Swans Ascender Open Water Goggles Best all-around open water goggles Comfortable, adjustable and great vision – no wonder these are the goggles our sea swimming tester reaches for again and…
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BEEWAY Swimming Goggles with attached Ear Plugs Review
Beeway Swimming Goggles with attached earplugs Best budget open water goggles Comfortable, easy to fit and with great vision – these are great budget goggles for swimming outdoors. If you’re…
America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta Day 1 report: Lessons for teams and organisers alike
Nearly four years after we last saw AC75s fighting it out on the water, today, Thursday 22nd August 2024 saw the foiling monohulls back on the water. The six teams…
Best buys: 6 of the best open water swimming hats
The best open water swimming hats tried and tested by Rowan You might be reluctant if you’ve not worn a swim cap since school. But, with improved visibility and warmth,…
Dylan Fletcher-Scott Britain’s 2024 America’s Cup skipper
Dylan Fletcher-Scott is no stranger to high-stakes sailing. But even this Olympic gold medalist will be feeling the pressure as one of the two INEOS Britannia skippers alongside one of…
Peter Burling: New Zealand’s 2024 America’s Cup skipper
In the high-octane, highly competitive world of professional sailing, few names resonate as powerfully as Peter Burling. As the skipper of Emirates Team New Zealand in the 2024 America’s Cup,…
7 of the best swimming tow floats for open water
The best open water swimming tow floats Love or hate them, the tow float or safety buoy is fast becoming an essential bit of open water swimming kit. Along with…
Best goggles: 6 of the best for open water swimming
The Best Swimming Goggles for open water swimming From pool training to open water swimming, good goggles are essential. Get it wrong and leaks, fogging or discomfort could spoil your…
Sinking of the Bayesian Superyacht: What we know as rescue efforts enter third day
The tragic sinking of the Bayesian superyacht off the coast of Sicily has left the world in shock. The luxury yacht, which was caught in a deadly storm in the…
How the America’s Cup weather favours Team New Zealand
The Louis Vuitton Challenger Series kicks off at the end of August and runs through to late October. Why so long? Well, the addition of two more teams compared to…
Who will win the 37th America’s Cup?
We admit it, we’re excited. The 37th America’s Cup has all the signs of being a good one. At six teams in total, it may not match the entry numbers…
Alinghi Red Bull Racing suffers another mast failure days before start of America’s Cup racing
Alinghi Red Bull Racing have today, Tuesday 20 August, suffered a rig failure when out training on their AC75, just two days before the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta is due…
“At this stage of the America’s Cup, you don’t want to be too comfortable.” – Inside INEOS Britannia
“There’s a moment where you cut the chase boat for the last time and then you’re by yourself. There’s eight of you left to do it. I love that moment.”…
America’s Cup boats: 8 facts about the AC75 and why they’re unique
The AC75 is the class of boat that takes part in the America’s Cup and are arguably the most radical boats the compeition has ever seen. This type of America’s…
Breaking news: One dead, six missing after sailing superyacht sinks off Sicily
Update Tuesday 20 August: Specialist divers have, this morning launched a fresh search for the six people missing off the coast of Sicily. The missing individuals have been named as…
More details of the hotly-anticipated XR 41
Since we showed it in June, X-Yachts has released more details and images of its forthcoming 41ft raceboat, the yard’s first pure racer for many years. These show a contemporary…
Ben Ainslie: “We’re a bit of a dark horse” – America’s Cup countdown
It’s one week to go until the first races of the 37th America’s Cup in the AC75. Inside the INEOS Britannia base there is a constant clanging: the AC75 Britannia is in…
Paul Goodison: The British skipper looking to win the America’s Cup… for the USA
British sailing dominance in Olympic Sailing has long been fabled: from 2000 until the Tokyo Games Team GB were an unstoppable force, winning 28 medals. The most successful was 2008, when amid fog, tempest, and…
‘What is it that makes parking a boat so tense?’ – Nikki Henderson
I distinctly remember the first time I parked a yacht with an inboard engine, badly. It was in Cowes marina and I was 18 years old. One moment I was…
WATCH: Will the USA’s Radical America’s Cup Design Choices Pay Off?
American Magic’s new AC75, Patriot, has garnered significant attention due to its unique approach. While all the teams are bound by the same set of design rules, it’s the subtle…