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Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeSailing with Robin Knox-Johnston to Scotland - Barry Pickthall rediscovers the ‘Golden Age’ of Yachting Six men and a gal rediscover the ‘Golden Age’ of sailing aboard Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s Farr 56 Sanjula as Barry Pickthall narrates

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeBest Practical Christmas Gifts for Sailors - 14 Nautical Presents at the Top of Every Boater’s Wishlist To save you the time and hassle of present searching for your nautical loved one, we’ve found 14 of the best Christmas gifts for sailors - with something to excite every type of…

Sailing TodayNorthern Europe‘It Was a Completely Different World’ - Tales from Amateurs in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 2026 Fresh off the gruelling 40,000-nautical-mile Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, amateur crew members open up about the brutal demands of the 11-month journey and the strategies that carried them to…

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeThe Secret Behind Cannes Yachting Festival’s Success - Exclusive with Director Constance Brement Sam Jefferson caught up with Constance Brement, the Director of the Cannes Yachting Festival, to talk planning, logistics, and hear about how this show has had success year after…

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeThe Man Who ‘Left an Indelible Mark on Global Ocean Racing’ - Remembering Mike Slade OBE: 1946-2026 Remembering the life and remarkable racing achievements of elite sailor Mike Slade

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeThe Secret to Beating End of Summer Sailing Season Blues? Our Favourite Classic and Emerging Winter Sailing Destinations The answer to brightening up those winter days is here - our top winter sailing destinations from the classic Caribbean options to further afield

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeThe Essential Safety Gear I Won’t Go Sailing Without - The Best Head Torches for Sailors on Any Budget Sailing Head Torch Buyer’s Guide: looking for top quality waterproof gear to take on your next adventure? Here’s are our favourites...

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeOrca Core and Display 2 Tried and Tested - Sam’s Verdict on Simplifying Several Aspects of Navigation Sam Jefferson gives us a full review of the Orca Core and Display 2

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeFrom a Diagnosis to Emptying his 401(k), and Buying a Boat - Sailing with Phoenix Social Media Sensation Sets off on Circumnavigation Oliver Widger, known for the Sailing with Phoenix social media channels, has set off on his solo non-stop circumnavigation - but it all began with a diagnosis and emptying his 401(k)

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeHow to Become a Sailing Olympian - LA28 Olympic Sailing Qualification System Explained Everything you need to know about how elite sailors around the world will be chosen to take part in the LA28 Olympic Sailing events

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeHand Picked Sailing Boats for Sale UK - Our Favourite Adventure Ready Second-Hand Yachts on the Market Our hand picked selection of some of the best yachts on the market

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeVote Now on the Ultimate Sailing Shortlist - British Yachting Awards 2026 Nominees Announced The nominations are revealed for the British Yachting Awards 2026. Now it’s over to you to decide who wins

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeCharter the World’s Largest Sailing Yacht - Everything You Need to Know About the Orient Express Corinthian The Orient Express Corinthian, the largest yacht in the world, is impressive in many ways, but is this 721ft boat the type of sailing we all imagine?

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeChanges Announced for Southampton International Boat Show 2027 - Iconic British Event Cuts Days from Schedule The iconic Southampton International Boat Show has announced next years show will be shortened to 8 days - a new era for the British boat show

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeThe New ‘Very Luxurious’ Cruising Cat - Aquila 45 Sailing Catamaran Video Tour Sam Jefferson takes us around the brand new Aquila 45 Sailing Catamaran, the smallest of this Aquila range, but still just as luxurious

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeLuna Rossa Dominates 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta - GB1 on the Back Foot and the Teams to Watch Luna Rossa dominated the fleet racing, and took the win at the 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta 2 - here’s the latest, and how the other teams fared

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeMore 40 Boat Tour Video - Inside the Fast, Rigid, and Luxurious Performance Cruiser Sam Jefferson takes us around the More 40, a stylish Croatian performance cruiser with ‘all the ingredients to be superb’

Sailing TodayNorthern Europe‘We Had Three Days Where it was Constantly Over 30 Knots’ - Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 Exclusive with Sam Davies An Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 exclusive interview with Sam Davies of DMG MORI GLOBAL ONE - third on the podium

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeThe Boat Show Founded by French Shipbuilders and Maritime Legends - What to Expect at Grand Pavois 2026 Highlights of the Grand Pavois 2026, the show built by sailors, for sailors

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeIs Your Cockpit Ready for Another Season? How to Care for and Renew Your Boat Covers From renewing tired canvas to extending the life of existing frames, NVequipment explains how to get more from your cockpit protection

Sailing TodayNorthern Europe‘Five Boat Shows in One’ - Everything You Need to Know About Genoa International Boat Show 2026 The 66th edition of the Genoa International Boat Show takes place at the start of October, here’s what you’ve got to look forward to

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeSimbad 55 Boat Tour Video - The Long-Range Luxury Catamaran that Turned Heads at Cannes Sam Jefferson takes us on a tour of the new Simbad 55, the luxury catamaran 57ft cat launched this year

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeDylan Fletcher Injured and GB1 AC40 Damaged on Naples Start Line - British America’s Cup Boat Collision Right Before Critical Prelims How GB1 are rallying to recover from collision with Tudor Team Alinghi’s chase boat just days before Prelims

Sailing TodayNorthern EuropeOne Unit, Total Awareness, Zero Compromise - How the Em-Trak X100 System puts AIS, Communication, and Safety in One The em-trak X100 redefines onboard communication - here’s how it gives you the advantage for safety and awareness

On the water

Boat shows on now, this week's stories from each region, and what its press is covering — in English

On view

On the water this week the newest stories from the region's press

The wire the region's press, translated

How yachting moves in 2026 from the industry's own reports

Sources

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About

A dock at six in the morning tells you more than a launch party at eight in the evening.

I crewed for ten years and delivered other people's yachts across the Mediterranean before I wrote a word about them. I have been seasick in front of guests I was meant to impress. I have watched a yard in Viareggio spend nine months on a hull nobody will ever see. Nami (波) means wave, and this is a magazine about boats — I intend to go on calling them boats.

So that is what gets read here: around ninety sources out of Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Americas and Japan, in Italian, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Japanese and English. Yards, crews, naval architects, the small classics moored beside the hundred-metre houses. Prices appear when the price is genuinely the story, which is rarer than the brochures imply.

A story here is a headline, a short excerpt, one picture and the link out to the people who reported it. Nothing is reprinted whole. The photographs stay with whoever took them. A Dutch yard writes in Dutch and it stays in Dutch here. The link goes straight to them.

— Olivia Stay, Antibes and Tokyo Bay