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Yachting World Magazine - January 2026

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In this issue

STRONG BREW
This autumn’s big ocean race, the Transat Café L’Or, certainly lived up to its fearsome reputation

IMAGINARY ISLANDS
Exploring the South Atlantic as a celestial navigator turns into a three-year quest for a little-visited archipelago

THE PEOPLE’S YACHT
Despite low headroom, spartan interior and a potentially wet ride, the Folkboat is one of the most iconic yachts of the last 100 years

TESTED: SWAN 51
This ‘sportscar’ Frers design is now the smallest cruising Swan. But who’s it for and how does it behave under sail?

GREAT LOOP
Sailing adventures beyond the Caribbean – from Mexico to the Bahamas and America’s Great Loop

New boss for British Cup team

British America's Cup team Athena Racing has announced that legendary sailor and team boss Ian Walker MBE has been appointed chief executive officer. Walker joins Sir Ben Ainslie's team for its Challenge for AC38, reuniting two of Britain's most successful competitive sailors.

3 mins

800 sailors for 40th ARC

The 40th edition of the ARC transatlantic rally set off on 24 November, with 820 sailors on 145 yachts ranging from 3481ft making the passage to St Lucia in the Caribbean.

1 mins

Vendée skippers voted Sailors of Year

Solo sailors Justine Mettraux and Charlie Dalin have been named Rolex World Sailors of the Year at the World Sailing Awards.

1 mins

New safety check-in for Caribbean cruisers

A voluntary check-in scheme for sailors in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific has been set up to improve safety for boats in the area.

1 mins

Cape Horners celebrated

A bumper gathering of 126 'Cape Horners' assembled in Southampton in November to induct new members into the Cape Horn Hall of Fame.

1 mins

MATTHEW SHEAHAN

IF OCEANS ARE THE FINAL FRONTIER, WILL THE ELON MUSK AND JEFF BEZOS SPACE RACE BE A GOOD OR BAD THING FOR OFFSHORE SAILORS?

3 mins

NIKKI HENDERSON

IS GOOD SEAMANSHIP JUST ABOUT SKILL ON THE WATER? OR IS THERE MORE TO IT IF YOU WANT TO BE CONSIDERED A TRUE MASTER OF YOUR CRAFT?

3 mins

GREAT LOOP

JANNEKE KUYSTERS DISCOVERS CRUISING BEYOND THE CARIBBEAN – FROM MEXICO TO THE BAHAMAS AND AMERICA'S GREAT LOOP

8 mins

STRONG BREW

THIS AUTUMN'S BIG OCEAN RACE, THE TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR, LIVED UP TO ITS FEARSOME REPUTATION

9 mins

IMAGINARY ISLANDS

EXPLORING THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AS A CELESTIAL NAVIGATOR TURNS INTO A THREE-YEAR QUEST FOR A LITTLE-VISITED ARCHIPELAGO

10+ mins

THE PEOPLE'S YACHT

DESPITE LOW HEADROOM, SPARTAN ACCOMMODATION AND A POTENTIALLY WET RIDE, THE FOLKBOAT IS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC YACHTS OF THE LAST 100 YEARS NIC COMPTON FINDS OUT WHY

10+ mins

SWAN OF THE TIMES

THE NEW SWAN 51, A 'SPORTSCAR' FRERS DESIGN, IS NOW THE SMALLEST CRUISING SWAN. BUT WHO'S IT FOR AND HOW DOES IT BEHAVE UNDER SAIL?

10+ mins

ANAHITA 100

The 'world's fastest cruiser' is in build

5 mins

IFS Multi Tradewind: the 'Batman' sail

What would be your ideal tradewind sail setup? Keep things simple with a poled-out genoa, go more specialist with a Parasailor, or fly a combination of options? As we write this, during that time of year when hundreds of yachts are setting off across the pond on the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), we learn of this promising new, versatile solution from OneSails.

2 mins

PETROL VS ELECTRIC

FOX MORGAN COMMUTES DAILY BY INFLATABLE TENDER, SO GIVES A REAL-WORLD COMPARISON AND WEIGHS UP THE PROS AND CONS OF PETROL AND ELECTRIC OUTBOARDS

3 mins

SPECIAL REPORT

HELEN FRETTER ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY ARC

10+ mins

TAKING OWNERSHIP

BEN LOWINGS ON HAVING YOUR YACHT DELIVERED

6 mins

5 EXPERT TIPS

FREDDIE CARR ON CREW DYNAMICS

6 mins

WORLD'S COOLEST YACHTS

WE ASK TOP SAILORS AND MARINE INDUSTRY GURUS TO CHOOSE THE COOLEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE YACHTS OF OUR TIMES

1 mins

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Yachting World Magazine Description:

Publisher: Future

Category: Boating_Sailing

Language: English

Frequency: Monthly

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...