We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Andre Hoek nominates RelianceMy choice would be the yacht Reliance of 1903 designed by the famous Nat Herreshoff. I read the …
Hannah Mills and Ben Ainslie today announced the Athena Pathway Programme, a high performance pathway scheme for talented female sailors that hopes to see a British crew win the first ever Women’s America’s CupHannah Mills and Ben Ainslie, the most …
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Peter Burling and his Kiwi crew delivered an impressive win at the British SailGP Regatta in Plymouth beating the all-dominant Aussies for the first time this seasonPeter Burling and Blair Tuke alongside their kiwi crew, including new tactician, Jo Aleh …
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A double-handed passage from Turkey to Seattle was an adventurous solution for Peter and Ginger NiemannDeparture time is a time of optimism for Ginger and me. All the stress of decision making and the work of planning and provisioning is …
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It’s billed as the most spectacular show in sailing, but does SailGP deliver? Helen Fretter talks exclusively to the key players to find out‘Box office stuff’ is how Ben Ainslie described the opening day of last month’s SailGP event, in …
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Toby Hodges casts his eye over the new Balance 442, a new performance catamaran which saw 30 orders placed before the first one was out of the factoryAlthough relatively heavy designs that maximise space and comfort still dominate the market, …
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