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Whale ‘pingers’ trialled to deter orcas
A new acoustic deterrent device is to be tested in the waters off Portugal to…
Amazing rescue: Ocean 50 trimaran sails home on one float
Luke Berry and his co-skipper Antoine Joubert were competing in the Transat Jacques Vabre on…
Slingsby and Neuschäfer crowned Sailors of the Year 2023
The 2023 Rolex World Sailor of the Year awards were presented to Tom Slingsby and…
Transat Jacques Vabre 2023: IMOCA 60s are final fleet to start
The Transat Jacques Vabre 2023 officially started on Sunday 29 October, but with a particularly…
‘Boat breaking’ depression disrupts Transat Jacques Vabre start
Yesterday’s scheduled start for the Transat Jacques Vabre – the double-handed race across the Atlantic…
Cruising couple hook an unexploded bomb while at anchor!
A Dutch cruising couple were forced to abandon their brand new anchor and chain off…
Legendary yachts set off on ‘retro’ round the world race as Ocean Globe Race starts
Amost exactly 50 years to the day since the first Whitbread Round the World Race,…
WATCH: Ocean Race yachts ‘attacked’ by orcas following spate of whale collisions
Two VO65 yachts racing in The Ocean Race have become the latest boats to face…
Paddle sports continue uptick in watersports participation
The increase in people participating in watersports in the UK during the Covid 19 pandemic…
Starlink at sea: all change for cruisers
Starlink, Elon Musk’s low orbit satellite network which delivers low cost high speed internet via…
Simon Curwen first finisher in Golden Globe Race (but can’t win overall)
British solo sailor Simon Curwen has crossed the finish line of the Golden Globe Race,…
Clarisse Crémer confirms new Vendée Globe sponsor, Alex Thomson heads team
It has been confirmed that Clarisse Crémer’s Vendée Globe campaign is back on with L’Occitane…
Superyacht saves 16 in harrowing Caribbean migrant rescue
The captain and crew of a 121ft/37m sailing superyacht were central to a search and…
Why have Orcas been attacking yachts? A puzzling mystery
Late in November last year, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s Farr 65 pilothouse cutter, Sanjula, was being…
The hen that sailed around the world: a farewell to Monique
Monique, a Rhode Island Red hen who joined solo sailor Guirec Soudée on multiple sailing…
Banque Populaire drops out of the 2024 Vendée Globe
In early February Clarisse Cremer broke the news she had been dropped as skipper for…
Expert advice at cruising seminars this spring: book now
World Cruising Club’s popular Ocean Cruising Seminar returns on March 25-26 2023 in Guildford, UK.…
The ‘motherhood penalty’? Controversy as Vendée Globe skipper Clarisse Cremer loses sponsor
IMOCA skipper Clarisse Cremer, who has recently given birth to her first child, has been…
Best yacht 2023: European yacht of the year winners
The European Yacht of the Year programme is a highlight of my year as it…