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New generation electronics
Practical Boat Owner

New generation electronics

A few years ago I felt there was a risk that marine electronics manufacturers would find it impossible to compete in a changing marketplace.

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August 2020
Practical Boat Owner

How to troubleshoot your engine electrics

If your engine won’t start, knowing how to fi nd the source of the problem will help you get under way quickly, says Rubicon 3’s Bruce Jacobs

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August 2020
Groundbreaking affordable watermaker
Practical Boat Owner

Groundbreaking affordable watermaker

Desalinators operate on a simple principle, but to date have generally been prohibitively expensive for many.

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August 2020
Environment review backs highly protected marine zones
Practical Boat Owner

Environment review backs highly protected marine zones

Seas around England and Northern Ireland could receive greater protection as a result of a new review by former environment minister Richard Benyon.

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August 2020
Algorithms will aid search and rescue
Practical Boat Owner

Algorithms will aid search and rescue

Researchers at one of the world’s top universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have identified a new algorithm which could improve search and rescue techniques.

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1 min  |
August 2020
Who Was Really The First To Discover America?
Classic Boat

Who Was Really The First To Discover America?

A historical replica voyage has proved that the Phoenicians may well have reached the shores of the new world a full two millennia before Columbus

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9 mins  |
August 2020
New School
Windsurf

New School

Slingshot’s windsurfing brand manager, Wyatt Miller, has noticed that kids are drawn to playing with wings and puts forward an interesting case as to why he thinks this could help entice them and others into windsurfing.

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Issue 396 - August 2020
Changes
Windsurf

Changes

Wave sailor Flo Jung reflects on our changed world during his lockdown in Germany.

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Issue 396 - August 2020
THE LAST WAVE
Windsurf

THE LAST WAVE

Lockdown stirred the creative juices of reader Björn Alfthan, who peers into the future to present a fictional story set in the wild waves of Norway, five years from now.

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Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf

STILL IN THE GAME

After a horrific fracture in his leg from a crashed aerial in 2018, Alessio Stillrich is back! John Carter talks to the highflyer from Gran Canaria about his move to the Simmer team, recovering from injury and how he learned to windsurf in Gran Canaria!

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Issue 396 - August 2020
MOVE ON UP - GET ON THE FRONT FOOT
Windsurf

MOVE ON UP - GET ON THE FRONT FOOT

This month we look at how our front foot weighting can affect and improve different aspects of our main windsurfing moves.

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Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf

SOUTH' KIPA

Nik tweaking it over home waters.

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Issue 396 - August 2020
A NEW NORMAL
Windsurf

A NEW NORMAL

On a trip to La Tranche-sur-Mer in France last year, Tris Best estimated over 80% of the windsurfers were foiling. This summer in Portland Harbour, foiling activity has increased dramatically too he reports. With the market offering plenty of choice to recreational windfoilers, our test team check out some of the latest foil offerings.

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Issue 396 - August 2020
TACKING – THE SEQUEL
Windsurf

TACKING – THE SEQUEL

Having given you time to practice, Harty concludes his tacking series by critiquing various tacking options, including the carve tack, as well as offering solutions to common slip-ups.

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Issue 396 - August 2020
‘NO VAPOUR TRAILS TO SCAR THE SKY' *
Windsurf

‘NO VAPOUR TRAILS TO SCAR THE SKY' *

Realising we may be about to enter an extraordinary period in our lives, Harty decided to keep a windsurf-centric lockdown diary. Here are some of his choice excerpts.

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Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf

REDEMPTION DAY!

Renowned for its windsurfing and variety of spots to sail at, Kimmerdige Bay is a wave sailing jewel on the south coast of England. Timo Mullen gives a guide to its shores while reflecting on why a recent session there was a reminder that there is no place like home!

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Issue 396 - August 2020
EDITORIAL - RESET
Windsurf

EDITORIAL - RESET

Finn hits the salt water reset button.

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Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf

MARK OF A CHAMPION

‘Mark of a champion’ is a new series we’re running with some of windsurfing’s brightest stars, to find out the traits they think have helped them reach the top. And who better to kick offthe series with than Sarah-Quita Offringa. Born in Aruba, the exceptionally talented sailor has an amazing 17 world titles and no doubt many more to come. She gives us an insight into her world.

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Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf

DELPHINE COUSIN QUESTEL

28-year-old French sailor Delphine Cousin Questel secured the 2019 PWA women’s slalom world title in Noumea, New Caledonia at the final event of the season. Despite starting with results below her normal expectations, Delphine managed to fight back and finish the event in 2nd overall to clinch her 4th slalom world title. John Carter finds out more about Delphine’s success story.

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Issue 396 - August 2020
BOUJ NEWS
Windsurf

BOUJ NEWS

Moroccan sensation Boujmaa Guilloul has a new sponsor - sponsor – Goya Windsurfing! We caught up with him to hear more about the move, his new-found passion for foiling and how he ended up ‘stuck’ on Maui for the last 6 months!

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Issue 396 - August 2020
STANDING Rigging developments
Sailing Today

STANDING Rigging developments

Racing yachts and cruisers place different demands on their standing rigging, yet, there’s much that each camp can learn from the other. Rupert Holmes reports on the latest developments

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8 mins  |
August 2020
SOLENT to Dundee
Sailing Today

SOLENT to Dundee

The crew of yacht Nova set out around Britain anticlockwise to discover the past and present of 12 of our most significant ports. In the first of a series, Jonathan Winter describes their first sail north up the east coast

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8 mins  |
August 2020
Paul Heiney
Sailing Today

Paul Heiney

The LOA of the boat is of course important, but how about the LOA of the crew?

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August 2020
Tom Cunliffe
Sailing Today

Tom Cunliffe

The choice of yacht can say much about the owner. And when it comes to type of rig, well...

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6 mins  |
August 2020
Panache and performance
Sailing Today

Panache and performance

Performance-cruisers like the Italian Solaris 47 are designed to enjoy both sides of the yachting equation. Does she meet the brief? Kevin Green finds out

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August 2020
Dare to dream
Sailing Today

Dare to dream

The idea of selling up and sailing into the sunset is something most sailors dream of. Jenevora Swann explains how she did it

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8 mins  |
August 2020
Lone star
Sailing Today

Lone star

He grew up with the sole aim of being faster than his older brothers. Now Elliot Hanson is the top Laser sailor in the country and going to the Olympics next year

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4 mins  |
August 2020
BUCKLER'S HARD YACHT HARBOUR
Sailing Today

BUCKLER'S HARD YACHT HARBOUR

HAMPSHIRE 50° 47,98’ N 001° 25,28’ W A tranquil river steeped in history that meanders up to a charming village, Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour in Hampshire’s New Forest is hard to beat, says Sam Jefferson

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4 mins  |
August 2020
Sailing Skills Changing Gear
Sailing Today

Sailing Skills Changing Gear

Mark Rushall continues his look at how to get there quickly. How to change gear upwind, for racers and cruisers

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10 mins  |
August 2020
The Future Of Yacht Racing
Sailing Today

The Future Of Yacht Racing

Stan Honey makes 5 predictions

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10+ mins  |
August 2020