On an early summer day, the bay in front of the historic Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens is filled with yachts—shiny, sleek, state-of-the-art, and massive. But there’s one vessel attracting all ...

OXNARD, Calif.-The McNish Classic Yacht Race set sail for the 48th time. Relatives of the race's namesake Dick McNish crewed on his yacht name Cheerio II. The yacht was once owned by actor Errol Flynn ...

Classic sailing boats seem lost among today's high-tech, imposing superyachts that keep getting bigger. Still, they immediately reveal their majestic strength and timeless elegance once at sea. The ...

Most of us know Tatoosh as the 303-foot (92 meters) Nobiskrug superyacht built for the legendary Paul Allen. But this is also the name of a classic sailing yacht made entirely of wood. Although much ...

In the week before next year’s America’s Cup in Bermuda, the biggest fleet of J-Class yachts assembled since the 1930s will gather and race off the islands in a reminder to modern crews that the world ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. We are told to keep an eye on the opposition. It pays to do so when surrounded by tons of polished timbers and ...

Her wooden spars gleam in the St. Tropez sunshine and water laps gently at her classic curves – a far cry from her life as a houseboat on a Dutch canal. Alongside her, lining the pretty French ...