‘We opted for a completely enclosed boat, contrary to some of the current trends, drawing heavily on aeronautics, its ergonomics, and the way pilots move around in their cockpits,’ says Simon. ‘Being able to work alongside my team, Guillaume Verdier’s team, the Carrington boats shipyard, the Dubreuil Aviation division, and everyone who has contributed to this project has been extremely enriching. 'I’m a curious person; I want to participate in everything, to understand, to exchange ideas, and to learn from the people around me. This whole adventure represents an incredible learning experience for me.’ After retiring from the 2020 Vendée Globe, Simon finished third in the 2024 edition despite the failure of one of his foils. He also came first in the 2018 Solitaire Urgo Le Figaro and the Bermudes 1000 Race. ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

Toby Hodges steps aboard a major world debut at the International Multihull Show in La Grande-Motte: the all-new Aquila 50 Sail. Known globally as a market leader in power catamarans, Sino-American builder Aquila has made the rare move into the sailing sector with a J&J-designed multihull focused entirely on big volume, luxury, and home-from-home living. Aquila 50 Specs LOA: 14.97m 49ft 1in Beam: 7.86m 25ft 9in Draught: 1.45m 4ft 8in Cabins: 4-6 Upwind sail area: 156m2 1,679ft2 Power: 2x50hp saildrive Hybrid: 2x50kW Torqeedo Pricing: starts at €950,000; €1.2m for hybrid version ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

Check out the entire TRM 43 tour on our YouTube channel. ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

Toby Hodges checks out a real treat for permormance multihull enthusiasts at the Grande Motte International Multihull Show: the brand-new TRM 43. Built in Portugal by Triarine Composites, renowned for its high-end composite mastery, and designed by Christophe Barreau, this 43-foot catamaran tips weighs in at a remarkably light 6.5 tons. Toby explores the boat's bucket-seat tiller steering, carbon rig, and high-spec deck hardware. An explores the spartan interior, off-grid setup, and the ultra-narrow hull berths designed to deliver pure, unadulterated sailing speed. ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

- Check out the full Simbad 55 tour on our YouTube channel. ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

Check out the entire tour on our YouTube channel. ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

- Oliver Irvine skippered the winning Clipper Race Team, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Our Social Media Editor, Jenny Jasper, spoke to him on his return to Portsmouth after sailing around the world. Here's what he had to say. ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

Toby Hodges takes us on a tour of the brand-new Simbad 55, a major world debut at La Grande-Motte multihull show. Built in Alicante, Spain, this 55-foot luxury flybridge catamaran features naval architecture by Pierre Delion and exterior/interior styling by Franck Darnet. Toby explores the galley-down layout, the expansive main saloon with its drop-down projector screen and opening forward window, and the luxurious owner's hull. He also breaks down the massive flybridge helm setup, the carbon rig, and Simbad's unique transparent, all-inclusive pricing model. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:46 Exterior Lines 01:30 Swim Platforms 02:36 Main Saloon & Galley 03:22 Connecting Crew Quarters + Guest Cabins 04:22 Luxury Owner's Stateroom 05:05 Flybridge + Sailing Setup 06:03 Displacement, Production & Pricing ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

Some highlights: - 'Anything that's dry!' - 'My multitool - it's pink, I love it' - 'I went 20 days across the Pacific before I put a pair of socks on' ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

- Toby Hodges takes a look at this huge catamaran at the La Grande-Motte Multihull Show ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

Toby Hodges takes a closer look at an award-winning French-built pocket rocket: the Astus 26.5. Designed by world-renowned naval architects VPLP, this flagship folding trimaran weighs just 1,200 kg and should deliver thrilling performance while remaining completely road-legal for trailering. Toby explores the boat's stiff beam folding system, the high-volume floats, and the ergonomic tiller-steered cockpit. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:48 Folding Mechanism 01:42 Deck Layout, Rigging & Bow Sprit 02:37 Interior Tour 03:31 Offset Centerboard System & Pricing ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

On Friday, Heather Thomas broke another record. She finished sailing around the world as the skipper for Team Scotland in the Clipper Race. Thomas and First Mate Millie Apperley are the first female leadership duo to get on a Clipper podium. Overall, Team Scotland finished in third, with 96 points. We caught up with Heather right after the Parade of Sail into Portsmouth on Saturday. The parade celebrated ending the approximately 40,000 nautical mile journey around the world. Here's how Heather felt. 🎥: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images/Jenny Jasper/ Sky News/Film Image Partner ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

The Outremer 48 is big news for multihull cruisers, especially those seeking fast, distance cruising in comfort. Toby Hodges spent a delivery passage aboard sailing it two-up. The full review is in Yachting World September 2026 ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

Getting into this Swan 51 sail locker is like visiting wonderland. Check out the sea trial on our YouTube channel. ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

- Have you ever been on a Swan? Test Editor Toby Hodges sails the Swan 51. Check out the entire trial on our YouTube channel. ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

- Four cabins on the luxury Fountaine Pajot 41 catamaran ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

Fountaine Pajot's latest 40-footer is an ultra spacious cat that can be chosen with hybrid propulsion. Here's a quick taster of what it's like aboard and to sail ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

The Fountaine Pajot 41 has many spots to relax in. ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

This Woy 26 is a modern daysailer built using novel and high-tech timber composite techniques by Jan Brügge Bootsbau in Germany - an exquisite design by Martin Menzner of Berckemeyer Yacht Design. ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)

Can a design from 2012 still outshine modern, wide-beam pocket cruisers on the water? Yachting Monthly’s Theo Stocker heads to Sweden to test the Linjett 34, a sleek, stunning, and traditional Baltic performance cruiser that proves timeless craftsmanship never goes out of style. While modern trends lean toward massive beams and chines, the Linjett 34 sticks to a proven, conservative hull shape that handles cruising loads effortlessly without sacrificing speed. If you are looking for a short-handed cruiser for a couple or a small family that balances premium finish with genuine performance, the Linjett 34 could well be the boat for you. A Note on This Video: Once again, this video is the latest in our ongoing collaboration where Yachting Monthly boat tests will sometimes appear here on Yachting World, providing you with even more expert reviews alongside Toby Hodges’ regular tests. ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/user/yachtingworld?sub_confirmation=1 ► For the latest reviews, new gear launches and tour news, visit our website: http://www.yachtingworld.com ► Like us on Facebook here - https://www.facebook.com/yachtingworldmagazine ► Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/yachtingworld ► Feel free to comment below! ► Remember to hit that LIKE button if you enjoyed it :)