Boat International (UK)
BITE IT LIKE BEKEN
Balanced like a helmsman in a gust, Keith Beken leans over the gunwale, braced against the Solent chop, his camera cradled like a ship’s cannon. In this image, taken during a 1960s Cowes Week off the Isle of Wight, the British regatta that in 2026...
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GENTLE GIANT
Each shipyard has its own personality. Oceanco, in Alblasserdam, the Netherlands, feels like a secure, high-tech facility where innovations are hatched in a clinically clean and climate-controlled environment. The headquarters now have a second...
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SIR BEN AINSLIE
On the heels of SailGP success, Sir Ben Ainslie talks to BOAT International about stepping back from the helm, the new America’s Cup’s partnership model and balancing SailGP with Britain’s Cup ambitions. How did it feel to win the Rolex SailGP’s Grand...
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WALKING ON WATER
German builder Lürssen has officially launched 117-metre Boardwalk, previously known only as Project 13797. Frank Woll and Amy Halffman have been announced as the design team behind the mighty new build, which was commissioned in 2022 by an American...
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TUNNEL VISION
Asuspension of water and light, the phenomenon of a glacial tunnel is otherworldly. Inside, the walls are clear and rippling like liquid glass, while at its opening, light pours through and fractures into a thousand shades of blue. Though the tunnels...
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