In Europe there’s some new rules regarding your AIS beacon and designation Class M. Here’s what you need to know to stay compliant…If you’re like me and you’ve got a healthy collection of gadgets clipped, zipped, and stashed around every …
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Contrasting passages when sailing the Pacific to Hawaii and back revealed the importance of crew dynamics to Tor JohnsonKaimana. Photo: Tor JohnsonAfter two recent deliveries sailing the Pacific to Hawaii and back, on two very different boats, with two very …
The America’s Cup is going to Naples, but the key question is: will there be wind? We get an exclusive insider’s guide to the prevailing sailing conditions from local Naples legend and race officer Luciano CosentinoRacing the Gulf of Naples …
As a professional skipper and regular offshore sailor, a question I am often asked by boat owners and new skippers, “which beacon should I get? is AIS or PLB better for me?” Well, let me make a case for BOTH…PLB …
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Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron have announced Italy will host the next America’s Cup. The 38th America’s Cup will be held in Naples, Italy in the spring and summer of 2027The 38th America’s Cup is …
Knocked down in less than 15 seconds: the interim report into the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht is a harrowing read, detailing the events of the fatal incident and how the 15 survivors escapedRex Features Ltd. do not claim any …
