The Transat Café L’Or – formerly known as the Transat Jacques Vabre – has got off to a dramatic start with three Ocean Fifty trimarans capsizing in the first night of racing.The Ocean Fifty Lazare x Hellio being towed after …
Being a good skipper goes beyond keeping the crew and boat safe—it means delivering the right experienceMost people agree: skippers are responsible for the safety of the crew and the boat. But the job far exceeds keeping everyone alive and …
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Marine Tech Editor Fox Morgan has created a short list of the very best sailing watches on the market. There’s a range to suit all budgets and sailing needs, from a basics to smart watchesThe best sailing watches can offer …
Commercial skipper Viveka Herzum explains how free diving skills can be good for your boat, your mind, and your budget, plus the dos and don’t when you’re just getting started. Photo: Doug Perrine / Alamy.For a sailor, free diving is …
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The Patí Català is a rudderless, boomless, daggerboardless 18ft catamaran, which blind sailor Dani Pich sailed around the Isle of Wight Local dinghy classes tend to evolve to suit the particular conditions of the waters they sail in, and the …
Back in August the Protocol for the 38th America’s Cup was finally agreed and signed. Within it were details of a major structural change to the America’s Cup: the formation of a new Partnership, but that was only finally agreed …
