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    Ensure you can adjust the key sail controls from the wheel when sailing short-handed.

    Expert tips on getting your cockpit set up perfectly for short-handed sailing

    • March 16, 2017

    The simple things we take for granted when sailing with crew can become a nightmare…

    Telemedicine for cruisers beyond the reach of an airlift – how a phone call saved one sailor’s life

    • February 22, 2017

    Anchored in a remote lagoon in the Solomon Islands last year, Tom Partridge and his…

    How to reef short-handed and how to know when the time is right to reduce sail

    • February 17, 2017

    The decision to reef is as much about boat handling as it is about wind…

    Photo Oscar Companioni.

    How author Martin O’Scannall removed the engine from his yacht and learned to listen to the sea

    • February 12, 2017

    For the Love of Sauntress – A Forty-year Affair published as recently as 2014 by…

    The AC45Fs bear away at the first mark – a fast manoeuvre known as the slingshot. Photo Sander van der Borch / Artemis Racing

    The slingshot – mastering this high-speed racing manoeuvre is not just for the professionals

    • February 10, 2017

    This particular part of the course, coming into Mark 1 on a reach on an…

    How to reduce the risk of a nose-dive without dropping the spinnaker

    • January 9, 2017

    The quarter tonner class has a reputation for some incredible broaches, but it is possible…

    30 expert tips for crossing the Atlantic – from checking the sails to choosing crew

    • January 5, 2017

    1. Keep the downwind sailplan simple What’s the best sail configuration for a downwind crossing?…

    How to get past a cut-off low pressure system – a true weather router’s dilemma

    • January 1, 2017

    How many times do skippers – racers and cruisers – report that some of the…

    What to eat when sailing short-handed – a nutritional guide for offshore sailors

    • December 30, 2016

    Your diet offshore should be as good as, or even better, than it is at…

    Racing at night on board Quokka

    How to be a winning skipper – the surprisingly simple secrets to forming and leading a great crew

    • December 10, 2016

    What is the secret to a happy crew that bond at sea as a team…

    Man overboard from Little Britain Challenge 2015. Pic by Paul Wyeth

    Solo skipper Sam Davies on why panic is the worst response to a man overboard emergency

    • November 7, 2016

    It looks as though either a trimmer or the bowman has gone to leeward to…

    Short-handed sailing: Pip Hare on gybing a symmetric spinnaker

    • November 4, 2016

    Gybing a symmetric kite double-handed is a tough manoeuvre and there is no question that…

    Knowing how your variety of fog has formed will give you a better idea of how long it is going to last.

    Weather expert Chris Tibbs on how to predict and cope with fog at sea

    • October 19, 2016

    Radar and AIS help to make navigating in fog safer, but it is still an…

    Dee Caffari finds out the hard way why Three Peaks Race is one of the world’s greatest endurance races

    • October 5, 2016

    We were heading into the shore and just past Bear Grylls’s island, Saint Tudwal’s Island…

    With the right preparation and practice a spinnaker drop can be achieved safely by even the smallest crew.

    How to execute the perfect spinnaker drop when sailing short-handed

    • October 3, 2016

    Dropping the kite double-handed may seem a daunting challenge, but provided you take adequate steps…

    Inch-perfect pilotage between the rocks along the coast of Norway aboard a Kragero Terne.

    Off-piste sailing: serene rock-hopping footage from Kragero, Norway

    • September 28, 2016

    Close encounters of the rocky kind are normally the stuff of sailors’ nightmares, but the…

    Jitterbug, J/111 snagged on top mark: ocean racer, Brian Thompson describes the best course of action for anyone in a similar position.

    Get out of that! What to do when your spinnaker snags a racing mark

    • September 27, 2016

    It looks a rather pleasant day on the Solent with 15 knots and sun, and…

    Hoisting a spinnaker short-handed is an exercise in communication and methodical preparation.

    Hoisting the spinnaker short-handed – offshore sailor Pip Hare offers her tips

    • September 24, 2016

    Contrary to what you might think, you don’t need to grow another set of arms…

    Get out of this: Giles Scott describes the tactics required to get out of a traffic jam at a mark rounding, or, even better, how to avoid one in the first place.

    How do you escape a traffic jam? Top tips from Olympic Gold-medallist Giles Scott

    • September 23, 2016

    Anyone who has ever had the delight of taking part in the Round the Island…

    Pip Hare: How to stay safe on board when you’re sailing short-handed

    • August 30, 2016

    A man overboard is every double-handed crew’s nightmare; with only one pair of hands left…

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