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  1. Iconic Sailing Boats & Yachts for Bluewater Sailing

    The world's finest bluewater yachts. Oyster is a thoroughbred British luxury sailing yachts builder. We have designed, built and supported the world's finest liveaboard sailboats since 1973. The DNA of our 50ft to 90ft ocean cruising yachts is rooted in over 20 million bluewater sailing miles and more than 100 sailing circumnavigations.

  2. Built in Britain: Five Best British Sailing Yachts

    Here are five of the best, in my opinion of course! Best British Sailing Yachts: Oyster 885. Oyster 885. The largest yacht in Oyster's core range the 885 was designed by Rob Humphreys and the Oyster team as a quick and powerful yacht that would provide the maximum space possible within the limits of the MCA (UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency ...

  3. UK Sailboat Brands: The Top 21 Sailing Yachts and Brands of Britain

    This 67-foot sailing boat is the ideal option for individuals looking for a sailing yacht that stands out from the crowd thanks to its distinctive and inventive design, state-of-the-art technology, and roomy interior. ... The 20-31 foot modern GRP yachts produced by British Hunter are well renowned for fusing traditional design with cutting ...

  4. Are these the 8 most beautiful classic sailing yachts of all time?

    Arguably the world's most famous J Class, Endeavour was the British challenger in the 1934 America's Cup, but was beaten by the Harold Vanderbilt-owned Rainbow. Endeavour was commissioned by Sir T.O.M. Sopwith, who was keen to ensure that this yacht was the most advanced design possible. With his experience designing aircraft, Sopwith applied aviation technology to Endeavour's rig and ...

  5. 10 Best Sailboat Brands (And Why)

    1. Hallberg-Rassy. Hallberg-Rassy is a Swedish yacht maker that's very well-known in the blue water cruising circles for making some of the highest quality and sturdiest sailboats. For many sailors, this is the number one sailboat brand as it offers absolute comfort, utmost safety, and good and easy handling.

  6. Spirit Yachts

    Spirit Yachts' contemporary, elegant design style is world-renowned. Subtle variations on 1930s classic yacht design with long overhangs, low profiles and smooth lines, married to contemporary underwater profiles and the latest technology, are synonymous with Spirit's modern classic cruising, racing, and power yachts. Spirit yachts are designed to be as beautiful in 100 years as they are ...

  7. Luxury Sailing Yachts For Sale

    Our fleet of 50 foot to 90 foot new luxury sailing yachts for sale includes the new Oyster 495, Oyster 565, Oyster 595, Oyster 675, Oyster 745 and the Oyster 885 SII and Oyster 885 GT - our largest sailing yachts and the flagships of the Oyster fleet. Our new sailing boats are handcrafted in Great Britain.

  8. The 8 Best New British Yachts on the Water, From Sunseeker to Fairline

    Oyster 495. The Oyster 495 is a 52-foot, 8-inch sailing yacht that entered the U.S. market earlier this year. A new design from the keel up, the U.K. builder was thinking global circumnavigation ...

  9. Rustler Yachts

    Rustler yachts are famous for their good design, high build quality and exceptional standard of finish. Every Rustler yacht is hand-built in the UK. ... sail area, ballast ratio, D/L, SA/D and so on. Most buyers rely on these to some extent, to read between the lines of the marketing literature, but the figures quoted aren't actually as clear ...

  10. Spirit Yachts: The British yard behind some of the world's most

    Today, Ipswich-based Spirit Yachts is embarking on a new phase in its development, having recently launched a 111ft sailing yacht that exploits the benefits of electric propulsion, the latest high ...

  11. British Sailing Yacht Builders

    Oyster craftsmanship began in Norfolk in 1973. Oyster drew on the experience and craftsmanship of Landamores, who had been building wooden sailing yachts since 1923. They were soon joined by another Norfolk boat builder with an equally fine pedigree, Windboats, founded in 1920 by Graham Bunn - a master craftsman and yacht designer.

  12. Luxury Yacht Charters & Sailing Vacations

    The Moorings is proud to have one of the newest fleets in the industry, and an array of incredible destinations to explore. Whether you set sail on one of our state-of-the-art catamarans in the British Virgin Islands, a classic monohull in Greece, or an exhilarating power catamaran in the Bahamas, each charter offers a unique opportunity to be ...

  13. 10 of the best British superyachts

    Perhaps this British-built yacht should be know as the first superyacht support vessel. Sir Thomas Sopwith commissioned the 80 metre Philante, later re-named Norge, to be a support yacht to his America's Cup Challenger, the J Class yacht Endeavour ( currently for sale).Launched by Camper & Nicholsons in 1937, Norge - one of the best British superyachts of all time - ferried the sailing ...

  14. 25 of the best small sailing boat designs

    Assent 's performance in the 1979 Fastnet Race makes the Contessa 32 a worth entry in the 25 best small sailing boat designs list. Credit: Nic Compton. Designed by David Sadler as a bigger alternative to the popular Contessa 26, the Contessa 32 was built by Jeremy Rogers in Lymington from 1970. The yacht's credentials were established when ...

  15. 10 best long keel yachts

    The British built Vancouver range of 27-34ft yachts were all long-keel designs intended to appeal to buyers wanting a distinctive boat that would stand out among run-of-the-mill designs and that would look after their crew in challenging conditions. The 32 was launched in 1981, as a larger version of the already successful 27/28 model.

  16. 8 of the best bilge-keel sailing yachts

    GT35. Since the heyday of bilge-keel boatbuilding in the 1970s and 1980s new boats have, on average, become larger. At the same time design has continued to progress, with the result that the bilge-keel version of the GT35, a new British built high-quality cruiser, is likely to be one of the fastest twin-keel boats you'll ever come across.

  17. 10 great British boat builders

    Perhaps you do and there's plenty of justification for that. But even if you discount these famous big hitters, it's still a challenge to limit a list of special British builders to just ten. Names like Ring, Redbay, Ribquest and Humber all deserve appreciation for their work and so too do some of the popular (if more sedentary) builders ...

  18. List of royal yachts of the United Kingdom

    There have been 83 royal yachts of the monarchy of the United Kingdom since the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. [1]Charles II had 25 royal yachts, [2] while five were simultaneously in service in 1831. [3]Merchantmen or warships have occasionally been chartered or assigned for special duty as a temporary royal yacht, for example the steamship Ophir in 1901 and the battleship HMS Vanguard ...

  19. Sailing Today

    Sailing Today is the magazine for hands-on cruising sailors whose love of sailing takes them around the British Isles, across the Channel and beyond. Cruising. Charter; Racing. Events; News. Competitions; British Yachting Awards ... Offering a wealth of practical advice and a dynamic mix of in-depth boat, gear and equipment news, Sailing Today ...

  20. List of sailboat designers and manufacturers

    List of sailing boat types; List of large sailing yachts This page was last edited on 11 December 2023, at 11:35 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the ...

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    THE HOME OF BRITISH SAILING. ... British sailors have won 64 Olympic medals - including 31 golds - since sailing made its debut at the Paris Games in 1900, plus many more accolades from top-level international competition. ... Win Micky Beckett's Paris 2024 boat for £10. 12 Sep 2024. Robinson reflects on Paris 2024. 14 Aug 2024. Today at ...

  22. Great Britain

    Mathew and John Hornsby are two brothers with a passion for boat building. In 1995 they decided to turn their pastime into a business, creating handcrafted wooden power boats from their Mother's garden shed. They took the name Williams from their Mother's maiden name. In 2004 Roy Parker joined the team and together focused efforts on ...

  23. Sail boats for sale in British Columbia

    1991. $145,000. Seller Grand Yachts Inc. 26. Contact. 604-330-8977. Sort By. Filter Search. View a wide selection of sail boats for sale in British Columbia, explore detailed information & find your next boat on boats.com. #everythingboats.

  24. British and Italians move to Match Point in the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi

    Smart sailing from Sir Ben Ainslie avoided a collision and allowed the British to sail off unopposed to a two minute and 20 second victory. A slightly closer tussle ensued initially in the second race of the day, but ultimately the result was the same. INEOS Britannia showed her power to extend on every leg of the course and record a 48 second win.

  25. The very best waterproof rucksacks

    Essential yacht racing skills; Catamaran sailing; Bluewater sailing techniques; ... Watch: Is this the boat to end 170 years of British America's Cup hurt? Extraordinary boats: Cape Cod 767 is ...

  26. England's World Cup wait is nothing next to British sailing's quest for

    English soccer fans have been waiting almost a lifetime to win another World Cup so just imagine what British sailing fans feel when the America's Cup rolls around. ... and Ineos Britannia's AC75 boat sail during America's Cup Preliminary Regatta ahead of the 37th America's Cup sailing race at the Barcelona's coast, Spain, Saturday ...

  27. Great Britain one win from Louis Vuitton Cup final

    Ben Ainslie's British team lead Switzerland's Alinghi Red Bull Racing 4-0 in their semi-final. Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli's Italian team also lead New York Yacht Club American Magic 4-0 in the other ...

  28. Ruthless execution from British and Italians on Day 1 of the Louis

    Sail World - The world's largest sailing news network; sail and sailing, cruising, boating news ... Two race wins from two and INEOS Britannia are on a roll after a performance the likes of which haven't been seen by a British boat in living memory in the America's Cup. Speaking afterwards, Dylan Fletcher, Olympic gold medallist and port helm ...

  29. Video shows moment sailing yacht Bayesian sinks during violent storm

    British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and five of the 22 other people who were aboard the 184-foot vessel remain unaccounted for and are believed to be trapped in the Bayesian's hull, nearly 170 feet ...