Bond Magic: Elegant 007 Available to Charter with Hill Robinson The 72-metre charter charmer Elegant 007, is now available to charter with Hill Robinson and comes with an array of stylish features, perfect for taking on the Mediterranean season by …
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This 60ft modern classic represents one man’s exhaustive quest to build his dream yacht. Toby Hodges joins Mike Ludgrove for Helena’s maiden sail Photo: Ian RomanIt was a picture postcard spring sailing scene as Helena heeled into the gentle breeze …
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Inside Benetti’s 107m Giga Yacht Luminosity Launched under the codename of ‘Project Zoza’, Luminosity departed the Livorno shed in the midst of Benetti’s ‘Giga Season’ at the beginning of 2019. Representing the second in a series of launches which would …
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A violent storm, broken tiller and leaking petrol put David Pyle and crew in great peril on a passage to Australia in an 18ft Drascombe LuggerThe Hermes crew befriended Nell the cat in the Far EastOur Great Seamanship series tells …
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Azimut’s Work of Art: The Magellano 25 Metri Last month, prolific Italian shipbuilder Azimut Yachts revealed the ‘flagship of all flagships’ of the Magellano Collection. The yard has now followed up this impressive benchmark with the Magellano 25 Metri, which …
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When countries locked down because of COVID-19, thousands of cruisers were stranded. We hear some of their storiesJennifer and Peter Bernard’s yacht Steel Sapphire moored at Uligan, Maldives. Photo: Peter BernardWhen the world abruptly locked down in March, many cruisers …
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