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    Prada Cup day four: Thriller as Brits clinch Finals spot

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 23, 2021

    A casual glance at the results of the Prada Cup day four, will show another win for INEOS Team UK,…

    British America’s Cup team: Ainslie’s comeback explained

    • Yachting World
    • January 22, 2021

    After the first AC75 racing we saw in the America’s Cup cycle, the British team looked to be in trouble…

    Revealed: The European Yacht of the Year 2021 winners

    • Toby Hodges
    • January 22, 2021

    The European Yacht of the Year 2021 award winners are announced this morning, Friday 22 January. Yachting World has been…

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    Düsseldorf Boat Show 2021 cancelled due to COVID-19 infection rates

    • Chris Jefferies
    • January 21, 2021

    The organisers of the Düsseldorf Boat Show ave today announced that Europe’s biggest indoor boat show will be cancelled for…

    Selling a yacht: The best ways to sell your boat

    • Yachting World
    • January 21, 2021

    Sooner or later, most boat owners will find it’s time to change their yacht for a different size or model.…

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    Prada Cup: How to follow and schedule changes

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 20, 2021

    The teams are there, the boats are there, and it won’t be long before the racing starts in the Prada…

    South Atlantic ocean: A crossing in mid-winter on Pelagic Australis

    • Yachting World
    • January 19, 2021

    There was a crunching sound underfoot as we loaded Pelagic Australis with provisions for the South Atlantic Ocean crossing ahead.…

    How to improve spinnaker trim: Pro sailor Simon Fry shares his secrets

    • Yachting World
    • January 19, 2021

    According to ‘Stir Fry’, as he is widely known, a good trimmer is defined by his or her obsession to…

    American Magic capsize and damage: What went wrong?

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 18, 2021

    It is hard to believe that just over four days ago, the conversation for those following the build up to…

    American Magic capsize in the Prada Cup day three

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 17, 2021

    It was the sort of day where you felt like something might go wrong at any moment on the Waitematā…

    Prada Cup day one: Surprise as Brits take both wins

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 15, 2021

    What a difference three and a half weeks make! INEOS Team UK have gone from being a team that were…

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    Vendée Globe rollercoaster for Pip Hare as she makes mid-ocean rudder repairs

    • Pip Hare
    • January 14, 2021

    The Southern Ocean is renowned for its relentlessness. By the time they reach the final stages of the South Pacific,…

    Vendée Globe 2020 contenders: Who will win the world’s toughest sailing race?

    • Yachting World
    • January 14, 2021

    Not for nothing is the Vendée Globe referred to by many as the toughest race in the world. The singlehanded,…

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    Karma: The Maxi Dolphin 75 cruiser with Mini-Maxi looks

    • Helen Fretter
    • January 13, 2021

    Translated literally, karma does not mean fate, as it is commonly misused, but action. It’s the actions you have taken…

    Did you know…? 10 interesting facts about the America’s Cup

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 12, 2021

    1. Britain has never won the America’s Cup Skipper Ed Baird with the America’s Cup after Switzerland won in 2007.…

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    How the America’s Cup contenders compare going into the Prada Cup

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • January 11, 2021

    As each of the new AC75s were wheeled out into the open for the first time, amid the celebration and…

    Atlantic crossing in a Pandemic? ARC 2020 crews tell their stories

    • Elaine Bunting
    • January 7, 2021

    The Covid-19 pandemic derailed the plans of around two-thirds of the crews planning to take part in the annual ARC…

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    Everything you need to know to set up an emergency steering system

    • Yachting World
    • January 5, 2021

    Around 5% of the ARC fleet reported steering issues over the 2017-2019 rallies, that’s about ten incidents per year. They…

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    Expert sailing advice: How to make winning decisions on the racecourse

    • Yachting World
    • January 4, 2021

    Although Peter Burling and Blair Tuke had won Olympic sailing silver at the London 2012 Games, the young New Zealanders…

    Emirates Team New Zealand win World Series in first clues for 36th America’s Cup

    • Yachting World
    • December 19, 2020

    Can the Kiwis be beaten for the 36th America’s Cup? They must be on short odds already, three months out…

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    Evrika: This classic Swan 65 has been refitted for the 2023 Ocean Globe Race

    • Yachting World
    • December 16, 2020

    Evrika got her name from Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician who discovered the basis of water displacement. Legend has it…

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    How hydrogen fuel cells could provide a truly clean energy source for yachts

    • Yachting World
    • December 16, 2020

    Nearly a decade ago there was plenty of talk about hydrogen fuel cells becoming the carbon-free future for the automotive…

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    Electric dreams: Jimmy Cornell reports on life aboard his eco-friendly catamaran

    • Yachting World
    • December 16, 2020

    We couldn’t have picked a more miserable day to go out for our first sail on Aventura Zero. As we…

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    Spirit 72DH first look: New project sees woodworking maestros embrace carbon

    • Yachting World
    • December 16, 2020

    The Spirit 72DH will be configured to suit the owner’s specific requirements for fast cruising, racing and charter sailing in…

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    Vendée Globe racer Pip Hare explains how sailors decide when to turn back

    • Pip Hare
    • December 16, 2020

    Whenever I show new sailors how to fill out the logbook I make a point of heading the page ‘Passage…

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    Pro navigator Mike Broughton explains why paper charts are still irreplaceable

    • Yachting World
    • December 16, 2020

    We now have sailing apps that help with navigation planning, that explain rules, apps that track you and apps that…

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    Ovni 650 first look: This new flagship looks ideal for long-distance cruising

    • Yachting World
    • December 16, 2020

    This 65-footer incorporates many of the developments first seen on the Ovni 400 that was launched 18 months ago and…

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    Expert sailing advice: Mike Broughton explains the importance of tidal laylines

    • Yachting World
    • December 16, 2020

    Rather like the poker player who unwittingly plays into a trap, starting in a strong steam easily ensnares the unwary.…

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    London to Stockholm on an 87ft houseboat: An extract from Sailing Barge Venta

    • Tom Cunliffe
    • December 16, 2020

    Back in the 1960s when the last Thames sailing barges were coming out of trading, a few were taken by…

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    Post-Brexit sailing rules explained: Restrictions loom for 20,000 UK cruisers

    • Yachting World
    • December 15, 2020

    There are three major areas of concern. For UK citizens an immediate impact will be losing the right to spend…

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    Aiming for the impossible: The inside story of the 2020 Jules Verne contenders

    • Helen Fretter
    • December 14, 2020

    Forty days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds: that is the time that is embedded in the psyche of…

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    How Formula 1 tech is helping the America’s Cup contenders fly around the course

    • Yachting World
    • December 10, 2020

    But in reality it’s difficult to make such a collaboration work because the differences tend to outweigh the points of…

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    C. Sherman Hoyt memoirs: A typically frank extract from Yankee Yachtsman

    • Tom Cunliffe
    • December 8, 2020

    Born in 1878, C Sherman Hoyt sailed in every racing yacht imaginable for the best part of 60 years. Tireless,…

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    Why stand-up paddleboards have become the must-have boating accessory

    • Toby Hodges
    • December 7, 2020

    The advent of high-strength PVC inflatables and high-pressure pumps has transformed the world of marine toys. The variety of inflatable…

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    How a sperm whale collision sank our yacht and sparked a mid-Pacific rescue

    • Yachting World
    • December 3, 2020

    It’s noon on Sunday, 23 August, and just another day in the life of our small crew sailing across the…

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    Eddie Warden Owen interview: The offshore boss who changed the RORC’s fortunes

    • Elaine Bunting
    • December 3, 2020

    Whether at the windswept finish of the Rolex Fastnet Race, or in the wood-panelled rooms of the Royal Ocean Racing…

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    Sailing Newfoundland: Swan 59 skipper shares his summer on ice

    • Yachting World
    • December 2, 2020

    “Humpback, 300 metres. Hard to port, Tom!” Icebear encountered her first whales in Cabot Strait, the deep passage separating south-western…

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    Christmas gifts for sailors: Our pick of the very best kit

    • Toby Hodges
    • December 1, 2020

    Are you wondering what to get the sailor in your life for Christmas? Here is our pick of the best…

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    Vendée Globe rescue: Le Cam plucks Escoffier from liferaft after ‘shipwreck’ sinking mid-Atlantic

    • Helen Fretter
    • December 1, 2020

    Escoffier was adrift in his liferaft for over 11 hours, some 840 miles south of Cape Town, at night in…

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    ClubSwan 80: New design promises the ultimate owner-driver racing experience

    • Yachting World
    • December 1, 2020

    Another ambitious and innovative project from the Finnish brand, the ClubSwan 80 is aimed at becoming the ultimate in owner-driver…

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    How to follow the 2020 Vendée Globe

    • Helen Fretter
    • December 1, 2020

    A record fleet of 33 skippers started the Vendée Globe on Sunday, 8 November at 1302 local time (1202 GMT)…

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    ‘Broken’ Alex Thomson retires from 2020 Vendée Globe after rudder damage

    • Helen Fretter
    • November 30, 2020

    The enormously popular skipper has announced that he is retiring from the Vendée Globe, and is currently heading to Cape…

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    Night sailing: Offshore racer Henry Bomby shares 5 tips for helming after dark

    • Yachting World
    • November 30, 2020

    It’s when you find yourself caught out in 50 knots with the big kite up on a single-handed Figaro yacht…

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    Sailing in fog: Pro navigator Mike Broughton shares his top tips

    • Yachting World
    • November 26, 2020

    At sea, fog can be summed up as condensed water vapour or just thick cloud on the surface. Sea fog,…

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    Solaris 80RS leads a flurry of new yachts set to launch from the Italian yard

    • Yachting World
    • November 26, 2020

    Renowned Argentine designer Javier Soto Acebal has worked with Solaris Yachts for the past 11 years and for these boats…

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    Jules Verne Trophy: Head-to-head foiling battle begins for round the world record

    • Helen Fretter
    • November 25, 2020

    The time to beat is 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds, set in 2017 by Jules Verne…

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    Induction cookers on yachts: Why it’s finally feasible to ditch the gas

    • Yachting World
    • November 25, 2020

    For most of us, cooking with gas has been so much the norm both ashore and afloat that it’s easy…

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    Sailing with humpback whales: An amazing extract from Orca by John A Pennington

    • Tom Cunliffe
    • November 24, 2020

    It’s far too easy for a retired ocean sailor like me who served his time 40 years ago in a…

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    Paja: Jack Setton’s modern whaleboat is the product of a singular mind

    • Yachting World
    • November 23, 2020

    The appeal of many slim hulled designs lies in their traditional charm, but building an ultra-modern, super-skinny dayboat in 2020…

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    Sailing Antarctica: Vendée Globe veteran’s memorable return to the frozen south

    • Yachting World
    • November 18, 2020

    The dense silence is broken only by the sound of snowflakes landing on my protective clothing, as my eyes struggle…

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    How (not) to set up a wind vane: An extract from Tom Fisher’s Arctic Smoke blog

    • Tom Cunliffe
    • November 17, 2020

    Like me, you may have followed with interest the stories about failed self-steering wind vanes that emerged from the last…

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    Growing food on your yacht: Everything you need to know to become self-sufficient

    • Yachting World
    • November 16, 2020

    With limited space and the obvious challenges of salt, wind and motion, many would never entertain the idea of growing…

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    Boat hitchhiking: How to sail around the world without owning a yacht

    • Elaine Bunting
    • November 12, 2020

    As a boy, Darroch Tait always had his head in a book. He was fascinated by adventures and the discovery…

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    Jimmy Cornell: Why aluminium centreboarders are ideal for serious explorers

    • Yachting World
    • November 12, 2020

    Both Aventura III, an Ovni 43, and Aventura IV, a Garcia Exploration 45, were aluminium centreboarders. Having clocked some 100,000…

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    Jeanneau 60 first look: Superyacht designers bring their expertise to this new model

    • Yachting World
    • November 11, 2020

    Jeanneau offers buyers an enticing blend of superyacht features at around half the price of other yachts of a similar…

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    Extract from Sailing through Russia: From the Arctic to the Black Sea

    • Tom Cunliffe
    • November 10, 2020

    When the Great Seamanship series was planned back in 2004 it was about giant waves, dismastings, amazing rescues and the…

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    From the Yachting World archives: The demise of the mighty 23 Metre racing cutters

    • Yachting World
    • November 9, 2020

    With upwind sail areas not much short of 10,000ft2, these mighty 23 Metre gaff-rigged racing cutters were raced hard and…

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    Vendée Globe 2020 start: Record fleet sets off from Les Sables d’Olonne

    • Helen Fretter
    • November 8, 2020

    After the strangest of departure days, the Vendée Globe fleet set off this afternoon at 1420 local time. To start…

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    2020 Vendée Globe preview: Pip Hare and Paul Larsen’s guide to the fleet

    • Pip Hare
    • November 5, 2020

    The 2020 Vendée Globe, which sets off on Sunday, November 8, sports one of the most diverse IMOCA fleets the…

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    2020 Vendée Globe: Pip Hare explains how it feels to be on the starting line

    • Pip Hare
    • November 4, 2020

    The Vendée Globe is the longest continuous racecourse in sport. Like some of the world’s great marathons, it offers something…

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    Storm sailing in a 16ft open boat: Extract from The Sea Takes No Prisoners

    • Tom Cunliffe
    • November 3, 2020

    I’m always delighted to find a book about high adventure undertaken with no sponsorship and nothing out of the ordinary…

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    Allures 40.9 vs Ovni 400: French aluminium centreboarders go head-to-head

    • Yachting World
    • November 2, 2020

    Back in the mid-2000s the niche market for aluminium centreboarders was disrupted by the arrival of a new upstart, Allures…

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    Vendée Globe racer Pip Hare on maintaining your focus on long sea passages

    • Pip Hare
    • October 29, 2020

    For me, managing a 60ft IMOCA alone demands my full attention so there is little time for distraction. However, even…

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    Philippe Briand profile: The man whose designs launched more than 12,000 yachts

    • Yachting World
    • October 29, 2020

    There have been over 12,000 boats built to Philippe Briand designs in the last four decades in a remarkable career…

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    Sailing El Salvador: Captivating landscapes make this a must-see cruising destination

    • Yachting World
    • October 28, 2020

    We dropped anchor in the middle of the night and waited until daybreak for our rendezvous. We were at the…

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    Learning the ropes: An extract from Shakedown Cruise by Nigel Calder

    • Tom Cunliffe
    • October 27, 2020

    Nigel Calder’s works on the technicalities of boat systems are accepted worldwide as Bibles, but he doesn’t generally trumpet his…

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    These extreme sailing superyacht concepts prove that the sky’s the limit

    • Yachting World
    • October 26, 2020

    For decades the superyacht world has undeniably been dominated by vast, fuel-guzzling motor boats. And, despite the elaborate marketing spiel…

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    Vijonara: Inside one of the world’s most successful sailing superyacht designs

    • Toby Hodges
    • October 22, 2020

    Many will look at this yacht and admire its graceful lines, its presence and elegance on the water. Vijonara is…

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    Lithium boat batteries: Why now is the right time to upgrade your electrics

    • Yachting World
    • October 22, 2020

    Larger new cruising yachts, especially those at the quality end of the market, have been routinely fitted with lithium boat…

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    Expert sailing tips: How to make emergency offshore repairs to your yacht

    • Yachting World
    • October 21, 2020

    Jason Carrington was always in demand in professional offshore racing crews for his repair skills. Keeping the wheels on the…

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    Sailing Cape Horn on Pelagic: An extract from Rounding the Horn by Dallas Murphy

    • Tom Cunliffe
    • October 20, 2020

    ‘Rounding the Horn – Being a story of Williwaws and Windjammers, Drake, Darwin, Murdered Missionaries and Naked Natives – a…

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    Fountaine Pajot 59 first look: This new cruising cat is a social animal

    • Yachting World
    • October 19, 2020

    The Fountaine Pajot 59 integrates many of the new design features of the 2019-launched Elba 45, which boasted a longer,…

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    Sailing from South Africa to Europe: Chris Tibbs’ top tips for a smooth passage

    • Yachting World
    • October 14, 2020

    There are a number of advantages to doing this, as well as saving around 3,000 miles of sailing, but the…

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    How to sea trial a boat: Professional boat testers share their top tips

    • Yachting World
    • October 14, 2020

    Yacht brokers don’t really sell boats, they sell dreams. To buy any sailing yacht requires a leap of faith: a…

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    Outremer 55 first look: Efficient catamaran promises more sailing and less motoring

    • Yachting World
    • October 14, 2020

    Plugging the gap between Outremer’s longstanding 5X and 51 models, the Outremer 55 will exhibit the brand’s typical balance of…

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    Why these extreme multihull concepts could be the future of catamaran design

    • Yachting World
    • October 13, 2020

    As boats become ever more like homes on water, something else is changing: designers and builders have been turning their…

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    How to sail across the Indian Ocean: Everything you need to know

    • Yachting World
    • October 12, 2020

    “It’s still a long way to get home,” Carina Hammarlund muses. My partner Weitze van der Laan and I nod.…

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    Pelagic 77: Construction update on Skip Novak’s new expedition yacht

    • Yachting World
    • October 8, 2020

    Yet another consequence of the lockdown which, as I write, is very much still in force in South Africa, is…

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    Pogo 44 first look: This Finot-Conq designed cruiser should punch above its weight

    • Yachting World
    • October 7, 2020

    This Breton yard has long punched well above its weight with both its raceboats, including a foiling Mini 650, and…

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    Solo Caribbean sailing: Trevor Robertson on 38ft Diva’s memorable maiden voyage

    • Tom Cunliffe
    • October 6, 2020

    “In 2017-18, sailed from New Zealand to the Antarctic Peninsula by way of Cape Horn (60 days). Spent three weeks…

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    From the archives: How recreational sailing continued during the WWII lockdown

    • Yachting World
    • October 5, 2020

    For most of World War II recreational sailing was banned in coastal areas and in many estuaries and rivers. After…

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    Pip Hare explains when to check and replace your standing rigging

    • Pip Hare
    • October 1, 2020

    This was a ‘no brainer’ decision as my rigging has been around the world once already and I would never…

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    Wally founder Luca Bassani: The man at the cutting edge of yacht design

    • Yachting World
    • October 1, 2020

    Try a game of word association with any superyacht industry professional and I’d be surprised if the word innovation didn’t…

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    Mainsail handling: Advanced sailing techniques for catamarans and multihulls

    • Yachting World
    • September 30, 2020

    A mainsail cannot know whether it is hoisted on a monohull, a catamaran or a trimaran. The principles of sail…

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    Spirit 111: This sailing art gallery is one of the most sensational yachts ever built

    • Toby Hodges
    • September 29, 2020

    Powering upwind with green water rushing over the leeward rail, an enormous mahogany-clad wheel in hand and a view of…

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    Celestial navigation: Why sailing by following the stars is enjoying a resurgence

    • Yachting World
    • September 28, 2020

    Sailor and navigation expert Stokey Woodall, who has made a living teaching celestial navigation for several decades, has seen interest…

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    Speed sailing record holder Paul Larsen explains how to get your boat up to pace

    • Yachting World
    • September 24, 2020

    Not only is Paul Larsen clued in to what makes a boat go fast, he’s just as passionate about getting…

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    Ngoni: This stunning sailing superyacht is Ed Dubois’ last masterpiece

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