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Video: Comanche – Matthew Sheahan gets aboard the world’s fastest monohull
Setting the start line ends in your chart plotter two days before the race may…
Teenage kitesurfer eyes up round the Isle of Wight speed record
I’m not wishing to take anything away from Sidney Gavignet’s impressive performance around the Isle…
Video: close racing aboard the Farr 280 at Cowes Week, but is it time to talk handicaps?
Today I felt like I had been dragged around the race course on the end of…
10 top tips for shorthanded sailing – from leading British Figaro sailor Alan Roberts
During Cowes Week 2015, I had the chance to sail with rising star Alan Roberts…
Oyster Yacht sank and five crew rescued after ‘incident that compromised hull integrity’
An Oyster yacht that sank off the coast of Spain in July may have foundered…
Team SCA navigator Libby Greenhalgh wins Ladies Day Trophy at Cowes Week 2015
Leading weather forecaster and racing sailor Libby Greenhalgh was awarded the Ladies Day Trophy yesterday…
Video: why helming Sir Keith Mills’ new 40 footer Invictus is an intoxicating experience
I was only joking at the crew briefing on day three of Cowes Week when…
Video: an introduction to the week’s racing at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2015
This year sees the 180th annual Cowes Week regatta and, with over 800 yachts taking part,…
Video: A wet ride – racing the X One Design, the oldest (and biggest) class at Cowes Week 2015
Surrounded by her wooden cockpit coamings with a cabin sole that feels way below the…
Challenging opening day at this year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2015
While a two hour postponement was displayed at the Royal Yacht Squadron’s flag mast, the…
Veteran single-handed transatlantic sailor Philip Walwyn dies after falling overboard
Accomplished sailor Philip Walwyn has passed away in hospital after being recovered from the sea…
VIDEO: The first foiling MOD70 – Gitana Team’s Edmond de Rothschild flies during her first trials!
The MOD70 (Multi One Design 70ft) is a well-proven ocean-racing trimaran that regulary hits 40…
Ainslie wins Portsmouth America’s Cup World Series event
For the home team to win the first of the AC World Series events for…
Ainslie delivers dream result for opening day of the 35th America’s Cup cycle. Matthew Sheahan reports
Unlike the practice day on Friday when conditions were fluky, the visibility shocking and the…
Spoiling Ainslie’s dream, why practice day at the Portsmouth America’s Cup World Series was a big deal
“We would like nothing more than to spoil the dream that Ben [Ainslie] and his…
Why the next generation is embracing high speeds and body armour as sailing takes a huge step forwards
Clocking 40knots in a 45footer is not unusual, far from it – It’s the new…
What’s it like to sail a foiling America’s Cup boat with Ben Ainslie? Matthew Sheahan finds out
Fortunately in recent years I’ve become used to wearing a wetsuit when I go sailing,…
100ft supermaxi Comanche looks set to confirm a new monohull 24 hour distance record
The new world sailing speed record for the greatest distance covered by a monohull in a…
Nominate your favourite yachtswoman to win the Ladies Day Trophy at Cowes
Nominations are now open for the coveted Ladies Day Trophy, to be presented on the…