What’s it really like to prepare for the world’s toughest ocean race, the Vendée Globe? Pip Hare reveals how hard it can bePhoto: Richard LangdonIt would be easy to assume the toughest challenge of the Vendée Globe Race is racing …
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Building Bigger: Q&A With Golden Yachts’ Cpt. Paris Dragnis Greek superyacht builder Golden Yachts was thrown into the spotlight earlier this year as it delivered the magnificent 95m vessel O’Pari. Creeping up the ranks of bigger build with 71.8m O’Pari …
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We asked historians, round the world race winners and legendary sailors to name the yachts that changed the sport for good. In no particular order, these are the 50 yachts that shifted how we sail…Photo: Guido Cantini/Panerai/Sea&See.comPhoto: Guido Cantini / …
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Eighth Perini Navi Cup Postponed Until 2021 The Perini Navi Cup has been postponed until 2021 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Italian shipyard has confirmed. The eighth edition of the Perini Navi Cup, reserved for Perini Navi …
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Jarlath Cunnane recounts a fraught attempt to navigate the ice-strewn North East Passage to save a stricken yachtNorthabout is a 15m Gilbert Caroff design in aluminiumJarlath Cunnane’s book Northabout is a must for anyone dreaming of ice navigation or who …
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A rare example of an intact 1920s gentleman’s classic yacht, Cynara has undergone a three-year complete restoration in Japan. The completion of the work was to have coincided with the now postponed Tokyo Olympics.Cynara is a 96ft (29m) gaff-rigged ketch, …
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