Gradient winds completely change how coastal sea breezes behave. Simon Rowell explains how Quadrant Theory helps you read the shifts Last month we delved into sea breezes, and the basic sea breeze is ...
How do you define ‘cool’? It’s an unquantifiable quality. What’s cool to one person, might be banal or brash to another. But when it comes to boats, like people, some just have it. That vibe. That ...
TAGS: IMOCA 60: Everything you need to know about the Vendée Globe boats News Top stories Vendée Globe: Everything you need to know about the world's toughest sailing race Charlie Dalin, the ...
Niue, a tiny island, captures Miranda Baker’s heart after an adventurous South Pacific sailing passage via Minerva Reef, the mid-ocean refuge It feels like a big deal to finally leave New Zealand’s ...
Two sailors were reported as stable after being treated for injuries sustained during a serious crash between the Black Foils SailGP Team, helmed by Peter Burling, and DS Automobiles SailGP Team ...
When you consider how you got into sailing and how the next generation might do so, it prompts some searching questions. Is sailing dying as a sport and a pastime? Does our increasingly time-precious ...
Banque Populaire XI isn’t just any boat; it’s a floating testament to the bleeding edge of sailing technology, designed for record-breaking speeds and gruelling ocean races. Sam Goodchild, fresh from ...
Solo round the world skipper Tapio Lehtinen has a narrow-miss when sleep deprived on the Golden Globe Race. Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract from The Last Voyage of Asteria Ten years or so ago I ...
Bermuda is made up of 165 islands and is something of a paradise. Ben Lowings gives us this guide to sailing in Bermuda and seeing its stunning islands The breeze that whistles through the pines that ...
Rachael Sprot gives her guide to making the best of a tricky anchorage to ensure you have peace of mind when you drop the hook When dropping the hook, identifying a good anchorage is half the battle.
Catherine Lawson offers her how-to guide on buying a yacht abroad, to avoid costly and hard-to-get to mistakes. Buying a yacht abroad is a scenario few cruisers might dare to pursue. Quite apart from ...
A final Pacific crossing passage from French Polynesia to New Zealand takes the Swan 37 Elixir halfway around the world, writes Max Campbell We leave Tahiti with strong trades. Easterlies funnel along ...