In 1968 Sir Robin Knox-Johnston became the first yachtsman to solo non-stop circumnavigate in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race. It was also in that same race, one competitor Donald Crowhurst lost his mind and was lost at sea. THE MERCY (2018) is a film telling the story of Crowhurst's fate. Here's the trailer...
Read MoreThe 8mR Worlds event in Hankø looks great! Dinner with the King of Norway was on Saturday evening, the location and conditions look stimulating and so do the analytics provided by the race organisers – the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club and the Hankø Yacht Club. Get the daily de-brief here.
Read MoreNikki Wellings combines sailing skills and leatherwork on board the yachts she works for. Have a look at her latest work for a J class yacht.
Read MoreCYTV talks to professional rigger Chuck Demangeat about rig failures on board classic yachts and the things you can do to prevent breaking your rig.
Read MoreThe Baltic Classic Master Cup 2017 will be a circuit again with four international regattas in Sweden and Finland, two in each country. Watch this video to see what it's like.
Read MoreGet to know the hottest competition on the med circuit in this film. Classic Yacht TV gives you a race on board the highly competitive 'Chinook'. This is rare opportunity to see how the boat is raced, what the crew's jobs are on the boat and how the perfect their manouvres in racing. In addition we bring you interviews from the team that headed up the restoration in Tunisia...
Read MoreThe WOD's or 'Wivenhoe One Designs' were originally launched in 1935 as a local boat to race on the river Colne, near Colchester. Nineteen were launched and now sixteen survive…..
Read MoreLateens, Aegean schooners and work boats are seen here racing alongside classic yachts in Greece's newest regatta - Spetses Classic Yacht Race
Read MoreThe schooner 'Mariette' debuts her newly restored racing tender, “Kelpie of Falmouth” in Cornish waters at the 2014 Pendennis Cup. Watch her sailing in this film - an exclusive look at what's she's like before she starts her season racing the med this week.
Read MoreThe Mylne Yacht Design archive, which is one of the most complete in the world, comes alive in this film. Here, yacht designer Alfred Mylne is remembered through archive footage of yachts sailing and racing off the west coast of Scotland, around the Isle of Bute and on the River Clyde.
Read MoreJim Thom reflects on nine years of nurturing and forming a highly acclaimed crew on board the 19 Metre Class designed yacht 'Mariquita' as he stands down as captain and passes the honour on to George Newman.
Read MoreClassic Yacht brings you exclusive footage and interviews in a two-part series on two classic yachts deemed to be at the very top of their pedigree world-wide. Part 1 features racing between 'Altair' and 'Mariquita' as they compete privately for the 'Club 55 Challenge Cup'.
Read MoreBeing the 'Mate' on a topsail schooner is a busy job – we find out exactly what it's like in this video of Herreshoff schooner 'Mariette of 1915' with their Mate, Roy Kum.
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