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Video: Hear from the crew on the fastest yachts in the RORC Caribbean 600
For a full breakdown of this year’s results, visit the RORC Caribbean 600 results page.
5 tips: calibration. It’s crucial to keep your readouts giving the true picture
We are quick to believe the readouts from our instruments, but how can we be…
Video: Thrilling start to the RORC 600 as the three-masted schooner Adix takes on super-maxi Comanche
Scroll down for video: The 8th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 started in spectacular…
Cruising guru Jimmy Cornell transits the North West Passage in Aventura IV
The North West Passage has been described as the Everest of sailing. Since Roald Amundsen’s…
Wreck found after drifting for 9 years and 10,000 miles in the Southern Ocean is Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss
These photos of the shipwrecked hull of Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss were taken in February…
Great Seamanship: dramatic account by Mike Golding of rescuing Alex Thomson in the Southern Ocean
Mike Golding OBE, ex-firefighter and twice winner of the IMOCA (Open 60) World Championship against…
How to follow the RORC Caribbean 600 race- an easy spectator guide
Start: Antigua, West Indies – Monday 22 February 2016- 1050 local time (First warning signal)…
Chris Tibbs weather briefing: what’s the difference between gusts and squalls?
Rarely do we have a day when the wind is steady in both direction and…
Catamaran Sailing Techniques Part 3: Anchoring and picking up a mooring – with Nigel Irens
Among the plus sides of cruising in a catamaran is that inherent shallow draught offers…
What will foiling do for you? Why foils will change sailing forever
“There’s nothing new in what we’re trying to do with foiling America’s Cup boats,” says…
Why aren’t women at the helm? Is sailing still stuck in the 1950s?
In 1950s movies, when a man and woman were going somewhere together, it was invariably…
Video clips show ARC yacht Magritte sinking as they wait for rescue by ship
In the early evening of 3 December, Steve Arnold, the skipper and owner of the yacht Magritte,…
Atlantic gear test – Pip Hare tests kit on a 5,400nm crossing
Varta High Optics 3C Flashlight – 9/10 Used: every night of the race for sail…
Eight Cube, or the Flying Frog, this eccentric new Mini Transat boat has foils
French yacht designer and Mini sailor David Raison has a lot to answer for. His…
The J Class yacht Endeavour is for sale – a rare chance to buy one of the most iconic yachts ever built
Arguably there couldn’t be at a better time to buy one of the most prestigious…
Dismasting, sinking, damage – ARC 2015, an event-filled rally
On the third night of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC 2015) a small Italian…
Walk the course with Mike Broughton- navigator onboard the brand new Baltic 115 Nikata
Start date: Monday 22nd February 2016 Course: Approx. 600nm non-stop around 11 Caribbean Islands Organised…
How to prepare a yacht for sale
Useful tips for a quicker sale at the right price, from the UK’s leading experts…
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