Olympic Surfing has the slightly dubious honour of being the competition furthest from the main Paris 2024 competition. The Olympic Surfing events are taking place in Tahiti where competitors will…
Olympic Sailing: Medals Guaranteed & Other Highlights from Day Six in Marseille
Thursday was supposed to see Medal Racing for the Men’s Olympic Skiff, the 49er and Women’s Olympic Skiff, the 49er FX. However despite the Men getting their race started on…
World’s Coolest Boats: The Olympic 470 class
The two-man 470 dinghy was designed by André Cornu over 50 years ago and been an Olympic boat since 1976. At the Olympic Sailing in Paris 2024 it will be…
8 bite-sized lessons I needed to understand how Olympic sailing works
What I love about the Olympics is that I find myself leaning forward in anticipation when watching sports I wouldn’t usually do. The Olympics is like a buffet with food…
Olympic Sailing 2024: Highlights from Day Five in Marseille
The Olympic Sailing competition in Marseille continued to deliver excitement and drama as competitors battled challenging conditions ahead of the crucial Medal Races for the Men’s Skiff and Women’s Skiff,…
Lago 26 Speedster first look: lightweight flyer
This detuned version of the Austrian Lago 26 joins three other variants including a full foiling option. A key difference is the addition of a keel instead of a centreboard…
Olympic Sailing 2024: Highlights from Day Four in Marseille
The third day of the Olympic Sailing competition in Marseille saw a continuation of the shifty weather that we have seen in the opening days, but an increase in wind…
WATCH: Orca yacht sinking – Sailor shares details of two-hour orca encounter which sank his yacht off Spain
Robert Powell and his crew were five miles off the Spanish coast in 40m of water when orcas disabled the yacht's rudder before ramming the hull, causing it to crack;…
A slow hot start but a glamour Olympic sailing weekend lies ahead
It has long been held that the Olympic sailing medallists emerging from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be the athletes best able to perform across a wide range of…
How to plan a route across the South Pacific
We leave Tahiti with strong trades. Easterlies funnel along the side of the volcanic island, and Elixir tears downwind toward Mo’orea. It’s humpback season. Occasionally, behind foaming crests, we glimpse…
Expert sailing skills: How to be a great crew boss
Being an effective crew boss relies on good preparation and a great sense of timing, says Annie Lush. “The role basically comes down to organising manoeuvres, so it’s about having…
‘Lava explodes way up into the sky above us’ – sailing among active volcanoes
Our hulls cut through the translucent waters of the lagoon around Fiji’s largest island, Viti Levu. As we make our way towards the pass, the wind is a perfect 10…
Tales from the Southern Ocean: Ocean Globe Race crews on the nostalgia of round the world racing
When Don McIntyre devised the Ocean Globe Race, he imagined a revival of sailing’s greatest era of adventure. The early Whitbread Round the World Races made headlines beyond the sport…
Watch: Is this the boat to end 170 years of British America’s Cup hurt?
The pursuit of the America’s Cup, the pinnacle of competitive sailing, has long been a storied journey for Britain. With over 170 years since the inaugural race, the British have…
Olympic Sailing boats: Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing events explained
There have been many changes to the Olympic Sailing boats – or Olympic sailing classes – since the last, Covid delayed, Games in Tokyo, so what are the new Olympic…
Sailing the Isles of Scilly: Stunning – but challenging – cruising
Often referred to as the sunshine isles, the Isles of Scilly enjoy more hours of sun than the rest of the United Kingdom. The archipelago is outstandingly beautiful, uncrowded and…
The America’s Cup and Olympic Sailing tech coming to your sailing kit
We’re weeks away from the start of one of the biggest seasons in sailing. The Olympic Sailing at Paris 2024 begins at the end of July, with the opening races…
Sailing the stunning 110ft superyacht ‘Zemi’ with her designer
Sailors make a beeline for the tiny Caribbean island of St Barth every March to join one of the most hotly anticipated events in the superyacht racing calendar. The Bucket…
Extraordinary boats: Cape Cod 767 is 25ft of fresh thinking
Granted, it’s a novel-looking shape, but why all the fuss I wondered as a crowd formed around the transom of the Cape Cod 767 in La Rochelle? And then as…
Great Seamanship: My Way Around the World
Mainstream yachting nations have produced many great authors, but as the years pass and the nautical world opens its arms to new communities, adventurers from unexpected lands are joining their…