For the Paris Boat Show (see page 65), Multihulls World is organizing in conjunction with Le Nautic, as we do every year, a special "Catamaran & Tri Friendly" route around the show. The idea is to ...

Deep down, you know it: the multihull is THE best boat for you! Yes, but which one? A latest generation Multi50 to take part in the next Rhum? A comfortable cat to go and enjoy the West Indian ...

Sailing a transat is a mythical dream, and / or a goal, for almost every sailor. From Christopher Columbus to the pioneers of the OSTAR or the competitors in the Route du Rhum, they’ve all had us ...

Simoust around the world (again!!!!)

The San Blas is a destination which has attracted generations of sailors. They are still a mysterious place, shrouded in legends. It’s a mythical place, and one which is definitely worth a visit in ...

In MW174, our youngest contributor told us about the very beginning of his round-the-world trip aboard a multihull bought in New Caledonia. We take up the story again as he leaves Vanuatu to cross the ...

Are you thinking of setting off for a year or longer on a boat?  Your plan will no doubt be to make the most of this break?  But how do you really “let go” and be truly…  self-sufficient to ...

Jean-François loves sailing.  He alternates chartering in far-flung parts of the world with more sporty sailing on his own cat, like his trip to the Faroe Islands which he tells us about here…

Is it possible to race and cruise with the same multihull? It was with this idea in mind that the Design Catamaran team signed up for the famous Heineken Regatta, and then made the most of their Toro ...

Propellers are a complicated business. Pitch, torque, number of blades, fixed or folding… Not to mention the fact that they just get forgotten about when we are under sail. But when we fire up the ...

Whether its wintering, a long stopover or you’re putting your boat up for sale, these are all excellent reasons to store your canvas away in the right place... until the time comes to set sail ...

The Parasailor? It’s a symmetrical spinnaker whose central part forms a paraglider. Particularly efficient and stable in any sudden wind, this is the sail of choice for transatlantic crossings… ...

The famous American equipment supplier has become the world leader when it comes to equipment used in any maneuvers involving any lines. Blocks, traveler cars, winches, hydraulics: this company fits ...

Sunbrella offers an incomparable range of fabrics, both in terms of colors and patterns and in their uses in a marine environment. Its products can be found everywhere aboard multihulls, both sailing ...

On our long-range test of the Bali Catspace (see MW180), equipment manufacturer Gala entrusted us with a top of the range RIB, their Gala A330 HD, for a week. First off, a few words about the ...

On board Jaganda, Olivier and his family are preparing for their arrival in New Zealand. It's been a lively crossing, and will mark the halfway point of their round the world voyage…

It’s 6am… a morning just like any other. The sky and its clouds are reflected in the calm sea, in a perfectly silent ambience. Pearls of water glisten on the deck, chilled by the freshness of ...

Yann loves travelling, especially if it's on a multihull and in the furthest corners of the earth. Here's the proof with his account of a three week cruise on his brother's catamaran, covering the ...

When we visited the shipyard back in June, Gunboat had precisely 119 employees, 20 of whom were women, i.e. 16% of the workforce. This figure may seem a long way from parity... and yet, in just 5 ...

To get a good idea of what a boat really offers, there is nothing better than a dynamic test.

For quite a while now, the organizers of the ARC have faced some challenges with welcoming the multihulls; in a marina, the latter take a lot more real estate than monohulls. In the end, the general ...

Designed down to the smallest details, this Nautitech is all about efficiency and seamanship. No gadgets, nor fancy marketing: this truly is a catamaran designed to lastƒ which makes it a second ...

The British Virgin Islands archipelago is made up of about fifty islands. It’s a zone where the trade winds blow almost all year round. Here, distances between locations are short, there are plenty ...

At the end of a period packed with nautical events (shows, international regattas, etc.), the young team from our fellow Swiss magazine Skippers decided to take a break: a one-week cruise from the ...

Alizé, César, Lisa and Max are accompanying their Captain - Alizé’s father - on a great adventure: they are delivering Maitai, a Lagoon 450 Sportop, from Les Sables d’Olonne, in France, to ...

The SPADE anchor is manufactured in three materials (Steel, Aluminium, and Stainless Steel), and in six sizes. Hi-tensile steel versions are hot-dip galvanised. All SPADE anchors of the same size, ...

Dazcat designs include all kinds of different boats for racing, cruising, sail or power. Existing designs can be modified to suit your needs, or we can draw up something specially for you. One of the ...

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