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GEAR FOCUS
RUPERT HOLMES & TOBY HODGES COOK UP MEALS USEFUL IN A STORM
10 min |
June 2021
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VIBRANT ISLES
THE AZORES ARE MORE THAN JUST A MID-OCEAN RESPITE SPOT, THEY’RE AN APPEALING CRUISING DESTINATION IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, AS KILA ZAMANA EXPLAINS
10+ min |
June 2021
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NEW YACHTS
RUPERT HOLMES ON THE WORLD’S FASTEST DAYSAILER AND A NEW OYSTER
6 min |
June 2021
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PRACTICAL
ENERGY OBSERVER • CROSSING THE NORTH SEA • HANDLE BIG BREEZE UPWIND
6 min |
June 2021
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IN THE WAKE OF VIKINGS
CAN YOU TACKLE A NORTHERLY ATLANTIC CROSSING – THE LEGENDARY ‘VIKING’ ROUTE – IN A STANDARD BLUEWATER CRUISER? SAM FORTESCUE MEETS AN OWNER WHO DID JUST THAT
8 min |
June 2021
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INTO OBLIVION
A SOLO VOYAGE VIA THE THREE GREAT SOUTHERN OCEAN CAPES IN A 32-FOOTER PROVES TESTING FOR JEROME RAND
9 min |
June 2021
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EXTRAORDINARY BOATS
FRANÇOIS TREGOUET ON ENERGY OBSERVER
6 min |
June 2021
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ESCAPE ARTIST
IT’S RARE TO FIND AN OCEAN-GOING YACHT THAT CAN DRY OUT ON THE BEACH, BUT DISCOVERY’S REVISED 48S MAY HAVE BROUGHT THE SWING-KEEL BACK INTO FASHION
10 min |
June 2021
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A TRADITION REIMAGINED
FOR OVER A DECADE, PHOTOGRAPHER JULIEN GIRARDOT HAS BEEN CAPTIVATED BY FRENCH POLYNESIA AND A DREAM OF BRINGING TRADITIONAL SAILING CANOES, OR PIROGUES, BACK TO THE MOTUS
5 min |
June 2021
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WHAT'S NEW
SUPERYACHT DESIGN IS AS BOLDLY IMAGINATIVE AS EVER, REPORTS SAM FORTESCUE
10 min |
April 2021
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NOTHING TO STOP YOU
WHEN PLANNING AN OCEAN PASSAGE, HOW DO YOU ENSURE YOU CAN KEEP GOING NO MATTER WHAT? RUPERT HOLMES FINDS OUT WHAT VENDÉE GLOBE SKIPPERS CAN TEACH US ABOUT MID-OCEAN REPAIRS
10+ min |
May 2021
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MATT SHEAHAN
WAS AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ‘BOT’ THE SECRET TO EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND’S AMERICA’S CUP SUCCESS?
3 min |
May 2021
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Gender equity drive in racing
As part of a remix for the coming season of the foiling SailGP series, each of the eight teams are to add one female athlete per team. Teams will be incentivised to include female athletes in rotation for ‘active roles’ and to include women in the sixth position, progressing to ‘practice and/or training in key roles’.
2 min |
May 2021
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Resurgence in round the world races
A clutch of ‘budget friendly’ new round the world races for sailor-owners has tapped into renewed enthusiasm for adventure and endurance sailing. All three new events are set to take off in 2023.
2 min |
May 2021
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Grenada to host ARC+ rally
A new destination is being introduced for the ARC+ rally in November that could bring the total number of yachts sailing across the Atlantic in rallies this winter to a record-breaking number of almost 400.
2 min |
May 2021
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Science while you sail
Cruisers can help improve scientific knowledge about the health of our oceans while going sailing.
1 min |
May 2021
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SKIP NOVAK
GETTING INVOLVED IN THE HELICOPTER BOMBARDMENT OF A REMOTE ISLAND… ALL IN THE NAME OF A WAR AGAINST MICE
3 min |
May 2021
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DREAM MAKER
WHEN SURFING SUPERSTAR JOHN JOHN FLORENCE TOOK HIS GUNBOAT 48 ON A 2,500 MILE CRUISE TO REMOTE PACIFIC ISLANDS HE FOUND A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM THAT MAY GIVE US ALL CAUSE FOR HOPE.TOBY HODGES REPORTS
9 min |
May 2021
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THE DISRUPTORS
AFTER AN UNPREDICTABLE MATCH, EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND DEFENDED THE 36TH AMERICA’S CUP – AND COULD ALREADY BE SHAKING THINGS UP FOR THE 37TH. MATTHEW SHEAHAN REPORTS FROM AUCKLAND
7 min |
May 2021
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Bumper UK race fleets forecast
A bumper racing season in the UK is being predicted this summer as the easing of restrictions to social gatherings meets pent up appetite for competitive events. The largest is likely to be the Round the Island Race, which takes place on 3 July, followed by Cowes Week and the Rolex Fastnet Race in August, both of which could see boosted fleet numbers.
1 min |
May 2021
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EXTRAORDINARY BOATS
HELEN FRETTER ON JZERRO
6 min |
April 2021
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SCOTTISH SOUNDINGS
A SPONTANEOUS CRUISE ALONG SCOTLAND’S WILD WEST COAST PROVED TO BE A VOYAGE OF SURPRISES FOR PHIL JOHNSON
10+ min |
April 2021
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LONG LIVE THE KING
JEAN LE CAM WAS ALREADY A LEGEND, NOW HE’S THE UNDISPUTED HERO OF THE VENDÉE GLOBE, WRITES ED GORMAN
8 min |
April 2021
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SPECIAL REPORT
SAM FORTESCUE ON SELF-SAILING TECHNOLOGY
7 min |
April 2021
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CRUISING IN THE FAST LANE
NOT ONLY THE FIRST FOIL-ASSISTED SUPERYACHT, BUT THE FIRST CRUISING YACHT WITH A FOIL, THE 142FT CANOVA IS A GROUNDBREAKING PROJECT IN SO MANY WAYS, SAYS TOBY HODGES
10+ min |
April 2021
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ON TEST BORÉAL 47.2: OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
THIS RUGGED OCEAN CRUISER TARGETS THE GROWING MARKET FOR EXPEDITION YACHTS AND IS BRIMMING WITH BRILLIANT FEATURES THAT HAVE A WIDE APPEAL
10+ min |
April 2021
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MY VENDÉE GLOBE
PIP HARE FULFILLED A LIFELONG DREAM WHEN SHE FINISHED THE VENDÉE GLOBE, THE FIRST BRITISH SKIPPER IN THIS YEAR’S EVENT. HERE SHE TELLS THE STORY OF HER RACE
10+ min |
April 2021
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CROSSING THE BAR
GENTLEMAN YACHT DESIGNER ALBERT STRANGE MAKES A RISKY BID FOR THE OPEN SEA IN HIS 22FT CENTREBOARDER
8 min |
April 2021
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ARE YOU BLUEWATER READY?
WHAT ARE THE SKILLS YOU NEED BEFORE CASTING OFF ON A TRANSOCEAN OR BLUEWATER ADVENTURE? OFFSHORE TRAINING SKIPPERS SHARE THEIR ADVICE
10+ min |
April 2021
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‘I am sinking. This is not a joke. MAYDAY'
KEVIN ESCOFFIER’S RESCUE FROM A LIFERAFT ADRIFT IN THE ROARING FORTIES WAS THE RESULT OF INCREDIBLE SEAMANSHIP. HELEN FRETTER SPOKE TO HIM, AND THE TEAM THAT CO-ORDINATED THE SEARCH
10+ min |