With its golden light and falling leaves, autumn is a magical season for a canal holiday. YBW's editor Stef Bottinelli hires a Le Boat vessel and cruises along the Canal du Midi
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Cannes Boat Show: Williams Jet Tenders to re-launch Turbojet 285 and Turbojet 325
Williams will be re-launching its two popular models Turbojet 285 and Turbojet 325 and unveil the new Sportjet 435 globally
Search is called off for Quiksilver CEO Pierre Agnes
The French coastguard has called off the search for the CEO of Quiksilver, Pierre Agnes, who has been missing at sea since Tuesday
Bénéteau to build Figaro 3 in the former Jeanneau site of Nantes Cheviré
Following successful sea trials of the Figaro Bénéteau 3 off France’s Atlantic coast, the French boat builder has announced that the boat will be built in the shipyard of Nantes Cheviré
Arkema’s Roucayrol and Pella win the Transat Jacques Vabre in the Multi50 class
Arkema's Lalou Roucayrol and Alex Pella cross the finish line of the Transat Jacques Vabre as winners in the Multi50 class
Pictures of the week: Stunning images from the world of boating and yachting
Becalmed conditions for the Volvo Ocean Race crews, the latest Princess sports bridge motor yacht and making music in Britain's longest canal tunnel. See our pictures of the week
Golden Globe Race 2018: Event to start in France and not in the UK as previously announced
The Golden Globe Race 2018 will now start from Les Sables d’Olonne in the Vendée, after event organisers failed to secure financial backing in the UK
Reminder to have the correct communication on board after French boat sends multiple distress alerts
The UK Coastguard received multiple VHF DSC Distress alerts from the French vessel, which had initially suffered engine failure before being repaired
Wines that billionaire superyacht owners are drinking
Imagine you've got 12 hours to get a Burgundy grand cru wine that is only listed as available in Austria... Decanter's Jane Anson is fresh off the superyachts of France's Côte d'Azur with tales of the tastes of today's luxury boat owners and how staff scour Europe for rare bottles
Video: Canadair water bomber crashes into tourist boat during take off
The Canadair sea plane was on its way to extinguish forest fires in France when it crashed into a barge with passengers on board
Watch: Feadship motor yacht catches fire and sinks off Nice
Investigations are ongoing into the sinking of the Feadship motor yacht, If Only, which caught fire and sank off the coast of Nice on the French Riviera
French crews dominate to take top trophies and overall win in the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race
French crews win seven of the ten classes in the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race, with the overall winner's trophy going to Didier Gaudoux and his crew family and friends
Pictures: the launch of the magnificant Maxi Edmond de Rothschild
View pictures of the world's first oceanic trimaran designed to foil offshore, as Maxi Edmond de Rothschild is launched in south west Brittany
Watch: luxury yacht bursts into flames at St Tropez
A 20-metre luxury motor yacht has been destroyed by fire while anchored close to the exclusive Plage de Pampelonne in St Tropez
Watch: world’s first self-fuelling boat – Energy Observer – starts six year world tour
Energy Observer has just left Paris as it continues its global tour. The former race boat is the first in the world capable of producing hydrogen from seawater
5 Beautiful yachts to charter this summer
Sailing, island hopping, swimming in crystalline seas, eating al fresco and being at one with nature: what could be better than chartering a yacht with friends and family this summer and making forever memories?
François Gabart and Macif claim victory in The Bridge 2017
The Bridge 2017 Centennial Transat - the transatlantic 'race' between the Queen Mary 2 and four of the world's greatest trimarans - has been won by Macif
Yacht designer Frans Maas dies after his yacht, Capella, capsizes during the Light Vessel Race, Belgium
Yacht designer Frans Maas has been named as one of two sailors who died after the yacht, Capella, capsized during the Light Vessel Race off Ostend. A third sailor is still missing
S.S. Joie de Vivre: Boutique cruising through Northern France
With décor inspired by 20th century Paris, the S.S. Joie de Vivre promises luxury boutique cruising in Northern France. Explore our gallery of the ship
Video: Land Rover BAR take America’s Cup World Series crown
Land Rover BAR not only took the event but were crowned the 2015-16 America's Cup World Series champions ahead of the America's Cup Qualifiers in Bermuda next summer.