British design studio Claydon Reeves presents the Aeroboat S6 The Aeroboat series, and in particular the 65-foot Areoboat S6 unveiled today at the Superyacht Gallery event at the Saatchi Gallery in London, grew out of the studio’s original Aeroboat 50 concept released in 2013. Since renamed the Aeroboat SV12, it would be powered by a fully marinised Rolls-Royce [...]

Self-steering gear is equipment used on ships and boats to maintain a chosen course without constant human action. It is also known by several other terms, such as autopilot (borrowed from aircraft and considered incorrect by some) and autohelm (technically a Raymarine trademark, but often used generically). Several forms of self-steering gear exist, divided into [...]

French boatbuilding giant says Le Figaro fleet will sail foiling monohulls from 2019 Bénéteau announces production foiling monohull Bénéteau has announced that, from 2019, Le Figaro, the French singlehanded coastal and offshore series, will celebrate its 50th anniversary by racing a new fleet of foiling monohulls built by the French giant. The announcement concludes much speculation [...]

Finnish shipyard Baltic Yachts has launched the Baltic 175 Pink Gin VI, the world’s largest carbon fibre sloop at its facility in Jakobstad on May 12. At the end of April she was safely transported over a distance of 21km from Baltic Yachts’ inland manufacturing site at Bosund to the waterfront yard in Jakobstad in preparation for final fit out and launching. The [...]