World’s coolest yachts

Rupert Holmes looks at one of the most desirable cruising yachts of the Sadler era, as well as some alternative boats

BUILT 1935 / 2024 PRICE € 3,950,000

LOA: 53ft 11in (16.44m) BEAM: 15ft 6in (4.73m) ENGINES: ...

Back in the 1970s multihull saillors were generally a pretty esoteric lot. It didn’t help that Donald Crowhurst ushered in the new decade with his tragic exploits in his Teignmouth Electron trimaran.

Nic Compton finds out what makes this fast, forgiving cruiser, famed for its windward performance and captivating sheerline, such an enduring classic...

Many years back as a young journalist I was invited to a press conference at a hotel complex where the smooth-talking owner presented an exciting plan to build a series of ‘Eco Pods’ on the land behin