20 Yachts that Can Cross OCEANS: Most Reliable Yachts Ever Built

In 1943, the Canadian frigate HMCS Stormont spent a record 63 days at sea, the longest active stretch of any frigate in the war. Today she's still afloat as the yacht Christina O. This video ranks the 20 best yachts ever made by the hardest evidence there is: logbooks, records, circumnavigations, hull counts and survivors. Not price, and not the brochure. We cover a 40-foot Nordhavn that went around the world in under 26 weeks with zero breakdowns. A Selene 53 that logged 62,000 miles in thirteen years. An Elling that was rolled through 360 degrees and came back up. The Grand Banks 42, with more than 1,500 built. The Krogen 42, the Fleming 55, a Bering 76 that crossed the North Sea on less than half a tank, and four classic yachts from 1930 to 1943 that are still sailing. Every yacht gets the proof, the number you can check, and the catch, the weakness you should know about.