The trip around the world is called a circumnavigation.

Best yacht to sail the world. With swimming pools a helipad and enormous multi-layered decks that can host 20 people on each the Dilbar is the best luxury yacht for Usmanov to cruise around his many private islands. Officially classified as a sail-assisted motor yacht Sailing Yacht A blends elements of both sailing and motor yacht designs but due to those imposing 100-metre-high carbon fibres masts makes the cut for our largest sailing. Read on we will have a look at these statements more closely.

Smaller boats of 25 feet will be more uncomfortable and inconvenient. Sailing Yacht A 1428 metres No super sailing yacht list would be complete without the mention of the ever-controversial and highly innovative 1428-metre Sailing Yacht A. One of the best sailing routes around the world is also the fastest one ever achieved by a wind-powered trimaran called IDEC3.

If you imagine a typical small sailboat such as a wayfarer you are looking at a pretty solid boat. The Lagoon 440 remains a popular choice among bluewater sailors Lagoon 440 More Lagoons than any other brand of catamaran have crossed the Atlantic with the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers and more 440s have taken part than any other Lagoon. It is however possible.

Nearly a decade old the Amel 55 is the bridge between those world-girdling stalwarts and Amels more recent and totally re-imagined sloop designs the Amel. Larger sailboats of 60 foot and up will be more comfortable but they are more expensive as well. Good quality great for beginners very safe very affordable.

The Xp line focuses on the performance of the boat. But it is simply not going to cut it out at sea for long. Over the years Ive conducted a number of surveys to try to find out if theres such a thing as an ideal cruising boatonly to conclude that the ideal vessel is a chimera.

- Boat of the Year. A cookie-cutter approach is never good so we will analyze it a bit more in-depth. It is the Xp55 a sibling of the X49 that is also mentioned in this article.