Sven Yrvind pauses construction on his ocean cruiser in Västervik to build Exlex X, a 4.2m experimental plywood model to test plow rudders, movable lead ...
Sven Yrvind
An in-depth structural evaluation of the Beneteau Oceanis 361, examining its solid fiberglass hull laminate, internal grid bonding, nine 20mm keel bolts, and ...
Practical Sailor
At age 87, Swedish navigator Sven Yrvind cuts and thermoforms Divinycell foam sheets for the compound bow curves of his 5.6m ocean micro-cruiser in Västervik, ...
Tim Labute of Lady K Sailing analyzes Roger MacGregor's wild 26X/26M powersailer concept, deconstructing water ballast physics, 20-knot planing speeds, and ...
Lady K Sailing
At 87, Swedish voyager Sven Yrvind fairs the sheerline across nine mold stations for his 5.6m ocean micro-cruiser in Västervik, Sweden, optimizing reserve ...
Toby Hodges of Yachting World inspects the South African-built Vision 444 catamaran, examining vacuum-infused composite construction, short-handed deck ...
Yachting World
Marine surveyors Hendrik Pilz and Dominik Behringer inspect the Cannes Yachting Festival, evaluating build quality, hybrid propulsion, and real-world boat ...
BootsProfis
Victoria Chalaya and Rico Stoll of NautiStyles tour Lone Star, a 130-foot Hatteras tri-deck motor yacht refitted in 2024 with Detroit Diesel power and luxury ...
NautiStyles
Brian and Karin advance boatyard milestones on their custom 53-foot aluminum catamaran in Whangarei, installing salon wall panels, electric traveler winches, ...
Sailing SV Delos
William Bill and Iana Uvarova present the ALU-EXP15, a 53-foot expedition aluminium catamaran engineered for high-latitude autonomy with collision bulkheads, ...
Sailing Dawn Hunters
Mads Rasmussen returns to structural refit work aboard SV Athena, confronting hidden moisture rot in the bunker lockers and executing precision marine joinery ...
Sail Life
NautiStyles tours PLAYA, an 89-foot Dutch-built Lynx YXT 27 support yacht featuring a 75-square-meter working deck, 3.6-ton crane, and custom wellness beach ...
James from Sailing Zingaro breaks down the MAIB interim report on the sinking of the 56-meter Perini Navi superyacht Bayesian off Porticello, Sicily, detailing ...
Sailing Zingaro
Sailing Helios explores the Windelo 54 electric catamaran in Canet-en-Roussillon, France, inspecting volcanic basalt fiber hulls, recycled PET foam core, and ...
Sailing Helios
Grab a copy of Be The Captain, 10% off Defender + 20% off PredictWind: https://bethecaptain.com/ Boat shows are notorious for pushing shiny new solutions to ...
We’re live from the Cannes Yachting Festival! Recent conversations across the cruising community have put keel safety, hull construction, and structural ...
The tragic story of the Cheeky Rafiki. During a delivery from Antigua to the UK, a catastrophic structural failure caused the grid to rip the fiberglass hull ...
Most production boats from 35 to 55 feet share a hidden construction secret: the structural grid. Instead of building piece-by-piece inside the boat, ...
As an offshore sailor, my body is wired to trust heavy, deep hulls. Then I stepped on the Pegasus 50. It’s low, cored, and wide—everything my gut tells me to ...
A chance meeting in a far-off anchorage leads to a ride on perhaps the best-designed catamaran we have ever sailed on. The Balance 526 gave us ideas for what ...
The O’Kelly’s