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Published by TI Media Limited 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.

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MATTHEW SHEAHAN • WHAT’S THE FAIREST WAY OF DETERMINING WHO IS OLYMPIC CHAMPION? THE NEWEST PLANS FOR THE GAMES LOOK TO ADDRESS THAT

NIKKI HENDERSON • BARELY A BOAT IS LAUNCHED THESE DAYS WITHOUT AN ELECTRIC WINCH OPTION, BUT SAFETY AND TRAINING HASN’T KEPT PACE WITH TECHNOLOGY

SHADOW GAMES • RUSSIA’S ‘GREY ZONE’ ACTIVITY IN THE BALTIC, FROM GPS INTERFERENCE TO AGGRESSIVE SHADOWING, IS UNSETTLING SAILORS. WILL THIS BE THE NEW NORMAL, ASKS ELAINE BUNTING?

IN SHACK LETON’S STEPS • A FAMILY SAIL-SKI-CLIMB ADVENTURE FOR SKIP NOVAK REVEALS THE CHANGING NATURE OF THE SHACKLETON TRAVERSE

DOT IN THE OCEAN • THE TINY ISLAND OF NIUE CAPTURES MIRANDA BAKER’S HEART AFTER AN ADVENTUROUS SOUTH PACIFIC PASSAGE VIA THE MID-OCEAN REFUGE OF MINERVA REEF

THE SCI-FI TRI • THE NEWEST FOILING ULTIM TRIMARAN IS A MELTING POT OF CRAZY IDEAS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY FLY AT 55 KNOTS. HELEN FRETTER GETS A LOOK ON BOARD

A NEW LIFE OF EXCESS • A BOLD DECISION TO USE DIFFERENT DESIGNERS HELPS GIVE THE EXCESS 13 IDENTITY AND MAKES A TELLING DIFFERENCE UNDER SAIL. HAS THIS LIVELY, MODERN BRAND FINALLY COME OF AGE?

SEAWIND 1170 • THIS ESTABLISHED AUSTRALIAN CATAMARAN BRAND, NOW ALSO BUILT IN TÜRKIYE, WANTS TO WIN OVER EUROPEAN BUYERS – AND THERE’S A LOT TO LIKE

NEW YACHTS • TOBY HODGES ON THE HOTTEST LAUNCHES FOR BOOT DÜSSELDORF BOAT SHOW

NEW GEAR • AWARD-WINNING INNOVATIONS FOR 2026

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SPECIAL REPORT • SEAN GLYNN ON NAVIGATING UNFAMILIAR WATERS

5 EXPERT TIPS • WILL HARRIS ON MAKING A NAV PLAN

TAKING OWNERSHIP • WILL BRUTON ASKS: IS IT A ‘BUYERS’ MARKET’ RIGHT NOW?

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