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CHOPPY WATERS
Yachts & Yachting

CHOPPY WATERS

Despite criticism of World Sailing in recent years, its president Kim Andersen is determined to see his changes through and intends to stand again, hears ROB KOTHE

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March 2020
Yachts & Yachting

SLINGSBY PINS THE MOTHS

The Moth Worlds always attracts the very best sailors. This year among them was Tom Slingsby, who’d never won the event before. ROB KOTHE tells the story

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March 2020
Yachts & Yachting

CHANGING TIMES

The big guns took the headlines in the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, but behind them an epic race was brewing that heralded a new fleet on the horizon, says ROB KOTHE

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March 2020
Yachts & Yachting

RUNNING THE SHOW

What happens out of sight determines whether a race is a well-oiled machine or a shambles. RUPERT HOLMES looks at race management systems and equipment

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March 2020
Yachts & Yachting

BOARD GAMES

If it’s tough being the daughter of a two-times Olympian, Emma Wilson is coping just fine, finds ROB PEAKE

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March 2020
Yachts & Yachting

FUTURE PROOFING

In the second part of our look at sustainable sailing, RUPERT HOLMES considers what sailors can do to minimise the impact of our sport

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March 2020
Yachts & Yachting

BANG UP TO DATE

The International 14 has enjoyed several very dierent moments in the limelight over the past century. With a new version built by Ovington, it may be about to have another, says ANDY RICE

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March 2020
Yachts & Yachting

FROM THE BOTTOM UP

Don’t let the leeward mark become a directionless flurry. The smart boats have their strategy sorted as they exit, says MARK RUSHALL

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March 2020
Yachts & Yachting

ATLANTIC ESCAPADE

The Atlantic islands of the coast of north Africa and Portugal could be the ideal holiday destination for those with adventure in their blood, writes SUE PELLING

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March 2020
Yachts & Yachting

Fast Progress

A technical, short-handed race boat from a big production builder? The new Sun Fast 3300 is a bold move by Jeanneau and far more radical than its successful 3200 and 3600. RUPERT HOLMES took it for a spin

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December 2019
Yachts & Yachting

Downwind Fast

Making the right decisions at the top of the run is crucial, says MARK RUSHALL

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December 2019
Flying High
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Flying High

In the first of a series in which we meet Team GB Olympic sailors, ROB PEAKE chats

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December 2019
Yachts & Yachting

Analyse Race Data

Once the preserve of elite sailors, data gathering devices are now accessible to all. It’s time to get smart, says RUPERT HOLMES

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December 2019
America's Cup Takes Off
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America's Cup Takes Off

The first AC75s are afloat and foiling. ANDI ROBERTSON takes a close look at the tantalising design differences between the British, Italians, New Zealanders and USA

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December 2019
Ahead Of The Curve
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Ahead Of The Curve

How does the world’s oldest freshwater yacht race handle safety on board? ROB KOTHE talks to organisers and competitors in the Chicago-Mackinac

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November 2019
‘Have A Steady First Day'
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‘Have A Steady First Day'

ANDY RICE talks to Hannah Mills about her ‘perfect race’, her first outing at Weymouth 2012 with Saskia Clark. “Have a steady first day,” their coach had advised...

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November 2019
New Nacras On Test
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New Nacras On Test

The Nacra 15 FCS and the Nacra 15 One FCS are new on the foiling scene. We asked world class sailors CHRIS RASHLEY and Chloe Collenette to test them out

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November 2019
Percentage Sailing
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Percentage Sailing

Using the numbers to help decide your race tactics is not only sensible, it’s fast, says Paralympian HELENA LUCAS

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November 2019
No Sleep Till Torbay
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No Sleep Till Torbay

Tricky conditions in Torbay tested the mettle of professional and amateur sailors from 20 countries at the J/70 worlds. It was keelboat racing at its best

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November 2019
Kiwis On Top
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Kiwis On Top

It is never easy to win the America’s Cup, but this year’s victory for Emirates Team New Zealand was truly remarkable. The Yachts & Yachting team takes a look back over a stunning regatta

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August 2017
Decider Down Under
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Decider Down Under

Australians made up the bulk of the fleet on ‘home turf’ at the Sailing World Cup Final 2016, concluding the Olympic season

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February 2017
A Run Of Records
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A Run Of Records

TOBY HEPPELL muses on an incredible winter that has seen record after record tumble.

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March 2017
Women In Sailing
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Women In Sailing

Yachting is still often perceived as a man’s world - despite important steps forward in recent years. Professional sailor, HANNAH DIAMOND gives her view on gender equality in our sport.

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March 2017
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Foilers And Thinkers

From a relatively small and eclectic base just four short years ago, The Foiling Week is fast becoming one of the key events in the sport.

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September 2017
Yachts & Yachting

F-Frolicsome Fun

As the Flying Fifteen class celebrates seven decades as one of the most popular small keelboats in the world.

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September 2017
Macif Effort
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Macif Effort

Less than a year after a new solo round the world record was set, it has been smashed by Frenchman François Gabart. reports

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February 2018
Bob Fisher Opinion
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Bob Fisher Opinion

How much similarity is there between o shore, America’s Cup and Olympic sailing? Peter Burling and Blair Tuke are weighing in on the debate

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February 2018
Volvo Shake-up
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Volvo Shake-up

With the two standout performers of the Volvo Ocean Race to date struggling from early on in Leg 6, it was all to play for, for the rest

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April 2018
Yachts & Yachting

America's Cup Takes Off

Four years of waiting and we finally have America’s Cup racing back on our screens. And it has been an absorbing start...

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July 2017
Yachts & Yachting

Who Can Take On Oracle?

Which man has what it takes to win the 35th America’s Cup? BOB FISHER talks to all the Cup skippers to get the measure of the men.

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July 2017