Off the coast of Alaska across the turbulent surface of Bering Sea, two self-sailing ships sail on with the traces like a lawnmower style path on the water. Richard Jenkins and Dylan Owens are the two engineering brains behind these sailing robots. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Sailboats
Most Expensive sailboats in the world

Maltese Falcon. Credit: PD Photo
Sunny days won’t last long, soak up as much sun as you can, and the most adventurous way to do so is to board a ship and set sail. So start saving your money to make the voyage, so what they are a bit expensive, they are totally worth it.
Lürssen 91m project ‘Orchid’ is Good to Go
Updated Nov 2015
This is one of the luxury yachts that have been designed in our lifetime. It is so elegant and beautifully designed. Shining in the shimmer of the afternoon sun and producing foams as she femininely floats the blue waters of the seas, she dwells with beautiful elegance. This is no ordinary sailboat; it is class and beauty in one. this is one of the luxury yachts of our century and wherever it is that you want to voyage and get away from the society to only be surrounded by waters, it so willingly allows you aboard and the journey that she will take you into the oceans is one that is luxurious and amazing like one you have never seen before. Continue reading
Alfa Nero – a Luxury Yacht

Alfa Nero Credit: Orlovic / CC BY-SA 3.0
A luxury yacht should make a sailing experience a spectacular adventure. These sailboats ought to have everything you desire. A beautiful Alfa Nero will offer a powerful sail with all the luxuries. Continue reading
Sailing Reinstated For The Paralympic Games
Video added in Nov. 2016.
Some April Fools jokes are funnier than others. The latest offering from Scuttlebutt Sailing News goes into the “not at all funny” pile. The premise of the “joke” is that sailing has been reinstated for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, and that new boats will be required for the event. Continue reading
The Hydroptère – World’s Fastest Sailboat

Hydroptere. Credit: Thomas Lesage / CC BY-SA 3.0
The Hydroptère is a part boat and part plane. It made a historic event when it broke the world speed record for 500 meters, at a speed of 61 miles per hour, in 2009. Continue reading
Prada’s Luxury Yacht Sets Sail

Credit: Flickr / Yasuhiro Chatani / CC BY 2.0
For a 2013 historic sailing race – America’s Cup taking place in San Francisco, Miuccia PRADA and Patrioizo Bertelli look forward to investing € 40 million in the making of a luxury yacht. Continue reading
Multihull Solutions Catamarans Nominated for 2012 Boat of the Year
Video Updated Jan. 2018
For the prestigious 2013 Cruising World Boat of the Year Awards, Multihull Solutions’ four models have been nominated.
The event is hosted by Cruising World and Sailing World Magazines, which recognizes and honours the best new sailboat models introduced to the North American market. Continue reading
United States Sailboat Show 2012
The event was much anticipated and buzzed about. It was its forty-third annual run this year. The show held in Annapolis, proved a success this year too. Continue reading
Luxury motor yacht Azimut Grande 140
The largest model of Azimut Grande 140, built by the Azimut-Benetti Group was unveiled at the Cannes Boat Show this year. The interior concept of the yacht was designed by the firm Redman-Whitley-Dixon while Stefano Righini designed the exterior of the yacht. Continue reading