Yachting World - May 2025

In this issue

TROUBLE IN PARADISE
Nikki Henderson skippers a Corinthian crew on board a J/122 in the challenging RORC Caribbean 600.

ARE YOU OCEAN READY?
Leon Schulz on how to keep an older yacht ready for bluewater adventures with a rolling refit programme.

PACIFIC LOOP
A ‘bucket list’ voyage from the US west coast to Hawaii and back highlights the importance of crew dynamics.

TROUBLE IN PARADISE

DESPITE ITS HOLIDAY WEATHER, THE TRADEWIND-POWERED RORC CARIBBEAN 600 IS WELL ESTABLISHED AS A TRUE BLUEWATER CHALLENGE, NIKKI HENDERSON REPORTS

10 mins

OCEAN READY

IS A REFIT EVER REALLY FINISHED? OCEAN SAILING INSTRUCTOR LEON SCHULZ ON HOW TO KEEP AN OLDER YACHT READY FOR ADVENTURE

10+ mins

PACIFIC LOOP

CONTRASTING PASSAGES ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO HAWAII AND BACK REVEALED THE IMPORTANCE OF CREW DYNAMICS TO TOR JOHNSON

10 mins

FAMILY TIES

AN EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY'S CRUISING LIFE LEADS THEM IN THE WAKE OF A BROTHER CAPTURED BY THE KHMER ROUGE. THERESA NICHOLSON REPORTS

8 mins

SAM GOODCHILD

FROM A LIVEABOARD CHILDHOOD TO BECOMING BRITAIN'S BEST OCEAN RACING PROSPECT, SAM GOODCHILD TALKS TO HELEN FRETTER ABOUT ACHIEVING A LIFETIME DREAM

10 mins

HERCULEAN TASK

DROPPING A 46FT MAST SOLO AHEAD OF A VOYAGE THROUGH THE FRENCH CANALS PRESENTED STEVE PICKARD WITH A MAJOR CHALLENGE

9 mins

BIG CAT BIG SHOES

THE LAGOON 42 OUTSOLD EVERY OTHER CATAMARAN TO DATE, WITH MORE THAN 1,150 BOATS BUILT. WILL ITS REPLACEMENT MEET WITH SIMILAR SUCCESS?

8 mins

NEW YACHTS

PREVIEWING NEW YACHTS AT THE 2025 INTERNATIONAL MULTIHULL SHOW

6 mins

GEAR FOCUS

LATEST WAYS TO DISPLAY SAILING DATA, WITH RUPERT HOLMES

8 mins

PRACTICAL

Hitting rocks is one of a sailor's worst fears: Joshua Shankle explains what to do if you're unfortunate enough to be grounded

9 mins

EXTRAORDINARY BOATS

Though the IMOCA class is usually a design race between ever-more technologically advanced foilers, two brand new boats were built without foils. Why?

5 mins

5 EXPERT TIPS

Match racing puts huge emphasis on getting a great start. World champion Ian Williams shares his tips for calculating time to the line with Andy Rice

4 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...