Our Mason 44, Frances B, on the run from ever-colder climes farther north, swept by Cape Anguille at the tip of St George Bay on the south-west coast of Newfoundland.…
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5 tips on developing your polar diagrams to improve your boat speed
Sails are fresh, the bottom is clean, there’s a good crew, but you’ve been losing out to similar boats on the downwind legs. The helmsman is sailing as close as…
Bluewater cruisers list their choice of essential kit that cost under €500
Peter Forbes Amel 54 Carango Currently undertaking a circumnavigation with World ARC. After a career in aviation, engineering and manufacturing, Forbes examined and tested a series of bluewater yachts from…
Get out of that! Dismasting – Mike Golding explains what to do as soon as it happens
Although it is difficult to understand exactly what went wrong, we can deduce the following: prior to the dismasting the boat was on starboard and probably footing or reaching under…
Volvo Ocean Race marks the tenth anniversary of death of Hans Horrevoets
In an unusual and poignant gesture the Volvo Ocean Race today marked one of its greatest tragedies. A release was issued to comemorate the tenth anniversary of the death of Dutch sailor Hans…
Video: is this the most exciting thing you can do with your crew?
Scroll down for video How to swing aboard the First 40 Sailplane – the video that went viral on Yachting World’s Facebook page. We spoke to Joe Bottomley, the boat’s…
How to use the outside gybe for short-handed sailing. Pip Hare explains
Outside gybing is not purely reserved for boats with extra-short poles or top notch race crews. If you practise, it can be less risky than pulling the clew inside the…
Rig damage forces Loïck Peyron out of The Transat bakerly solo Atlantic race
Damage to a staysail fitting has ended Loïck Peyron’s nostalgic solo transatlantic race in the ketch Duick II. Peyron decided to turn round and retire to France yesterday, quitting The…
Catamaran Sailing Techniques: Everything you need to know
The attraction of sailing a boat that offers the vast living space found on a catamaran may one day mean that your average monohull sailor is faced with the need…
Mid Atlantic rescue after British solo racer Richard Tolkien suffers head injury
British sailor Richard Tolkien has been rescued by a cargo ship after sustaining a head injury during the solo The Transat bakerly race from Plymouth to New York. Tolkien, 61,…
Reinventing Barbados – the Caribbean island works to welcome back cruisers
Barbados is one of the most popular tropical islands on the planet, especially with Britons, who flock to its pristine sandy beaches to relax and enjoy the hot Caribbean sun.…
François Gabart and his giant trimaran MACIF conquer The Transat bakerly
French sailor François Gabart crossed the finish line of The Transat bakerly this week in his 100ft trimaran MACIF to take line honours. Gabart finished in 8d 8h 54m, just…
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Extraordinary boats: MACIF, an Ultime for the ultimate solo round the world race
With the ORMA 60 and MOD70 trimaran classes successfully killed off, you would have thought that French multihull sailors might do the sensible thing and consolidate their efforts in a…
Chris Tibbs weather briefing: how temperature affects wind
As a group of islands the UK has a maritime climate to match our maritime history. Being surrounded by the ocean does mean that our weather is significantly influenced by…
5 tips: faster foils – make sure your keel and rudder are in tip top condition
If you want to go faster, which would you choose: a new headsail or a fully faired and professionally finished set of foils? If you currently have a silky smooth…
Cowes Week title sponsor returns for a final swansong
The investment management group’s support officially came to an end after the 2015 event, but with just three months to go until this year’s regatta, it was announced that they…
Seb Josse forced out of The Transat bakerly by mainsail damage
Going into the second day of racing, in the early hours of the morning on 4 May, Josse reported that he broached during a gybe, causing irreparable damage to a…
Video: a look aboard MACIF, the giant trimaran designed to shatter world records
Before he left on his first solo transatlantic race this weekend, French sailor François Gabart allowed us this look aboard his 100ft/31m trimaran MACIF. Designed by VPLP, MACIF has been…
Solo yacht damaged in ‘serious collision’ during The Transat bakerly
Organisers of The Transat bakerly this morning that solo skipper Maxime Sorel, racing a Class 40 yacht, VandB had what they termed ‘a serious collision with a cargo ship’ 90…