Bridging the gap between dinghies and keel boats has always been tricky. What’s good for…
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Volvo Ocean Race: Breaking a winning formula? Dongfeng navigator sits out Leg 4
to leave Dongfeng’s star navigator Pascal Bidégorry on the dock will surely raise a few…
Southern Ocean storms are some of the most brutal forces in nature. Here is how sailors try to harness them
Solo sailors call it ‘the South’, as if to emphasise its alien difference. The Southern…
VIDEO: How the biggest change in the Volvo Ocean Race has happened ashore Matthew Sheahan reports
This time around as crews tie up after finishing a leg they might as well…
Paralympic sailing to be dropped for Tokyo 2020 Games
According to IPC President Sir Philip Craven, sailing, ‘did not fulfil the IPC Handbook’s minimum…
The first time a Chinese team has won a leg of the Volvo but what is the future for this Franco/Chinese team?
What had not been anticipated before the event started back in November was the Franco/Chinese…
Two new French plastic rope blocks that may save you weight and money plus reduce friction in deckgear
French sailors have always been the innovative, daring types. They have the heart for adventure…
Volvo Ocean Race: Dongfeng seals the deal for Leg 3 as the rest of the fleet come piling in behind
On the face of it Caudrelier’s Franco/Chinese team had owned the race since they took…
Volvo Ocean Race: Dongfeng Racing on verge of an impressive leg win but tensions are running high and provisions running out
winning this leg into the Chinese port of Sanya would be particularly special for this…
5 top new yachts crowned European Yacht of the Year 2015 winners from 25 tested
The European Yacht of the Year is the most thorough competition there is for production…
Video of the potent new Rambler 88 as she launches in New England
Here’s a great video of Rambler 88 being launched from New England Boatworks, including some…
Barcelona World Race: Why did Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss lose its mast?
Having crashed out of the Barcelona World Race while leading the race the big question…
New Brenta 80 is Sir David Chipperfield’s first yacht interior and marks Michael Schmidt’s return to boatbuilding
Three big names have contrived to combine some big ideas for this big new build.…
Solo sailors such as Alex Thomson embody the motto ‘quitters never win; winners never quit’. They should be our sport’s role models
We know them as shorthanded or single-handed round the world races, the Vendée Globe and…
Video: Taking the Farr 280 for a spin, Matthew Sheahan discovers a potent 28 footer
At 28ft LOA and weighing in at 1600kg with a downwind sail area that is…
Remember the Tour de France a la Voile? Here’s what it will look like this year
Sailing’s Tour de France was one of the major events of the year. But over…
Volvo Ocean Race: Slow start to tricky Leg 3 from Abu Dhabi to Sanya, China but one boat took control from the off
By the time the fleet had completed the inshore section of this 4,642 nautical mile…
Volvo Ocean Race: Team SCA take their first win during the in port race in Abu Dhabi
Team SCA and led by Sam Davies takes another podium position in the Volvo Ocean…
Barcelona World Race starts in light winds, but duel between Alex Thomson and Bernard Stamm has begun
The departure of a short-handed, non-stop round the world race is always highly charged and…
Alex Thomson ready for his quest to win the Barcelona World Race in Hugo Boss
On New Year’s Eve, as Barcelona celebrates, Britain’s Alex Thomson will set out on the…