At the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Villanova light winds made for a frustrating day of low-riding rather than foiling for the AC40s, but Day 1 still delivered some surprises. Helen Fretter was watching from the water It was a …
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Cruising sailor, Professor Dr. Daniel Steenstra got quite the shock when he discovered an unexploded bomb attached to his anchor in CroatiaA Dutch cruising couple were forced to abandon their brand new anchor and chain off the port of Pula, …
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Getting a multihull ready for a big bluewater sailing adventure requires the right equipment choice and spec level. We get real-life advice on how to prioritiseIf you’re contemplating buying a multihull for bluewater sailing, be it a new one or …
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A new regatta for classic yachts, the Richard Mille Cup, aims to recreate the famous era of the British ‘Big Class’. Dan Houston joins the Richard Mille CupFor two weeks in mid-June it looked as if those evocative black and …
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The first America’s Cup preliminary regatta raced in AC40s will take place in September 2023 in the Catalonian port of Vilanova i la GeltrúINEOS Britannia and Orient Express Racing Team training in their AC40sThe six competing teams in the 37th …
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Fourteen teams, racing on iconic yachts such as Maiden and Pen Duick VI, start the crewed ‘retro’ around the world race, the Ocean Globe RaceAmost exactly 50 years to the day since the first Whitbread Round the World Race, the …
