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    Family sailing to Hawaii in a 34ft classic boat: Vixen’s great Pacific voyage

    • April 30, 2020

    In September 2004, Bruce Halabisky and Tiffany Loney sailed from Victoria BC bound for Hilo, Hawaii, in their 1952 Atkin-designed 34ft gaff cutter Vixen. Eleven years later they have two…

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    Sailing with teenagers: Honest advice from cruising families

    • May 8, 2019

    Sailing with teenagers. Did that thought prompt you to wince or shake your head? Conventional wisdom steers many long-term cruisers to sail home before kids start high school — or…

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    European Yacht of the Year 2019: Best family cruisers

    • May 3, 2019

    It was really positive to see a mix of mid-sized entries shortlisted for the family cruiser category, from the innovative new 25ft Swallow from Wales to the Beneteau Oceanis 46.1,…

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    Family cruisers: The best multihulls for space and comfort at sea

    • August 20, 2018

    While many prefer the looks and potential speed of performance catamarans, in reality the majority of sailors do not actually want to cruise particularly fast. This is the wind-down time they’ve…

    Sailing away: how to turn dreams into a successful family circumnavigation

    • April 9, 2018

    This is part two of the Craven family’s story – read part one here. We approached Cocos Keeling at first light and had to pick our way through the coral…

    RM970 on test – award-winning plywood family cruiser from Marc Lombard

    • July 7, 2017

    When I visited the RM yard in La Rochelle in 2012, I was really impressed by the quality of the company’s plywood epoxy construction process. Not only is plywood more…

    Baby on board: a parents’ guide to the challenges and rewards of sailing with children

    • February 14, 2015

    Like any couple on the brink of starting a family James and I would talk about having a baby, but couldn’t really comprehend how it would work sailing with children.…

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    In the March 2021 issue of Yachting World, Toby Hodges reports on the winners of the European Yacht of the Year - for which he was one of the judging

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