Young Breton sailor Guirec Soudée and his famous red hen, Monique, ride out Christmas ice-bound in Greenland. Tom Cunliffe introduces this extractSay what you will, but the French have got style. We Anglo-Saxons may fancy ourselves as adventurers, but then …
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Pro offshore sailor and Olympian Francesca Clapcich shares tips on how to trim an asymmetric spinnaker in light airs with Andy RiceFrancesca Clapcich has enjoyed a hugely diverse and successful racing career. Her years racing the Laser Radial at Olympic …
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A Pacific Ocean crossing can be spectacular, but also daunting. Kate Ashe-Leonard has advice on what you need to know before you set sail across the PacificCoffee in hand, I gaze out from our cockpit across the flat lagoon of …
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Starlink has shaken up its offering for cruising sailors with a crack down on service term violations and new data plans Starlink, Elon Musk’s low orbit satellite network which delivers low cost high speed internet via a portable dish, has …
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In the latest instalment of her series on double handed sailing skills, Pip Hare explains the best process for tacking with two onboardDouble handed sailing skills are increasingly important to master as the recent boom in double handed racing, both …
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Luca Bassani nominates Windward Passage“A very modern boat for her times: very large stern (almost like today’s naval architecture) and semi-round …
