The Mini Globe Race is a single-handed around the world race in home-built plywood yachts, for a new class designed specifically for the race: the Globe 5.80. Additional reporting by David Harding“Go small, go cheap, go now,” famously said Lin …
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The new Vision 484 focuses on simplicity and avoids complexity where possible. It will launch in 2026.The Vision 484This South African yard’s first model, the Vision 444, is a fast and lightweight catamaran set up for long-distance sailing that has …
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Sometimes you don’t need to adopt every technological advance to stay at the front, as the IMOCA class is proving. Matt Sheahan reportsThat tens of thousands of Vendée Globe fans were prepared to get up in the early hours of …
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The Gulf of Bothnia is little explored, but Janneke Kuysters discovers stunning mid-summer cruisingThe massive structure of Svartklubben lighthouse looms on the horizon. Standing on the small Swedish island of Singö, it guards the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia. …
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As owners seek to sail more self-sufficiently, beat the depreciation associated with many production boats and explore off the beaten track, a yacht that’s very well built has become key for some buyersThose planning to sail to inhospitable places tend …
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David ‘Freddie’ Carr has spent two decades trying to win the America’s Cup for Britain, he tells Helen Fretter how the game’s changed“For 23 years I have had the privilege to call myself an America’s Cup sailor, but today is …
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