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HOW TO COME OUT AHEAD AT THE LEEWARD MARK
SHORT-HANDED SAILING
PIP HARE ON INSIDE GYBES
SPECIAL REPORT
HELEN FRETTER ON NEW MULTIHULLS IN THE ARC
RESURGENT HENRI-LLOYD
Just in time for its 60th Anniversary, this British brand has big news and plenty of fresh products.
NEW GEAR
GENNAKER AND WATERPROOFS ON TEST, PLUS LATEST GEAR REVIEWED
NEW YACHTS
RACING, FAST CRUISING OR BOTH? TOBY HODGES LOOKS AT STRIKING OPTIONS
HANSE 460
THIS FIRST OF A NEW RANGE OF HANSES, FROM NEW DESIGNERS, IS ALREADY A BIG HIT, WITH OVER 200 SOLD AND A EUROPEAN YACHT OF THE YEAR WIN TO ITS NAME. DAVID HARDING REPORTS
BELLISSIMO BLEND
A SLEEK 50-FOOTER WITH COMFORT, REWARDING SAILING QUALITIES AND PERFORMANCE, PLUS EASY HANDLING
COURAGE OF YOUTH
A TALE OF FOUR SCHOOLBOYS ON AN ADVENTUROUS TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING THAT'S ENOUGH TO TURN ANY PARENT’S HAIR GREY
MAKING THE SWITOH
A GENTLE INTRODUCTION TO THE CRUISING LIFE SET KATE ASHE-LEONARD ON COURSE FOR A FULL TRANSOCEAN LIVEABOARD ADVENTURE
THE IMOCA DESIGN RACE
RUPERT HOLMES TAKES A LOOK AT THE OFFSHORE CLASS EVOLUTION
ATLANTIC CHARGE
THE SINGLE-HANDED ROUTE DU RHUM IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST BUT MOST ADORED OFFSHORE RACES IN THE WORLD. THIS YEAR WAS A RECORD-BREAKER IN EVERY SENSE, AS HELEN FRETTER REPORTS
CURIOUS GENIUS
PETE GOSS HAS SAILED MORE DIFFERENT YACHTS THAN MOST OF US COULD IMAGINE, BUT IT’S A HOME-BUILT 32FT GAFFER THAT IS HIS CHEF-D’OEUVRE, AS ELAINE BUNTING FINDS OUT
ΤΗΕ HIDDEN BALTIC
FROM POPULAR SCANDINAVIAN WATERS, TO OFF-THEBEATEN-TRACK EASTERN GEMS, WIETZE VAN DER LAAN AND JANNEKE KUYSTERS SHARE SIX GREAT BALTIC CRUISES
SKIP NOVAK
HAVING WATCHED A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE AUSTRALIAN VICTORY IN THE 1983 AMERICA’S CUP, COULD THE LATEST CHAPTER POSSIBLY RIVAL IT?
MATT SHEAHAN
SOLO OCEAN RACERS MIGHT BE SUPERHUMAN THOUGH THEY’D HAVE US BELIEVE THEIR EXPLOITS ARE ALL PERFECTLY REASONABLE
Peter de Savary 1944-2022
Peter de Savary, who led the British America’s Cup team in their 1983 campaign, has died at the age of 78.
Mike Birch 1931-2022
One of offshore racing's most celebrated skippers, Mike Birch, has died aged 90.
Wearing a lifejacket 'not a personal decision'?
A report into the death of a sailor during the Newport Bermuda Race last year, has reopened the debate of whether wearing a lifejacket is a matter of personal choice.
Innovative PLB wins DAME award
British company Ocean Signal scooped the overall DAME design award, the marine industry’s largest equipment prize, for its rescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator Beacon (PLB).
Lively start for ARC rally
The 37th ARC rally set sail on Sunday 20 November in lively conditions including a 1.5m swell and 18-20 knot north-easterlies, making for a white sail reaching start for the 143-boat fleet.
Orcas sink yacht off Portugal
An ‘attack’ by a pod of orcas has caused a cruising yacht to sink, the second this year.
Golden Globe skipper rescued
Finnish solo skipper Tapio Lehtinen was rescued by fellow Golden Globe Race competitor Kirsten Neuschäfer after Lehtinen’s boat sank “in minutes” and he spent over 24 hours adrift in the southern Indian Ocean.
MASTERCLASS
PIP HARE ON LIGHT AIRS
SPECIAL REPORT
ERIN CAREY ON ENCOUNTERING MIGRANTS AT SEA
EXTRAORDINARY BOATS
HELEN FRETTER ON RUNNING TIDE
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CHRIS BROOKS ON MAN OVERBOARD RECOVERY
WONDER WINGSAILS
DO SUPERYACHT DESIGNERS HAVE THE ANSWERS TO THE FUTURE OF EFFICIENT SAILING AND SHIPPING? MARK CHISNELL REPORTS ON WHY VARIANTS OF THE WINGSAIL COULD BE COMING TO AN OCEAN NEAR YOU
ENDURING APPEAL
THIS YEAR'S SUPERYACHT CUP PALMA MAY HAVE BEEN A TRICKY TEST ON THE BAY, BUT THE J CLASS HELPED ADD GLAMOUR TO THE SPECTACLE, AS ANDI ROBERTSON REPORTS
DESERT STORMS
TAKING A STEEL KETCH THROUGH THE RED SEA IS A TEST OF NERVES FOR DENNIS KREBS