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    Swan 115, Solleone

    Video: Nautor launches new Swan 115 flagship at Monaco Yacht Show

    • September 27, 2015

    A year after the debut of the Swan 105, Nautor returned to the Monaco Yacht…

    Monaco Yacht Show

    Monaco Yacht Show – how the financial crisis changed sailing superyacht designs

    • September 24, 2015

    Nothing can prepare you for the Monaco Yacht Show. It is a temple to superyachting,…

    Abandoned yacht Troll

    Abandoned yacht Troll – why the Irish Navy was right to sink it and not salvage it

    • September 18, 2015

    This week we learned that the Irish Navy had sunk a yacht, Troll, that had…

    Cowes Week on the hunt for new sponsor as Aberdeen Asset Management prepares to bow out

    • August 13, 2015

    After some of the most diverse racing in its 180-year history, Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week…

    Libby Greenhalgh

    Team SCA navigator Libby Greenhalgh wins Ladies Day Trophy at Cowes Week 2015

    • August 12, 2015

    Leading weather forecaster and racing sailor Libby Greenhalgh was awarded the Ladies Day Trophy yesterday…

    Varvassi wreck video

    Video: Hunting the wreck of the SS Varvassi off the Needles on the Isle of Wight

    • August 7, 2015

    How many people can stand on the wreck of the SS Varvassi? This great little video…

    Navigating using iPad electronic charts

    Why paper charts still have a place alongside iPad and electronic navigation

    • July 31, 2015

    When you open up any electronic navigation program you usually see a disclaimer telling you…

    Land Rover BAR in Portsmouth

    Portsmouth is putting on a brilliant dress rehearsal for ‘bringing the America’s Cup home’

    • July 25, 2015

    How would it feel if Sir Ben Ainslie were to succeed in his grand ambition…

    If you want people to sail with you, stop shouting

    If you want your family and friends to sail with you, stop ***** shouting!

    • May 19, 2015

    A few years ago I took part in a memorable regatta among the crew of…

    The salvaged wreckage of Sir Edward Heath's 44ft Morning Cloud, recovered after her sinking in 1974

    Memorial unveiled to the crew lost when Sir Edward Heath’s Morning Cloud broke up and sank

    • May 18, 2015

    A memorial to a yachting tragedy that killed two young men on Prime Minister Sir…

    Team SCA finishes the leg to Newport

    Come on Knut Frostad, come on Russell Coutts. Women’s sailing needs strong male leadership

    • May 14, 2015

    Why are the all-women Team SCA consistently finishing at the back in the Volvo Ocean…

    Gitana Team's MOD70, a test bed for the new giant multihull

    Gitana Team to build a giant multihull for round the world solo racing – one that will fly

    • May 12, 2015

    Gitana Team, the French race team backed by Baron Edmond de Rothschild is to start…

    Ready for a night watch while crossing the Atlantic

    16 expert tips on sailing across the Atlantic from the Caribbean to Europe

    • April 30, 2015

    Heading the other way? Planning to sail to the Caribbean from Europe? Check out our…

    Golden Globe 2018 Race round the world is set to recreate a ‘totally retro’ era of epic adventure

    • April 22, 2015

    In the 47 years since the first non-stop round the world race, the Golden Globe,…

    Guo Chuan trimaran Qingdao

    Chinese sailor Guo Chuan plans to set a record through the North East Passage – in a giant trimaran

    • April 7, 2015

    What’s the ideal yacht for attempting to set a record transiting the North East Passage?…

    Meteor

    Video action from the glorious 52m schooner Meteor at St Barths Bucket superyacht regatta

    • March 22, 2015

    One of the most interesting facets of the St Barths Bucket superyacht regatta is the broad range of…

    Flying Legends aircraft St Barths

    Watch World War 2 aircraft ‘strafing’ St Barths airport during Barths Bucket superyacht regatta

    • March 21, 2015

    What’s even cooler than owning a superyacht? Try a private collection of World War 2…

    Aboard 125ft Perini Navi P2 at St Barths Bucket

    Video story: What it takes to win at the St Barths Bucket superyacht regatta

    • March 21, 2015

    “We’re not trying to win the party,” Jonathan Kline says with a smile. Kline is…

    Florence Arthaud

    Florence Arthaud: the extraordinary career of one of sailing’s most courageous solo racing stars

    • March 11, 2015

    It feels unreal that Florence Arthaud is gone. She always seemed the most indestructible of…

    Yacht Selma set a record for navigating to the furthest point south

    Polish crew sets a new record for sailing furthest south in the Antarctic

    • March 10, 2015

    A Polish crew has set a new record for sailing the furthest south. Selma, a…

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