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    5 expert tips to improve your tacking

    • August 23, 2023

    While a tack is one of the most fundamental manoeuvres, it’s also hard to execute…

    Double handed sailing skills: handling symmetric spinnakers

    • August 10, 2023

    Double handed sailing skills are increasingly important to master as the recent boom in double…

    5 top tips: How to gybe in strong winds

    • August 1, 2023

    Gybing any boat in strong wind can be loaded with jeopardy but it’s particularly risky…

    Double handed sailing skills: gybing symmetric spinnakers

    • July 13, 2023

    Double handed sailing skills are increasingly important to master as the recent boom in double…

    Double handed sailing skills: Tacking

    • May 11, 2023

    Double handed sailing skills are increasingly important to master as the recent boom in double…

    Double handed sailing skills: Furling sails

    • April 13, 2023

    Double-handed sailing is gaining in popularity across many disciplines – we now regularly see crews…

    Double handed sailing skills: Spinnaker drops

    • March 9, 2023

    Taking a spinnaker down without the aid of the snuffer or furler is when double…

    Double handed sailing skills: The outside gybe

    • February 9, 2023

    Outside gybing an asymmetric spinnaker is an under-utilised technique by the average sailor – either…

    Double handed sailing skills: Inside gybes

    • January 12, 2023

    Double handed sailing skills are increasingly important to master as the recent boom in double…

    Double handed sailing skills: Spinnaker hoists

    • December 7, 2022

    Double handed sailing skills are increasingly important to master as the recent boom in double…

    Light wind sailing skills with Pip Hare

    • October 25, 2022

    Keeping a boat moving in light airs can be more challenging than dealing with big…

    Second-hand boats: Buying a shorthanded racing yacht

    • May 20, 2022

    The rapidly growing double-handed and shorthanded racing scene has attracted a flurry of recently launched…

    Catamaran sailing: expert multihull techniques

    • February 18, 2022

    There has been a huge surge in the sales of performance multihulls and with them…

    Transat Jacques Vabre: lessons from the experts

    • February 3, 2022

    Two boats achieved stunning victories in the latest edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre, establishing…

    Onboard communication: Pip Hare’s guide

    • October 18, 2021

    Earlier this year I was lucky enough to join the French crew of the IMOCA…

    The Ocean Race: What’s it like on a fully crewed IMOCA 60?

    • September 27, 2021

    How much faster could an IMOCA 60 go if it were really pressed? Not in…

    Vessel transfer: A how to guide from Pip Hare

    • July 30, 2021

    Whether it’s a medical emergency that requires a single crewmember to be evacuated, or a…

    How to deal with problems at sea

    • July 28, 2021

    Liz Wardley, by her own admission, hated school. “I was a very bad student, but…

    Squalls and gusts: How to predict and cope with them

    • May 10, 2021

    Squalls are the school bullies of the ocean. But, like all bullies, your best bet…

    Racing at night on board Quokka

    How to be a winning skipper – the surprisingly simple secrets to forming and leading a great crew

    • December 10, 2016

    What is the secret to a happy crew that bond at sea as a team…

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