{"id":2135,"count":90,"description":"Yachting World has pooled the knowledge of some of the world\u2019s best sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest, most influential and innovative yachts in the world.\r\n<h3>What makes a cool yacht?<\/h3>\r\nAs with beauty, coolness is in the eye of the beholder. Our list of coolest yachts runs from superyachts, to high performance offshore racers and dinghies, through historic 17th century clippers.\r\n\r\nEach yacht holds a special place in the heart of one of sailing\u2019s biggest names. Reading about their favourites demonstrates it doesn\u2019t need to be the latest bit of tech or multi-million-pound superyacht that can inspire a life on the sea.\r\n<h3>Coolest superyachts<\/h3>\r\nSuperyachts might be the preserve of the rich and famous, but that does not always mean that the most expensive and most sought and coolest superyachts are necessarily brand new bits of high tech kit.\r\n\r\nThe J-Class \u2013 the yachts on which the America\u2019s Cup was contested in the earthly 19th century \u2013 have long been the most desirable yachts on the face of the earth.\r\n\r\nIt is hardly surprising, then, that former world No 1 match racer Pete Holmberg chose the J-Class <em>Topaz<\/em> as his pick for worlds coolest yacht.\r\n\r\nAt the other end of the scale in terms of modernity, when we asked one of the world\u2019s best yachting photographers to nominate a cool yacht, Gilles Martin-Raget selected Wally 142 <em>Esense<\/em>.\r\n\r\n\u201cSailing this very sensitive monster with this huge, totally silent and empty deck was a truly unforgettable experience,\u201d he said.\r\n<h3>Coolest performance yachts<\/h3>\r\nSome of the coolest yachts you can find come in the form of boats designed to break records or push the boundaries of the sailing world.\r\n\r\nIn terms of both these remits, it\u2019s hard to look beyond the world\u2019s fastest sailboat, <em>Vestas Sailrocket 2<\/em>. <em>Sailrocket<\/em> was built by Paul Larsen and his team with one aim, to break the sailing speed record.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s fair to say they were successful, even if it took many years of tweaking and development to get there.\r\n\r\nBut get there they did, and in November 2012 Larsen and his team achieved a 500m run with an average speed of 65.45 knots, smashing the previous record.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s no surprise, then, that designer Pascal Conq (of the famed Finot Conq design office) selected <em>Sailrocket 2<\/em> as his pick from coolest yacht.\r\n\r\nAnother record setter is also a popular choice in this category. Yachting World writer and Vend\u00e8e Globe sailor, Pip Hare selected the ocean-going foiler<em> Hydropt\u00e8re<\/em> as her pick of coolest yacht.\r\n\r\nThe <em>Hydropt\u00e8re<\/em> team\u2019s ultimate goal was the outright sailing speed record over 500m. In 2009, they pushed this to 52.8 knots, and in the same year set a record of 50.1 knots over a one-mile course.\r\n\r\n<em>Hydropt\u00e8re<\/em> was well ahead of the world in terms of technical innovation and was foiling across oceans years before the Ultime trimarans were getting up on foils. A true trend setter and design achievement.\r\nCoolest historical yachts\r\n\r\nThere are many sailors who value tradition over and above outright speed, impressive size or technical innovation.\r\n\r\nAnother yachting photographer, Rick Tomlinson picked <em>Jolie Brise<\/em> as his selection for coolest yachts.\r\n\r\nFor those not in the know, <em>Jolie Brise<\/em> won the very first Fastnet Race in 1925 and is still constantly sailing. Owned by Dauntsey\u2019s School, she is crewed by students who regularly sail her across oceans.\r\n\r\nEven older than <em>Jolie Brise,<\/em> however (and currently sitting in the position of the oldest coolest yacht we have seen nominated), is <em>Mayflower.<\/em>\r\nRound the world sailor, turned world-girdling cruiser, Pete Goss nominated her on the 400th anniversary of the famous Pilgrims\u2019 voyage from Plymouth to the New World.","link":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/tag\/worlds-coolest-yachts","name":"World\u2019s coolest yachts","slug":"worlds-coolest-yachts","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/2135"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=2135"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event?tags=2135"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review?tags=2135"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eloqua_competitions?tags=2135"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subscription?tags=2135"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/video?tags=2135"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/playlist?tags=2135"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue?tags=2135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}