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Discovery Yachts have been responsible for the design and build of a range of very capable bluewater cruising yachts, all conceived with effortless, short-handed sailing coupled with comfortable and easy…

Berthon International is wrapping up another busy and successful boat show season, with the Southampton International Boat Show having just come to an end. Our season began in Sweden with…

Crossing oceans was only half the adventure. The real story was everything in between. – BuzzSprout – Spotify – Apple – YouTube – iHeart (US Only) There is a point…

BY NEIL CHESTON In 2018 we decided to buy a family cruising yacht, take the kids out of school, and set off for far horizons. After almost a year of…

BY PETER HOUGHTON, BERTHON USA There are worse places in the world to work than Newport, Rhode Island. On any given morning the harbor glints like a polished winch handle,…

BY TIM CARBURY, BERTHON SALES GROUP Photography © Fort Resort Beemster ^ Fort Resort Beemster Spa and Wellness Resort Fort Resort Beemster is a special and rather magical place! I…

BY DOMINIC MAY, BERTHON BOAT COMPANY ^ Aerial view of the boatyard and car park with work in full swing Berthon’s history is long and may be traced from the…

BY PETER BURT Photography © Poole Maritime Trust War Declared War was declared on 3 September 1939 and once again, Poole was deemed to be a strategic location for a…

^ Simon Turner, Managing Broker (Retired), Berthon Spain Simon has been involved with yachting since 1979 and is a very well-known figure in international yacht brokerage, starting his career in…

BY RICHARD FRANKLIN | YACHT SURVEY PARTNERS No matter how large your yacht, you can guarantee (except for that one owner!) that someone, somewhere, has a larger yacht. And whilst…

BY ROSE-MARIE HUNT, BERTHON SPAIN ^ Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain Behind every city wall lies a certain charm, yet few rival Barcelona, a city where architecture becomes art, and where…