to figure it out.

On September 8, 2020, at a committee meeting, the Bénéteau Group made a number of difficult decisions dictated by the impact of COVID-19 on all of its industrial projects

The small and medium-sized motor yacht sector remains an engine of growth, but the charter sector is also recovering markedly.

Boats that made iconic voyages in the last century and the people who boldly steered them have now reached legendary status. We all know their names and achievements, but what fate overtook these boats after their accomplishments and do they sail today?

Superyacht Cup Palma announces that the J Class will join Europe's longest running superyacht regatta in 2022.

The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are expanding their involvement in the marine recreation sector, seeking to capitalize on the growing interest of Asian investors in yachting

Porto Montenegro in the Bay of Kotor is one of the brightest pearls of the Mediterranean Sea, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. This marina is a must-see for every yachtsman, and we'll tell you why.