Walking through the labyrinth of super-narrow streets that make up Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter on the opening weekend of the 37th America’s Cup finals, I slowed behind a family wearing red…
Cruising in Corsica and Sardinia: gelato, marine reserves, and medieval history
Thinking of cruising in Corsica and Sardinia? Given its strategic position in the heart of the western Mediterranean, it’s hardly surprising that Corsica has been invaded, conquered and colonised many…
Ben Ainslie: “It’s now or never” Has momentum shifted for INEOS Britannia in the America’s Cup?
It looked, initially, as if the America’s Cup was going to be a short, sharp, and bloody execution for the British Challengers, who went 4-0 down in the first three…
“The comeback is on” – Brits claim first two wins of the America’s Cup Match + what we learnt from Day 4
It was high tension at the INEOS Britannia base ahead of today’s racing – Day 4 of the America’s Cup. The team had been out practising in stronger winds and…
Great Seamanship: The Voyages of Pirate
Built in 1974 by Nautor in Finland, Pirate was designed by Sparkman & Stephens with oceans to cross in mind. She was not dreamed up by a commercial committee trying…
What’s the actual cost of living onboard a yacht full time?
During my 20 years of hosting World Cruising Club’s Bluewater Seminars, one of the questions I was most frequently asked was: “How much money will we need to go bluewater…
Emirates Team New Zealand come from behind to notch up another America’s Cup win + everything we learned from the racing
It has been a disappointing start to the America’s Cup for the British INEOS Britannia team, who have finished behind America’s Cup Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand in all three…
Costly pre-start error from the Brits sees them go 3-0 down on the second day of the America’s Cup + what we learned from the action
The first day of America’s Cup racing was a big disappointment for Ben Ainslie’s INEOS Britannia as the America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand won both races to go…
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli make history: Italy win first Women’s America’s Cup
The build up to today’s Puig Women’s America’s Cup has been tough for all the teams – there have been long days of boats held on shore, teams sent out…
Ominous start for INEOS Britannia as Emirates Team New Zealand dominate America’s Cup Day 1 + what we learnt
Today was reckoning day for the Defender and Challenger in the 37th America’s Cup – which team’s preparation would have been most fruitful? The battle-hardened Brits, competing in their first…
The Thorny Path: Sailing the windward route from the Bahamas to the Windward Isles
“You’ll never make it.” Our conversation with fellow cruisers about our plans suddenly ground to a halt. We were in Annapolis, on the east coast of the US, enjoying the…
Who’s favourite to win the America’s Cup? INEOS Britannia Vs Emirates Team New Zealand analysed
“Look, we’re the underdogs in this, without a shadow of doubt,” Ben Ainslie told the UK’s Guardian Newspaper in a recent interview looking ahead to Saturday’s America’s Cup. On the…
How to watch the America’s Cup live streams
The 37th America’s Cup is due to start on Saturday 12 October and will see America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand taking on the first British challenger in 60…
Sweden dominates during Women’s America’s Cup Semi-Final decider but damage delays racing for America’s Cup teams
The third day of the Puig Women’s America’s Cup saw racing disrupted after damage to one of the shared one-design AC40s (the Canadian Concord Pacific Racing Team’s boat) forced a…
Linjett 36 first look: embodying timeless qualities
One of the standout recent new yachts is the Linjett 39, which won the family cruiser category in the 2023 European Yacht of the Year awards. The long established family-owned…
Puig Women’s America’s Cup Opens with Close Racing in Barcelona
The opening weekend of the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup delivered a series of tightly contested races, as elite female sailors from around the world competed in challenging conditions off…
Jaro: Sailing this unique new upwind weapon
If you could own any boat, what would it be? And just one? Does it exist, or would you have to create your own? What follows is no ordinary review,…
“This is harder than the Olympics” Britain’s Hannah Mills on the Women’s America’s Cup
The 37th America’s Cup is already rewriting the history books in many ways – today marks another major shift in the event’s evolution, with the beginning of the first ever…
173 years of hurt: Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup crew stands on the precipice of greatness
“If we go out there and get beaten, they’ll send us home. If, however, we win today, they’ll let us stay and fight again tomorrow. And if we keep winning,…
“We still have a few things left in our pocket” INEOS Britannia helm Dylan Fletcher on today’s historic win and facing the Kiwis in the America’s Cup
INEOS Britannia co-helm Dylan Fletcher says that the Louis Vuitton Cup final series pushed the British squad and boat harder than they could ever have imagined – but that they…