Recluta is a 69ft ketch built for renowned designer Germán Frers to lines drawn by his father some 80 years previously. Helen Fretter reportsThe Frers dynasty is responsible for more than 1,300 yacht designs. Germán Frers, having last year celebrated …
Skip Novak’s final adventure on Pelagic Australis before she moves on to a new owner was a mission to save the albatrossI let go the lines at the pontoon in Cape Town and watched Pelagic Australis motor out of the …
We showcase three of the latest 3 standout sailing superyacht designs for their ability to bring the outside inA priority with any new superyacht design should be of providing the owners with the ability to enjoy their surroundings to the …
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The inevitable combination of both the trend for aluminium yachts and towards multihulls, the Ovnicat 48 is a new go anywhere catamaran, Rupert Holmes reports It’s easy to assume that all rugged metal yachts are very heavy. While that was …
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Toby Hodges and Rupert Holmes take a look at some of the latest eco-friendly sails technology, from recycleable to recycled materials Sails are predominantly made from new plastics, chemicals and virgin fibres, but some latest developments may help address that …
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American solo sailor Ryan Finn has become the first to sail around Cape Horn in a proa.Ryan Finn arriving in San Francisco. Photo: Merfyn OwenAmerican sailor Ryan Finn has become the first yachtsman ever to sail around Cape Horn in …
