Yachting World
MATT SHEAHAN
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED THE BOATING INDUSTRY AND THE SPORT OF SAILING IN A BIG WAY. . . BUT IT'S NOT ALL BAD NEWS
3 min |
November 2020
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CRUISE THE WORLD... WITHOUT A BOAT
ELAINE BUNTING GETS TIPS FROM CREW ON HOW TO HITCH-HIKE YOUR WAY AROUND THE OCEANS, AND FROM SKIPPERS ON HOW TO TAKE ON EXTRA HANDS
10+ min |
November 2020
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DARING TO DREAM
A RECORD FLEET OF 33 SKIPPERS WILL LINE UP IN THIS YEAR’S VENDEE GLOBE. PIP HARE EXPLAINS HOW IT FEELS TO BE ONE OF THEM...
9 min |
November 2020
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5 EXPERT TIPS - HOW TO HELM AT NIGHT
HENRY BOMBY has raced a lot of miles through the night. He talks to ANDY RICE about how to keep your boat speed up after dark
3 min |
November 2020
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OFFSHORE BOSS
AFTER AN ENVIABLE PROFESSIONAL SAILING CAREER, EDDIE WARDEN OWEN HAS A RARE PERSPECTIVE ON THE WORLD OF RACING, AS ELAINE BUNTING HEARS
8 min |
October 2020
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SURFING INTO EL SALVADOR
SUZY CARMODY STUMBLED UPON A SOCIABLE CRUISING COMMUNITY AS SHE EXPLORED EL SALVADOR
9 min |
October 2020
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ROCK HARD
A VOYAGE ROUND CAPE HORN AND THROUGH THE BEAGLE CHANNEL IS INTERRUPTED BY AN ENCOUNTER WITH A SUBMERGED ROCK
9 min |
October 2020
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MATT SHEAHAN
THE CLASSIC J CLASS AND THE LATEST SPIRIT 111MAY BE 90 YEARS APART, BUT THEY SHARE A COMMON THEME
3 min |
October 2020
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SUMMER ON ICE
ANDY SCHELL EXPLORED NEWFOUNDLAND’S RUGGED FJORD COAST ABOARD HIS SWAN 59 ICEBEAR
10+ min |
October 2020
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SPECIAL REPORT
HOW TO CROSS THE INDIAN OCEAN, BY JANNEKE KUYSTERS
9 min |
October 2020
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SECRETS OF BOAT THE TESTERS
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH YACHT IS RIGHT FOR YOU? WILL BRUTON GETS EXPERT ADVICE FROM SAILORS WHO TEST DRIVE BOATS FOR A LIVING…
10+ min |
October 2020
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Show season curtailed
Sailors wanting to see this season’s new launches and latest equipment will have to contend with reduced shows and private viewings.
2 min |
October 2020
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NAVIGATION BRIEFING
CHRIS TIBBS ON SAILING FROM CAPE TOWN TO EUROPE
6 min |
October 2020
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CREATIVE SPIRIT
A TECHNICAL MASTERPIECE OR A PIECE OF ART? THE NEW SPIRIT 111 IS SOMEHOW BOTH, AND IS ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE LARGE YACHTS TOBY HODGES HAS EVER SAILED
10+ min |
October 2020
Small Craft Advisor
Simple DIY Jam Cleats
Legend has it that Einstein once said “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” In truth, the quote isn’t actually Einstein’s, but he did agree with it. And so do I, especially when it comes to jam cleats.
2 min |
September - October 2020
Small Craft Advisor
The P7 Gig: Return of a Legend
My story begins in 2016, when I left for a westward crossing of the Atlantic aboard my self-made, 5-meter-long (16.4') plywood boat Still crazy. The three-month voyage to the Caribbean messed with my head and, to be honest, I still haven’t gotten over it.
4 min |
September - October 2020
Small Craft Advisor
Sailing with Colly
Sailing the bays of Texas is not exactly crystal clear water, gentle breezes and sugar-white beaches.
4 min |
September - October 2020
Small Craft Advisor
SMALL BOAT CRUISE: Nootka Sound
I designed and built my 18-foot sail and-oar boat, Fire-Drake, with a major adventure in mind—rowing and sailing British Columbia’s Inside Passage in 2016 and 2017.
10+ min |
September - October 2020
Small Craft Advisor
Dancing on the Water
Exploring the Salish Sea by Oar and Paddle
7 min |
September - October 2020
Small Craft Advisor
SLOT CANYONS & STARRY SKIES
This adventure, like many good ones, began with a last-minute change of plans.
7 min |
September - October 2020
Small Craft Advisor
Dunlin: An Experimental Peapod
A brief row in a 13-foot peapod during one of our local small-boat gatherings inspired me to design and build a small cruiser.
10+ min |
September - October 2020
Small Craft Advisor
READER BOAT: Sovereign 18 called Slowmotion
Sometimes the boat you get is one you’d never heard of.
4 min |
September - October 2020
Small Craft Advisor
Boat Review: Com-Pac 19 (Revisited)
Twenty years later we take another look at the still popular Com-Pac 19 sailboat
10+ min |
September - October 2020
Small Craft Advisor
Alternative Rigs for Multihulls
I’ve posted some brief notes about multihull rigs on the “Useful Articles” pages of my website, www.sailingcatamarans. com. There, in the “Different Design Features” section, I explain why the sensible choice for multihulls is the single-mast Bermudian rig, either masthead or fractional rig.
4 min |
September - October 2020
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PLEASURE ISLANDS
HOLIDAY HOMES, RESTAURANTS, EVEN CITIES MAY SOON BE COMING TO A QUIET BEACH OR HARBOUR NEAR YOU, REPORTS SAM FORTESCUE
7 min |
September 2020
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ON THE LIMIT
THIS YEAR’S VENDÉE GLOBE IS A RACE FOR FUTURISTIC FLYING MACHINES. HELEN FRETTER AND ANDI ROBERTSON TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
10+ min |
September 2020
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MASTER YOUR MAINSAIL
KNOWING HOW TO SET UP A MULTIHULL’S MAINSAIL IS CRUCIAL. BRIAN THOMPSON, ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST EXPERIENCED MULTIHULL SAILORS, SHARES HIS TIPS
10+ min |
September 2020
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CLASS ACT
CRUISING WITH THEIR CHILDREN ALLOWED RALF AND DINA SCHLAEPFER TO FULFIL THEIR PACIFIC DREAMS, ALTHOUGH SET LESSONS WERE OVERTAKEN BY THE SCHOOL OF ADVENTURE
9 min |
September 2020
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MAIDEN VOYAGE
SINGLE-HANDED SAILOR TREVOR ROBERTSON DESCRIBES A MAIDEN VOYAGE FROM FLORIDA TO MARTINIQUE IN A NEWLY PURCHASED 38-FOOTER
10 min |
September 2020
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SPACE DISCOVERY
BRITISH BRAND DISCOVERY IS ONE OF THE FEW MONOHULL YARDS TO BUILD CATAMARANS. COULD THE BLUEWATER 50 BE ONE FOR MONOHULL PURISTS?
9 min |