It’s all very well to have chosen your catamaran, but before leaving, it will have to be equipped. Here is a short guide to the essential equipment, what it is worthwhile having and what can be seen ...

Crossing the Atlantic… We all dream about it! But how do you organise life aboard during these few days at sea?

In the first part (see Multihulls World #151), we saw how the multihull’s exterior architecture adapted to the unstable canons of leisure sailing over the last 25 years. The interior accommodation ...

Leaving…to return enriched by the beauty and the people you will discover throughout a unique voyage, shared with just a few thousand people. Those who dared and launched themselves into the ...

Your favourite magazine has selected 30 new or second-hand multihulls for you, perfectly suited to long-term cruising. From 38 to 60 feet, discover their strong points and...embark aboard!

The question most asked of a boat tester is: and you?  Which boat would you leave in?  A difficult question, if ever there was one. The proof is with the selection which follows. The hardest thing ...

Our boats are becoming ever more equipped, more complex and for some of us they have even become our homes.  So why not equip them with a system that monitors and alerts us in case of failures or ...

In 2004 Lagoon upset the trend by offering a 44-foot cat equipped with a flybridge. With the 440, we discovered an upper deck on which was the steering and sail-maneuvering station, as well as vast ...

Having a catamaran with daggerboards means enjoying better pointing ability than an equivalent model equipped with fixed stub keels, which are inevitably shorter. It means that you can also optimize ...

The worst thing that can happen aboard is a man overboard... 

Here is a trip which thumbs its nose at the general gloominess and the so-called ageing of leisure sailors! Tom, Mathieu and Pol can’t count fifty years between the three of them, but they climbed ...

Continuing his trip around the world with his family on board Jangada, Olivier recounts their bizarre stopover at Mopelia

A circumnavigation is about creating wonderful memories of idyllic anchorages and dream sailing. But, there are also a few memories which are not quite so painless…!

Here is the live from Barcelona: day 4 - Extreme Sailing Series.

The tenth edition of the most famous of all the transat races sets off on November 2nd, with the fastest boats arriving in Guadeloupe less than 10 days later. This anniversary edition will see the ...

Transporting yachts by cargo ship is something that’s grown considerably over the last ten years. The desire to deliver brand new multihulls to their owners all over the world has encouraged ...

Lüderitz, in the south of Namibia, is both on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean and in the middle of the desert. The city was founded by German merchants at the end of the 19th century - it is one of ...

Our adventurer Olivier Mesnier is back at sea after a long four-week stopover on the island of La Réunion. He and his crew are heading for South Africa, with its strong currents and legendary ...

Las Aves archipelago, nestled in the Caribbean, is a corner of paradise where the birds have obviously signed a long-term lease - but what a strange idea! Come with me and discover this remote federal ...

Cross the Atlantic from  West to East safely!Guadeloupe - Azores - Europe Departure: Guadeloupe, May 13th 2018 Maritime direction and weather assistance 24/24. (trackers with one position / 2 ...

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL OF YOUR YACHTFree yourself from the helm to any position of your catamaran.