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Cruising in Sweden for long summer days, easy sailing and as much solitude as you might wish

  • June 12, 2015

Tom Cunliffe details his exploration of Swedish cruising, and dispells the myth of it's being cold and expensive

Competition is fierce at top yacht design university as students put their designs into action

  • June 11, 2015

While the Volvo Ocean Race boats were crashing through the Bay of Biscay, 30 up and coming yacht and power craft designers at Southampton Solent University were putting their skills…

Team SCA wins Volvo Ocean Race Leg 8, but the finish saw three winners

  • June 11, 2015

Sam Davies’ Team SCA crossed the finish line in Lorient this morning to take their first leg win of the event. In an impressive performance the all women team crossed…

ISAF Sailing World Cup, the best bits of the opening day in Weymouth

  • June 11, 2015

One way of levelling the playing field at any regatta is to send the wind from an unusual direction. For the visitors at least, reducing the impact of local knowledge…

5 tips: the bear away, where bigs gains can be made and mistakes are costly

  • June 10, 2015

Mark roundings are often where big gains can be made and where mistakes can be costly. Nowhere is this more apparent than at the first weather mark where the fleet…

The Duke of Edinburgh joins the Royal Yacht Squadron for club’s bicentenary

  • June 9, 2015

HRH the Duke of Edinburgh conducted a ‘fleet review’ of the Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS) in Cowes. To commemorate the bicentenary of the exclusive yacht club, in excess of 180…

Australian sailing legend and businessman Alan Bond dies age 77

  • June 9, 2015

Alan Bond, arguably Australia’s best-known personality, has died at the age of 77 following complications during open-heart surgery. He came to fame by heading the Australian challenge that won the…

Grand Soleil LC46: a boat that abounds with clever touches

  • June 8, 2015

Grand Soleil has come up with something really different in its new Grand Soleil LC46. After the company was bought last year by the Italian Sly Yachts group, it has…

SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 11: Spinnaker drop

  • June 7, 2015

One manoeuvre that really makes my heart race when sailing single-handed is a spinnaker drop. It can seem like a recipe for disaster as I will often be dropping because…

Cruising the River Plate between Uruguay and Argentina is a lesson in weird weather

  • June 4, 2015

‘South-easterly, Force 8,’ read the forecast. That wind was going to transform the adjacent coast and the entrance to the River Plate into a lee shore. But we decided that,…

Penalties issued to three Volvo Ocean Race teams following exclusion zone protests

  • June 4, 2015

They may have fought hard in the 2,800nm needle match across the Atlantic on Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race to gain just a single point on their arch…

The French JPK 1080 ticks all the boxes for a successful racing keelboat, says Matthew Sheahan

  • June 1, 2015

Today, success in the racing keelboat market relies on far more than delivering an exciting-looking boat that goes like a runaway train off the breeze. To win the wallets of…

The best route for an Atlantic crossing? It depends when you go

  • May 29, 2015

Weather is a large part of any Atlantic crossing: deciding when to go, which route to follow and the sails to carry. The main consideration is to avoid the hurricane…

Parrot Bebop drone

Drones – how new flying robots can benefit sailors, from unique photography to MOB and rescue aids

  • May 28, 2015

Drones. Love them, hate them or fear them, these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are becoming mainstream. Outside the military, a drone’s primary benefit – aerial photography – has meant their…

Former Whibread racer, Swan 65 King's Legend

Guest blog: Ready for our long voyage to Thailand on Whitbread classic Swan 65 King’s Legend

  • May 28, 2015

This is my home for the next eight to nine months. It is still hard to believe, even though I have arrived so many times before and I have left…

The Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes

Prince Philip leads European Royals to Cowes for historic fleet review of yachts at Royal Yacht Squadron

  • May 28, 2015

The Royal Family along with seven other European royals is to review over 180 yachts owned by members of the exclusive Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS) in Cowes on the 5…

Louis Vuitton returns to the America’s Cup. This is a big deal that really matters, says Matthew Sheahan

  • May 27, 2015

While the proclamation of a new event sponsor is very important to those closely involved, it is rarely headline news. But the confirmation this evening that Louis Vuitton is to…

Team Brunel wins a memorable Volvo Ocean Race leg 7. Now the pressure is on

  • May 27, 2015

“Last night we saw 24 knots but that was it,” he said. “The rest of the time it was a cruise across the Atlantic in nice flat water. But the…

The new 60m Perini Navi, Perseus^3

Perini Navi’s new 60m sloop Perseus^3 boasts the world’s largest single sail

  • May 26, 2015

Perseus^3 is the second in Perini Navi’s new 60m series, launched earlier this year and in Palma for her first regatta and she is likely to turn heads, if only…

5 tips: how to trim your headsail for power and pace on the racecourse

  • May 26, 2015

The ultimate test of headsail trimming is the white heat of one-design racing and nowhere more so than at the start line. A perfect approach to the line on time…

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