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Live The Dream
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Live The Dream

Jimmy Cornell on what Can really make or break a Cruising voyage.

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September 2017
America's Cup Diary
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America's Cup Diary

Strength and fitness will be a key element for the eventual cup winners, but could kiwi ingenuity still have a part to play?

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April 2017
The Man Behind The Suit
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The Man Behind The Suit

Alex Thomson Is Embarking on His Fifth Vendée Globe Campaign. Helen Fretter Found Out What Drives Him

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May 2018
The surge in 60-footers
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The surge in 60-footers

New yacht design has taken a giant leap in average length. Toby hodges reports on the boom in big boats

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December 2016
How America Won the Cup
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How America Won the Cup

Approaching the 35th America’s Cup, Adrian Morgan admires the Great Gamble that won the first event for the Schooner America

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December 2016
Extraordinary Boats
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Extraordinary Boats

The Carkeek 40 is a proven design that originally dates from 2012.

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December 2016
The Crazy World of the Gigayacht
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The Crazy World of the Gigayacht

Megabuilds Were Big News in 2016. Helen Fretter Delves Into the World of the Gigayacht.

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February 2017
Uphill All the Way
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Uphill All the Way

Sailing 30,000 Miles Around the World ‘the Wrong Way’, the Crews of the Bt Global Challenge Braved Icebergs, Snowstorms and Hurricane Force Winds.

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February 2017
Mutiny The Inside Story
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Mutiny The Inside Story

Conrad Humphreys on the TV Recreation of the Voyage of William Bligh and 18 Men Cast Adrift After the Mutiny on the Bounty in 1789 

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June 2017
Pacific Bound
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Pacific Bound

Chris and Helen Tibbs Describe How They Planned and Set About Sailing Across the Pacific 

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June 2017
Special Report
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Special Report

Paul Heiney on writing a pilot book.

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June 2017
Extraordinary Boats
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Extraordinary Boats

Andi Robertson on the Arkema 3 Mini 6.50 

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June 2017
Vancouver Island To New Zealand
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Vancouver Island To New Zealand

From Temperate Rainforest to the Bay of Islands, Tom and Vicky Jackson Report on a Season of Pacific Ocean Sailing.

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January 2017
Trial And Error
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Trial And Error

There Is No Such Thing as a Dead Cert in Offshore Racing, as This Year’s Rolex Middle Sea Race Proved. Helen Fretter Reports.

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January 2017
Vendee Globe Ready for Take Off
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Vendee Globe Ready for Take Off

The solo round the world race could be the fastest, fiercest and hairiest yet. Elaine bunting reports.

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November 2016
Atlantic High
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Atlantic High

Chris Tibbs on a Dream Atlantic Crossing and a Heavenly Caribbean Winter.

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January 2017
The Day Of The Jackal
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The Day Of The Jackal

Quietly Dedicated to His Craft, Armel Le Cléac’h Is Something of an Enigma, but the Vendée Win Revealed His Passion

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March 2017
Creek Crawling
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Creek Crawling

Tony Smith’s Modest Adventures in Traditional Sailing and Navigation Capture the Timeless, Unhurried Essence of East Coast Single-handing

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March 2017
Extraordinary Boats
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Extraordinary Boats

The 90ft maxi yacht formerly known as Nicorette has had a radical refit, with experimental DSS foils and deck spreaders. She was relaunched as CQS before the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race

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March 2017
Then We Sailed Away
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Then We Sailed Away

Casper Craven On Turning His Plans Into A Successful Family Circumnavigation.

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August 2017
Captain Fantastic
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Captain Fantastic

Having Faced Ferocious Gales And Hurricane Force Winds, It Was A Flat Calm Off New Zealand That Nearly Did For Paul Rodgers And Spirit Of Pentax.

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August 2017
Thinking Outside The Box
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Thinking Outside The Box

Emirates Team New Zealand Played Their Own Game From Start To Finish To Win Back The America’S Cup After 14 Years. But How Did They Do It? Elaine Bunting Reports.

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August 2017
Trouble-Free Transatlantic
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Trouble-Free Transatlantic

We Quizzed 254 Skippers Who Took Part in the 2017 Arc Rally About the Spares They Shipped and the Repairs They Made en Route. The Lessons Gleaned Can Benefit Us All.

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June 2018
IMOCA 60s For Volvo Race?
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IMOCA 60s For Volvo Race?

SOLO CLASS VOTES TO ALLOW IMOCA 60S TO BE ADOPTED FOR FULLY CREWED ROUND THE WORLD RACE

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June 2018
Ainslie Signs New Cup Sponsor
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Ainslie Signs New Cup Sponsor

Billionaire’s company hits the fast-forward button for British team

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June 2018
Clipper Crews Exhilarated By ‘Nature Unleashed'
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Clipper Crews Exhilarated By ‘Nature Unleashed'

What is it like to sail in hurricane force winds in the middle of an ocean?

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June 2018
Masterclass
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Masterclass

HOW TO REPAIR SAILS AT SEA

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June 2018
A Perfect Ending
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A Perfect Ending

The 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race Was Decided Just Seven Miles From the Finish. Helen Fretter Finds Out How Dongfeng Took a Cliffhanger Victory

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August 2018
A Masterful Race
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A Masterful Race

Capsizes, Crashes, And An Incredible Finish – This Year’s Route Du Rhum Saw Skill Defeat Technology. Helen Fretter Reports

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January 2019
Anxious In The Arctic
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Anxious In The Arctic

Heading To The High Arctic Got Andy Schell So Stressed He Thought He Was Having Heart Trouble. Yet The Voyage Was To Be Magical

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January 2019