About Y&S

Yacht and Sail
Digicast S.p.A
Via Mecenate 91
20138 Milano
Tel. +39 02 50 951
Fax: +39 02 50 95 20 90

Company Profile

Yacht & Sail "Y&S " is the world's only 24-hour digital pay TV channel dedicated to the sailing and boating world. Y&S is owned by the largest Italian publisher - Rizzoli Corriere Della Sera (RCS) and is one of the Digicast channels. Y&S is transmitted in English, French, German and Italian on over one hundred pay TV, satellite, IpTV, Mobile phone, Digital Terrestrial, MMDS and cable TV platforms. It launched in 2001 and is present in over twenty six countries across Europe with over 15 million subscribers.

Yacht &Sail's award winning programming reaches a well defined audience, but also has a broad appeal. The channel is innovative and exciting for boating and non-boating enthusiasts alike. Sailing and boating sports have become more popular than ever, thanks to the enthusiasm generated by competitions such as the America's Cup, Vendée Globe and Volvo Ocean Race among others.

Most of the programming is dedicated to boating sports. The rest of the programming is dedicated to boating documentaries and lifestyle. The programming wheel covers over twenty interest areas. Everything from boating sports (power and sailing) to the America's Cup to news, weather, surfing, on board interviews, shipyards, equipment, undersea wrecks, and a lot more.

Yacht & Sail has a unique relationship with the nautical world. Special relationships have been formed with teams, boat builders, boat shows, competition organizers etc. worldwide. We have exclusive rights to many boating events and are present at almost every major international boating venue. For all the boating you can imagine, tune in to Yacht & Sail!