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    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…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 8: Downwind sailing

    • September 7, 2015

    Downwind sailing doesn’t have to be about screaming off waves under full spinnaker, and those…

    Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 11: snorkelling and diving on reefs

    • September 6, 2015

    When cruising in the tropics – or indeed sailing round the world – the time…

    Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 12: Fishing from your boat

    • August 13, 2015

    Dan Bower's advice on catching a fish for your supper is the last in our…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 9: Spinnaker trim

    • August 7, 2015

    There’s nothing quite like surfing off a wave in the open ocean, spinnaker straining and…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 10: Hoisting a spinnaker

    • July 7, 2015

    The basic principles of hoisting a spinnaker are easy to grasp. More importantly, they are…

    Cheating at yacht racing – how honest a sailor are you?

    • June 22, 2015

    In football a dive in the penalty area in search of an easy goal is…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 11: Spinnaker drop

    • June 7, 2015

    One manoeuvre that really makes my heart race when sailing single-handed is a spinnaker drop.…

    Yachting World goes to Cape Horn to research our Storm Sailing Techniques series

    • May 14, 2015

    As we drove into Ushuaia from the new airport, Skip Novak pointed out a small…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 12: Spinnaker problems

    • May 7, 2015

    I have encountered more than my fair share of problems with the spinnaker when single-handed…

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