Vendée Globe competitor and Yachting World contributor Pip Hare, and Paul Larsen, the fastest man on water, take a look at all 33 boats which will be starting this year’s solo round-the-world race on November 8The 2020 Vendée Globe, which …
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110m Kaos (ex Jubilee) Redelivered by Lurssen After Major Refit Following an extensive refit at Lurssen’s Blohm + Voss facilities in Hamburg, the 110m superyacht formerly named Jubilee has emerged. KAOS marks Lurssen’s largest refit project to date, commencing at …
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A record fleet of 33 skippers have lined up in Les Sables d’Olonne for the 2020 Vendée Globe. Pip Hare explains how it feels to be one of them… Pip Hare – and her fellow Vendée Globe competitors – will …
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Mark Evans on McConaghy’s New Makara Superyacht Series McConaghy Boats recently announced the introduction of the Makara sailing superyacht series; a new breed of semi-custom luxury racing yacht whose advanced technical design, ease of use and ultra high performance sets …
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The young crew of a 16ft open boat face an impending Force 7 gale off the coast of Brittany – and it’s getting darkTwo men in a boat: Peter Clutterbuck and Peter Jesson reunited 44 years laterI’m always delighted to …
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Two rugged aluminium 40-footers from competing french yards make an interesting comparison. François Tregouet tests the Allures 40.9 and Ovni 400Back in the mid-2000s the niche market for aluminium centreboarders was disrupted by the arrival of a new upstart, Allures …
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