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World’s largest sailing yacht, Sailing Yacht A, seized

By: admin Mar 12, 2022 0 Comments

The world’s largest sailing yacht, Sailing Yacht A, has been seized by Italian authorities after its Russian owner was placed on a sanctions list Italian authorities have seized the largest sail-assisted superyacht ever built, the 143m (470ft) Sailing Yacht A, Italian …

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Second hand boats: buying an ex-charter yacht

By: admin Mar 11, 2022 0 Comments

Will Bruton looks at the pros and cons of buying an ex-charter yacht, and speaks to a number brokers to let you know what to look forYacht charter companies increasingly own new yachts for only a few years, selling off …

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Best sailing watches: 12 options for racing and cruising

By: admin Mar 10, 2022 0 Comments

Phil Sampson and Roger Hughes take a look at 12 of the best sailing watches available with functions for racing and cruising sailorsPhoto: GarminJust as tablets and even smartphones have revolutionised how sailors use multifunction displays and instruments, so the …

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Shackleton’s Endurance shipwreck discovered

By: admin Mar 09, 2022 0 Comments

Sir Ernest Shackleton’s wrecked ship the Endurance, one of the most famous explorer vessels ever, has been discovered in the Weddell Sea 107 years after it sankThe Endurance was shipwrecked in 1915 on an expedition to the Antarctic after it …

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World’s coolest yachts: The Snipe dinghy

By: admin Mar 07, 2022 0 Comments

We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Dutch racer Bouwe Bekking nominates The Snipe dinghy. “I would take a complete crazy thing: a Snipe. I think it’s an …

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Great seamanship: Taken by the wind

By: admin Mar 04, 2022 0 Comments

Tom Cunliffe introduces and extract from Taken by the Wind – Memoirs of a 1970s pacific voyage, which reveals a time when sailors had to rely on their own pilotage skills for safe passageMike Jacker is a retired orthopaedic surgeon …

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