Saare’s new flagship might look conservative, but those lines hide a thoroughly modern cruiser that takes the fight to the yard’s bigger rivals. Theo Stocker went to find out how she measures up

Largest in the range from the well-known Swedish builder, the Maxi 1300 is an easily handled fast cruiser with offshore potential and a nicely-finished interior. David Harding went to meet her...

THE NEWEST FOILING ULTIM TRIMARAN IS A MELTING POT OF CRAZY IDEAS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY FLY AT 55 KNOTS. HELEN FRETTER GETS A LOOK ON BOARD

Yachts designed specifically to conform to a rating rule can be curiously deformed things. Who can forget some of the contorted designs of the 1980s bent into peculiar shapes to profit to the maximum

The latest powercat from Bluegame looks unlike anything else on the market and features an underwater foil to increase speed and efficiency. We take it for a spin to see how it performs at sea

A BOLD DECISION TO USE DIFFERENT DESIGNERS HELPS GIVE THE EXCESS 13 IDENTITY AND MAKES A TELLING DIFFERENCE UNDER SAIL. HAS THIS LIVELY, MODERN BRAND FINALLY COME OF AGE?