With the advent of the personal locator beacons (PLBs) and personal AIS units, rescue operations at sea are now much easier to perform. We take a look at the best PLBs and AIS on the market and explain the difference …
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It was very close for the top three boats at the finish of The Ocean Race leg 2, which saw Kevin Escoffier’s Team Holcim – PRB take a second winSkipper Kevin Escoffier and his Team Holcim – PRB have won …
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The World Cruising Club and Cruising Association have a busy programme of in-person cruising seminars to help you plan your sailing adventures this springP2DNJ5 Sailing boats on the Kiel canal, Baltic Coast, Schleswig-Holstein, GermanyWorld Cruising Club’s popular Ocean Cruising Seminar …
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In the third of this new series on double handed sailing skills, Pip Hare explains outside gybes with an asymmetric spinnaker with two onboardOutside gybing an asymmetric spinnaker is an under-utilised technique by the average sailor – either as a …
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Flo, formerly Pierre 1er, is the iconic 60ft trimaran which Florence Arthaud sailed to win the 1990 Route du Rhum, now returned to its golden glory and racing againThere are many iconic raceboats, but few capture the feeling of an …
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Unless you know you will be spending a considerable amount of time in severe weather conditions, then the coastal style range of sailing jacket will be more than sufficient. Let’s look at the best costal sailing jackets.The best coastal sailing …
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