Whether racing or cruising, tides and current are important. But how accurate is the tidal information available, and how can you best use routing apps and software when navigating in tide?Tidal data accuracy can be critical when sailing in areas …
Rupert Holmes on how to go about buying a yacht for shorthanded racing – the fastest growing section of the sport at the moment The rapidly growing double-handed and shorthanded racing scene has attracted a flurry of recently launched models …
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Helen Fretter finds out how America’s cup surveillance tactics are used to find marginal gains in the TP52 fleet as they chase that final 1 per centAs the TP52 fleet sweeps around the bottom mark off Palma, eyes turn to …
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Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract from My Name is Life, as ‘Captain’ Andy Jankowski explores SpitsbergenAndrzej Jankowski, better known as Captain Andy, is a one-off. I met him in Warsaw when I was launching a book of my own, translated …
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With two new teams joining SailGP circuit, Team Japan, skippered by Nathan Outteridge is without a boat for the start of the third season. The SailGP F50 catamaran fleet in action on Race Day 1 of Bermuda SailGP presented by …
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FlyingNikka, a custom-designed 60ft fully foiling racing yacht, took flight during her first day of test sails.FlyingNikka, a custom-designed 60ft racing yacht designed to be the first fully foiling Mini Maxi, took flight during her first day of test sails …
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