Helen Fretter Archives

Is this the smartest boat ever built?

February 10th, 2026

Gitana 18, the newest foiling Ultim trimaran, is a melting pot of crazy ideas that could potentially fly at 55

November 12th, 2025

Having been given just months to live, Jazz Turner sailed a solo circumnavigation around Britain. The achievement earned her consideration

October 8th, 2025

by Helen Fretter, Yachting World French ocean racer Charlie Dalin has revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer in 2023,

August 27th, 2025

A full-bore collision mid-English Channel left a Class40 smashed in half and its two skippers clinging to wreckage. Helen Fretter

April 29th, 2025

Since the first race in 1989, France has won all ten editions of the Vendée Globe, but if there is

April 12th, 2025

by Helen Fretter, Yachting World The Puig Women’s America’s Cup in Barcelona last autumn was a game changer: there had

October 30th, 2024

Could the Vendée Globe 2024-25 be the most competitive ever? In Yachting World, Helen Fretter finds out what the skippers

June 23rd, 2024

Cole Brauer is the first American woman to sail solo non-stop around the world. Yachting World’s Helen Fretter finds out

May 10th, 2024

First to foil a Giant multihull around the world, Charles Caudrelier has moved the bar in offshore racing. Helen Fretter

March 9th, 2024

Yachting World editor Helen Fretter takes a look at 10 women who are driving success in competitive sailing at the