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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Cairns Solidifies Position as a Global Superyacht Homeport On Friday 31st July, a Captains’ dinner held in Cairns by the SuperYacht Group Great Barrier Reef highlighted the startling potential of the Australian city as a superyacht homeport for the South …
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