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    VIDEO: How the biggest change in the Volvo Ocean Race has happened ashore Matthew Sheahan reports

    • February 3, 2015

    This time around as crews tie up after finishing a leg they might as well…

    Paralympic sailing to be dropped for Tokyo 2020 Games

    • February 2, 2015

    According to IPC President Sir Philip Craven, sailing, ‘did not fulfil the IPC Handbook’s minimum…

    The first time a Chinese team has won a leg of the Volvo but what is the future for this Franco/Chinese team?

    • January 30, 2015

    What had not been anticipated before the event started back in November was the Franco/Chinese…

    New lightweight INO plastic rope blocks

    Two new French plastic rope blocks that may save you weight and money plus reduce friction in deckgear

    • January 28, 2015

    French sailors have always been the innovative, daring types. They have the heart for adventure…

    Volvo Ocean Race: Dongfeng seals the deal for Leg 3 as the rest of the fleet come piling in behind

    • January 27, 2015

    On the face of it Caudrelier’s Franco/Chinese team had owned the race since they took…

    Volvo Ocean Race: Dongfeng Racing on verge of an impressive leg win but tensions are running high and provisions running out

    • January 26, 2015

    winning this leg into the Chinese port of Sanya would be particularly special for this…

    European Yacht of the Year 2014/5 winner

    5 top new yachts crowned European Yacht of the Year 2015 winners from 25 tested

    • January 17, 2015

    The European Yacht of the Year is the most thorough competition there is for production…

    Launch of Rambler 88 at New England Boatworks

    Video of the potent new Rambler 88 as she launches in New England

    • January 16, 2015

    Here’s a great video of Rambler 88 being launched from New England Boatworks, including some…

    Barcelona World Race: Why did Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss lose its mast?

    • January 16, 2015

    Having crashed out of the Barcelona World Race while leading the race the big question…

    Brenta 80

    New Brenta 80 is Sir David Chipperfield’s first yacht interior and marks Michael Schmidt’s return to boatbuilding

    • January 15, 2015

    Three big names have contrived to combine some big ideas for this big new build.…

    Alex Thomson on Hugo Boss

    Solo sailors such as Alex Thomson embody the motto ‘quitters never win; winners never quit’. They should be our sport’s role models

    • January 15, 2015

    We know them as shorthanded or single-handed round the world races, the Vendée Globe and…

    Video: Taking the Farr 280 for a spin, Matthew Sheahan discovers a potent 28 footer

    • January 7, 2015

    At 28ft LOA and weighing in at 1600kg with a downwind sail area that is…

    Remember the Tour de France a la Voile? Here’s what it will look like this year

    • January 5, 2015

    Sailing’s Tour de France was one of the major events of the year. But over…

    Volvo Ocean Race: Slow start to tricky Leg 3 from Abu Dhabi to Sanya, China but one boat took control from the off

    • January 4, 2015

    By the time the fleet had completed the inshore section of this 4,642 nautical mile…

    Volvo Ocean Race: Team SCA take their first win during the in port race in Abu Dhabi

    • January 2, 2015

    Team SCA and led by Sam Davies takes another podium position in the Volvo Ocean…

    Cheminées Poujoulat gets a slow start at the Barcelona World Race start

    Barcelona World Race starts in light winds, but duel between Alex Thomson and Bernard Stamm has begun

    • December 31, 2014

    The departure of a short-handed, non-stop round the world race is always highly charged and…

    Alex Thomson on Hugo Boss

    Alex Thomson ready for his quest to win the Barcelona World Race in Hugo Boss

    • December 29, 2014

    On New Year’s Eve, as Barcelona celebrates, Britain’s Alex Thomson will set out on the…

    Rolex Sydney Hobart: Christmas Eve fleet briefing points to 20-30 knots against the tide on Friday for the dead beat south

    • December 24, 2014

    A punchy upwind start followed by lighter conditions for the big boats crossing the Bass…

    Rambler 88 maxi

    New all-carbon maxi Rambler 88 launched in Rhode Island, a new Juan K-designed handicap weapon

    • December 22, 2014

    The new all-carbon maxi Rambler 88 was launched the month at New England Boatworks in…

    Volvo Ocean Race: Why Leg 2 has placed three boats at the top and in a different league to the rest

    • December 14, 2014

    With the change to a strict one design came the promise of close racing for…

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