I’m not wishing to take anything away from Sidney Gavignet’s impressive performance around the Isle…
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Video: close racing aboard the Farr 280 at Cowes Week, but is it time to talk handicaps?
Today I felt like I had been dragged around the race course on the end of…
Video: why helming Sir Keith Mills’ new 40 footer Invictus is an intoxicating experience
I was only joking at the crew briefing on day three of Cowes Week when…
Video: A wet ride – racing the X One Design, the oldest (and biggest) class at Cowes Week 2015
Surrounded by her wooden cockpit coamings with a cabin sole that feels way below the…
Challenging opening day at this year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2015
While a two hour postponement was displayed at the Royal Yacht Squadron’s flag mast, the…
Ainslie wins Portsmouth America’s Cup World Series event
For the home team to win the first of the AC World Series events for…
Ainslie delivers dream result for opening day of the 35th America’s Cup cycle. Matthew Sheahan reports
Unlike the practice day on Friday when conditions were fluky, the visibility shocking and the…
Spoiling Ainslie’s dream, why practice day at the Portsmouth America’s Cup World Series was a big deal
“We would like nothing more than to spoil the dream that Ben [Ainslie] and his…
Why the next generation is embracing high speeds and body armour as sailing takes a huge step forwards
Clocking 40knots in a 45footer is not unusual, far from it – It’s the new…
What’s it like to sail a foiling America’s Cup boat with Ben Ainslie? Matthew Sheahan finds out
Fortunately in recent years I’ve become used to wearing a wetsuit when I go sailing,…
Fancy a US$1m bonus? Just win the World Match Racing Tour and it’s yours
It’s been a busy and expensive few weeks for the organisers of the World Match…
Fancy some foiling? How you learn to fly flying in minutes on the new White Formula Whisper catamaran
“If you can sail, you can foil this boat,” said Rob White of White Formula,…
From foils to Folkboats, key performances in the Round the Island Race
As famous for its wide variety of boats as it is for the number of…
When a partnership is different from sponsorship – Ben Ainslie Racing announce Land Rover deal
At the first press conference to be held in Ben Ainslie Racing’s new purpose built…
Kite vs Cat – Which would you favour in a windward leeward race?
The very fact that I’ve posed the question provides the biggest hint that the result…
Winning the Volvo Ocean Race – Abu Dhabi takes the trophy
When it came to the overall winner of the 2014/15 Volvo Ocean Race everyone had…
Team SCA wins Volvo Ocean Race Leg 8, but the finish saw three winners
Sam Davies’ Team SCA crossed the finish line in Lorient this morning to take their…
ISAF Sailing World Cup, the best bits of the opening day in Weymouth
One way of levelling the playing field at any regatta is to send the wind…
Penalties issued to three Volvo Ocean Race teams following exclusion zone protests
They may have fought hard in the 2,800nm needle match across the Atlantic on Leg…
Louis Vuitton returns to the America’s Cup. This is a big deal that really matters, says Matthew Sheahan
While the proclamation of a new event sponsor is very important to those closely involved,…