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SUB ZERO SAILING

SEBASTIAN BARRETT AND XIARA SCOTT SHARED A MEMORABLE EXPEDITION EXPLORING THE MOUNTAINS OF GREENLAND ABOARD A GUNBOAT 68

TOUGH CONTEST

CONTEST YACHTS HAS CREATED A HULL WITH THE UNIQUE OPTION OF TWO DIFFERENT DECKS AND LAYOUTS. WE TESTED THE FIRST AFT HELM 49CS OVER TWO LIVELY DAYS

Ocean Signal rescueMe PLB3

What is it? The first compact MOB beacon to combine AIS and satellite technology

EXCESS 14

CAN SPACIOUS PERFORMANCE CRUISING MULTIHULLS BE BUILT IN LARGE VOLUMES AT COMPETITIVE PRICES? EXCESS THINKS SO

Integrel Next Generation

What is it? A very high output alternator that can replace traditional generators, plus hybrid propulsion options

Aqua superPower

As electric propulsion becomes more and more widely adopted, the need for fast electric charging escalates. Aqua superPower is rolling out the world's first dedicated global marine fast charging network across Europe and the US.

WEATHER BRIEFING

CHRIS TIBBS ON NAVIGATING THROUGH THE DOLDRUMS

Tour Voile back to its roots

The Tour de France à la Voile, the famous multistage crewed event which saw many legends of the sport cut their teeth in offshore racing, is returning to an offshore, coastal and inshore format in one-designs, moving to the Figaro Beneteau 3 for 2023.

Cup dates confirmed

Time to book a trip to Barcelona? Some - but not all of the key race dates for the 37th America's Cup in 2024 have been confirmed.

MATT SHEAHAN

WE’RE USED TO FOILING BOATS BUT WHAT ABOUT CRAFT THAT FLY JUST ABOVE THE WATER? IT SEEMS GROUND EFFECT’ VESSELS ARE MAKING A COMEBACK

BEST MATES

WHETHER YOU'RE STEPPING ABOARD SOMEONE ELSE’S YACHT, OR WANT A CO-SKIPPER’S SUPPORT ON YOURS, ELAINE BUNTING HAS KEY ADVICE ON HOW TO BE A VALUABLE FIRST MATE

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.

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

Mike Birch 1931-2022

One of offshore racing's most celebrated skippers, Mike Birch, has died aged 90.

BELLISSIMO BLEND

A SLEEK 50-FOOTER WITH COMFORT, REWARDING SAILING QUALITIES AND PERFORMANCE, PLUS EASY HANDLING

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

MAKING THE SWITOH

A GENTLE INTRODUCTION TO THE CRUISING LIFE SET KATE ASHE-LEONARD ON COURSE FOR A FULL TRANSOCEAN LIVEABOARD ADVENTURE

SHORT-HANDED SAILING

PIP HARE ON INSIDE GYBES

SPECIAL REPORT

HELEN FRETTER ON NEW MULTIHULLS IN THE ARC

EXTRAORDINARY BOATS

RUPERT HOLMES ON THE ACE 30

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.

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.

Orcas sink yacht off Portugal

An ‘attack’ by a pod of orcas has caused a cruising yacht to sink, the second this year.

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.

COURAGE OF YOUTH

A TALE OF FOUR SCHOOLBOYS ON AN ADVENTUROUS TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING THAT'S ENOUGH TO TURN ANY PARENT’S HAIR GREY

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

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).

MATT SHEAHAN

SOLO OCEAN RACERS MIGHT BE SUPERHUMAN THOUGH THEY’D HAVE US BELIEVE THEIR EXPLOITS ARE ALL PERFECTLY REASONABLE