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    How to use the outside gybe for short-handed sailing. Pip Hare explains

    • May 17, 2016

    Outside gybing is not purely reserved for boats with extra-short poles or top notch race…

    Get out of that! – Ken Read deals with a wayward spinnaker

    • April 5, 2016

    This is a highly precarious position, and one that you should never find yourself in…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 1: Avoiding a Chinese gybe

    • April 1, 2016

    Chinese gybes on windy days are a good spectator sport, but with the right prompt…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 2: Broaching

    • March 1, 2016

    Most of us will be familiar with that final pull on the helm that cannot…

    Get out of that! – Ian Walker on avoiding the crash gybe

    • February 29, 2016

    On the edge and living dangerously, the crew in this photo are, to their credit,…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 3: Gybing

    • February 1, 2016

    The first time I gybed single-handed it was on a 40-footer with a symmetrical spinnaker.…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 4: Upwind trim

    • January 1, 2016

    Sailing to windward on a badly trimmed boat seems like punishment. We have all felt…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 5: Helming skills

    • December 7, 2015

    When you’re sailing upwind in a monohull, the key is to minimise helm movement to…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 6: Reaching

    • November 7, 2015

    Reaching is the glory point of sail for many boats; it’s the time we record…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 7: Light airs sailing

    • October 7, 2015

    We all know the frustration of trying to sail in light airs – it can…

    Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 1: introducing our 12-part series with a cruise in the Pacific

    • September 30, 2015

    We begin our new 12-part multimedia series on Bluewater Sailing Techniques in stunning Fiji

    Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 2: Navigating in coral

    • September 28, 2015

    Discover how to nagivate coral reefs in the second installment of our Bluewater Sailing Techniques…

    Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 3: Coping with squalls

    • September 26, 2015

    Discover the best way to cope with squalls and weather them safely in the latest…

    Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 4: sailing downwind with a poled out headsail

    • September 24, 2015

    Discover how to sail with a poled out headsail in our latest Bluewater Sailing Techniques…

    Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 5: How to set up a spinnaker safely for long downwind passages

    • September 22, 2015

    In the fifth instalment of our bluewater sailing videos, we explain how to set up…

    Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 6: anchoring in coral

    • September 20, 2015

    Anchoring in coral is illegal in many places and should certainly be avoided if at…

    Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 7: man overboard under spinnaker

    • September 18, 2015

    Man overboard at sea is thankfully a very rare occurrence. But with any risk assessment,…

    Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 8: man overboard recovery

    • September 16, 2015

    A man overboard on an ocean passage is probably one of the most terrifying emergencies…

    Night watches

    Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 9: night watches and routines offshore

    • September 14, 2015

    Expert skipper Dan Bower explains how should you plan it, what should you take into…

    Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 10: the care and use of the ship’s dinghy

    • September 12, 2015

    A major part of your cruising life will be spent using your tender. In many…

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