Anyone who has ever had the delight of taking part in the Round the Island Race will understand how common it is to end up in a situation like this.…
Waszp – the new one-design foiling Moth that could make learning to fly a little less painful
If there is one class of boat that has turned more heads around the world in the last decade than any other, it must surely be the foiling Moth. Having…
Southern Wind: two new performance cruisers around 100ft
One of the conspicuous growth areas of yachting, albeit a specialised niche, is performance cruisers of around 100ft. This is being fanned by the intensifying seriousness and maturity of superyacht…
Video: We test the radical and classy new ClubSwan 50 from Nautor’s Swan
For its 50 anniversary, Nautor’s Swan have launched their new racer-cruiser, the ClubSwan 50. She is the most extreme-looking production yacht we’ve ever seen. No computer-enhanced renderings could do justice to…
A winter cruise to Morocco and a rare glimpse into another world
Sandy, straight and with few deep water ports, the Atlantic coast of Morocco stretches for almost 1,000 miles down the coast of Africa from the Strait of Gibraltar to the…
ARC Europe: Crossing the Atlantic west to east is a very different experience
Mention to a cruiser that you are doing a transatlantic and they will probably picture the traditional tradewind route, Canaries to Caribbean, with the wind on your back and the…
5 tips: avoiding a breakdown – so gear failure doesn’t let you down on the racecourse
It has been a tight race in a building breeze, but you’ve maintained the lead on this last beat and now just a loose cover on the boats behind should…
Pip Hare: How to stay safe on board when you’re sailing short-handed
A man overboard is every double-handed crew’s nightmare; with only one pair of hands left on board to call for help, handle sail, get back to the casualty and then…
5 tips: how to deal with snagging weed and hooking pots on an offshore race
The sails look great and you’ve just spent money on having the keel faired and the bottom sprayed, but today the boat is off the pace, so what’s the issue?…
Keeping safe for ocean cruising – it’s an attitude of mind, says Chris Tibbs
Safety is as much a state of mind as it is the equipment we have on board; it does not take us long to identify which is a safely-run yacht…
Skip Novak finds superyacht regattas are not for the faint-hearted
Superyacht regattas are not really my cup of tea. The last time I did one was in 2001 aboard Timoneer during the America’s Cup Jubilee in Cowes, with my former…
Rio delivers stunning four race finale, and a perfect script for Brazilian star Grael
The women’s 470 final started proceedings in a brisk 17 knots – Britons Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark had only to finish to secure Gold, which they did with ease…
What’s it like to win Gold with your best friend? Mills and Clark to claim 470 prize today
Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark went to Rio with every expectation of a medal. The pairing took Silver at the 2012 Games in Weymouth. However, the women’s 470 class is…
Revival of the Q Class – a mini J Class without all the costs and crew hassles
Imagine owning a yacht with all the class, style and history of a J Class, but without the monumental costs and logistical challenges. This dream is well on the way…
Giles Scott gets his Gold: we take a look at his long road to Rio victory
The four-year Olympic cycle is arduous for every athlete, but for Giles Scott it has been an especially long road. When Scott finally stood on the podium tonight, Tuesday, 16…
Olympic silver medal is dream result for Ireland’s Annalise Murphy
Ireland’s Annalise Murphy today won an Olympic silver medal in the Laser Radial Women’s class in a dream finish to the sailing medal race in Rio. It is a triumphant…
Torn sails and shredded nerves for Olympic sailors as Rio shows its fickle side
After hours of sweltering under the Brazilian sun next to a flat calm Guanabara Bay, the Laser Medal Race was eventually postponed until tomorrow (Tuesday, 16 August). The women’s Radial…
Weather briefing: Chris Tibbs explains the formation of a secondary low
Some years ago while racing somewhere south of the Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean, an area well known for cyclogenesis (where lows are born or develop), we went from…
Favourite Giles Scott secures Gold in the Finn class with a race to spare
He was one of the names most touted to win Gold ahead of the Rio Games, but Giles Scott (GBR), for many the heir apparent to the legendary Sir Ben…
First sailing medals of Rio Olympics decided in men’s RS:X with gold and silver secured a day early
The first sailing medals of the 2016 Olympic Games have been decided, without the final medal races in the men’s RS:X windsurfing even being sailed. Defending Olympic champion Dorian van Rijsselberghe…