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First British Olympic sailing team members announced but what else does it tell us?

  • September 10, 2015

After the long and detailed selection process that is normal for Olympic selection and following the test event in Rio, six British teams (eight people in total) have been confirmed…

Thought you’d left the paperwork behind when going off cruising? How to cut the paper trail

  • September 9, 2015

For those who choose to escape the confines of conventional life and spend a few months, years or even the rest of our lives at sea there are many challenges…

SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 8: Downwind sailing

  • September 7, 2015

Downwind sailing doesn’t have to be about screaming off waves under full spinnaker, and those of us who have crossed oceans in boats that are also our homes will know…

Formula Whisper, the exciting new boat that anyone can learn to foil

  • September 7, 2015

As I stepped off the Formula Whisper, our cameraman and photographer Richard Langdon was full of praise for my first attempt at flying. “How polite,” I thought. I had been…

Clipper yacht race crew decide to resume racing after fatality

  • September 7, 2015

The crew of the Clipper 70 Ichorcoal, competing in the 2015/15 Clipper Rround the World Race, have decided to continue their race after the death of one of their crew…

Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 11: snorkelling and diving on reefs

  • September 6, 2015

When cruising in the tropics – or indeed sailing round the world – the time spent actually sailing is surprisingly insignificant and, apart from the ongoing task of yacht maintenance,…

Fatality aboard Clipper Race yacht as crewmember struck while taking in a reef

  • September 6, 2015

Andrew Ashman (49), a paramedic from Orpington, Kent, is reported to have been struck by the mainsheet or boom as the team were taking in a reef. The accident is…

Drogues and sea anchors: we test a Jordan Series drogue and a ParaAnchor

  • September 3, 2015

Drogues and sea anchors are designed to slow a boat or allow it to hold station in extreme weather conditions. They can prevent a possible capsize, roll or broach by…

Why multihulls are becoming ever more popular for cruising

  • September 2, 2015

“Actually, there’s an awful lot of space on offer, isn’t there?” you might say after a quick look aboard a modern cruising catamaran at the boat show. “How nice to…

Isn’t this what family cruising is all about? Kicking back on a gentle ocean passage to Hawaii

  • September 1, 2015

For ten years my wife, Tiffany, and I had been sailing west round the world on our 34ft gaff-cutter, Vixen. There had been a few detours, for instance up into…

Gallery: Pictures from the start of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

  • September 1, 2015

Scroll down for video Hundreds of amateur sailors from around the world passed under Tower Bridge on Sunday as they began the 40,000 nautical mile Clipper Round The World Yacht…

Video: Oyster 475 and 545 on test, which would you choose?

  • September 1, 2015

Oyster’s range spans 48-125 ft LOA and provides a wide variety of routes to achieve the same goal, long distance, luxury cruising. Yet among the nine current models, two of…

Kiwis take overall win in needle match at AC World Series in Gothenburg

  • August 30, 2015

When asked how his close friend and skipper of Artemis Racing, Iain Percy would be feeling after his team’s run of poor performance and bad luck, Ben Ainslie took his…

Rocks, rock stars and short legs at Day 1 Americas Cup World Series in Gothenburg

  • August 29, 2015

The practice day in Gothenburg had been a hair raising experience for many of the teams as gusty conditions saw several bury their bows and come perilously close to capsize.…

Breezy, nerve wracking conditions for LV Americas Cup World Series in Gothenburg

  • August 29, 2015

There is an air of tension around the dockside here in Gothenburg as the six teams prepare for the first of two days racing. The practice races on Friday saw…

Video: Dramatic aerial footage and pictures of the new Mono60 Edmond de Rothschild

  • August 28, 2015

These spectacular images and aerial footage of the new Mono60 Edmond de Rothschild have emerged after the boat took to the water for a test sail in Brittany. Launched on…

5 tips: sailing with an asymmetric – how to get yourself out of impossible-seeming situations

  • August 28, 2015

You’re blasting downhill on port with the big asymmetric set, searching for a fast route over the next set of waves. As you glance back over your right shoulder to…

How to watch the next Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Gothenburg this weekend

  • August 27, 2015

If you don’t want to miss the America’s Cup action, there are a number of different ways to follow the high-octane racing in Gothenburg. Yachting World ‘s Matthew Sheahan will…

Bestevaer Pure – a series-built 45ft junior member of the renowned Bestevaer range

  • August 27, 2015

Could this be the hardiest 45ft production-build ever? KM Yachtbuilders, based in Makkum in the Netherlands, has announced plans to build a series of 45-footers under the name Pure. The…

Extreme Sailing Series move to super-light GC32 foiling catamarans for 2016 season

  • August 25, 2015

Scroll down for video The Extreme Sailing Series will now be held on foiling GC32 catamarans, as the competition moves to foiling yachts as part of a long-term strategy. The…

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