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 …
Mark Chisnell recalls how a tiny calibration error with a boat’s new instrument system turned a tactical move into an awkward groundingIt’s the second day of a race weekend, an early season shakedown for boat and crew. A pleasant 12-14 …
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After 17 days and 3,259 miles, the first sight of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas should have been the end of a dream—but after the initial euphoria, I started wondering if this iconic port of call is worth the effort‘Laaaaaaaaaand …
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Running a successful offshore campaign on a budget requires some smart thinking. Winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race Young Skipper trophy, Lawrence Herbert, shares some tips with Andy Rice.Lawrence Herbert loves his offshore racing but he and the Corazon crew …
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