Global Movement of Cruising Yachts

By Jimmy Cornell

(an extract from the World Voyage Planner, 4th edition, to be published 2026)

My interest in the global movement of cruising boats goes back to 1987, when I …

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Où vont tous les bateaux ? Mouvement mondial des voiliers

Mon intérêt pour le mouvement mondial des bateaux de croisière remonte à 1987, date à laquelle j’ai publié les résultats de ma première enquête sur le sujet. Au cours des 35 années qui …

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Où vont tous les bateaux ?

Ceci est un extrait du dernier livre de Jimmy Cornell “200,000 Miles – A Life of Adventure“.

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Le nombre de yachts qui ont …

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Stratégie transatlantique : Bilan de 9 Odysseys 2013-2016

Durant les quatre années écoulées depuis que j’ai lancé cette nouvelle série de rallyes transatlantiques, certains sont partis de Lanzarote, Tenerife, La Palma aux Canaries, ou de Sao Vicente au Cap Vert. Certains se …

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Ciguatera fish poisoning

From 200,000 Miles – A Life of Adventure, by Jimmy Cornell.

As in much of the Caribbean there is either little fish left or spearfishing is prohibited, so it was with great anticipation that …

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Impressions from Vanuatu

Jimmy Cornell is currently en route to Panama onboard Aventura. As the terrible destruction wreaked by Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu, one of the places the Blue Planet Odyssey …

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Panama – Where Time Never Stands Still

When I first transited the Panama Canal in 1977 it was still under US administration, cruising boats were a negligible minority, a fraction of the roughly 1,000 yachts that nowadays transit the canal every year. By 1991, when we arrived with the first round the world rally, …

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Focus your camera on sea birds

This article was published in the Blue Planet Log magazine (Issue 3 – December 2013)

Seabirds are the last frontier of birding and are poorly documented. Keen birder and founder of the …

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Tips for dealing with waste at sea

This article was published in the Blue Planet Log magazine (Issue 2 – July 2013)

Ideas for provisioning Buying in bulk or wholesale means your products come with less, or even no …

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Jimmy Cornell: What It Costs to Cruise

This article was published on Cruising World’s website (April 10, 2013)

Try and set a realistic figure for the cost of voyaging before you leave home. Though that estimate isn’t easy to …

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Cornell’s Survey of Global Cruising Yacht Movements

Jimmy Cornell has been conducting surveys of the global movements of cruising yachts since 1984. In this 6-part article, first published in the November 2011 issue of Cruising World, he reports …

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The Best Boats for Globe Girdling

Jimmy Cornell discusses the results of his survey on the features that make a good world cruising boat, drawing on the experience of 57 contributors to his new book World Voyage …

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Jimmy Cornell Answers 10 Questions about Cornell's Ocean Atlas

Jimmy Cornell answers Cruising World’s questions about his Cornell’s Ocean Atlas: Pilot Charts for All Oceans of the World. This article first appeared on the CruisingWorld website on January 10, …

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Liste complète

Global Movement of Cruising Yachts 15.10.2025Où vont tous les bateaux ? Mouvement mondial des voiliers 13.05.2024Enquête : Où vont tous les bateaux ? 16.08.2017Stratégie transatlantique 15.01.2017Ciguatera fish poisoning 05.09.2016Impressions from Vanuatu 17.03.2015Panama – Where Time Never Stands Still 26.10.2014Focus your camera on sea birds 19.01.2014Tips for dealing with waste at sea 21.10.2013Jimmy Cornell: What It Costs to Cruise 08.10.2013Cornell’s Survey of Global Cruising Yacht Movements 22.11.2012The Best Boats for Globe Girdling 21.11.2012Jimmy Cornell Answers 10 Questions about Cornell’s Ocean Atlas 28.05.2012Liste complète 01.01.2012