The boundary between control and carnage aboard was thoroughly tested on the inaugural SuperFoiler Grand Prix season this spring with a multi-event circuit around Australia featuring these radical new designs.…
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6 of the best action cameras for capturing your sailing adventures
Action cameras can go where your average camera or smartphone wouldn’t even dream. And thanks to rugged and waterproof designs they can endure the rigours and extremes of any sailing…
Meet the Bavaria C65, a performance cruiser flush with home comforts (Promotional feature)
Make no mistake: luxurious it may be, but the Bavaria C65 is a sailor’s boat. It’s not hard to imagine sitting at the helm with the sleek teak deck stretching…
Drastic early days of broken boats and high drama in Whitbread Round the World Race
This year is the 40th anniversary of the round the world race, now the Volvo Ocean Race. Barry Pickthall remembers the early days
Pacific sailing: An unforgettable adventure on the World ARC
It’s big, the Pacific – very big. When we crossed from the Galapagos to the Marquesas Islands, we made a passage that is longer than a transatlantic, but ahead of…
5 tips: Fastnet navigation – make the right navigational calls in this offshore classic
The biennial Rolex Fastnet Race has developed into a multi-faceted competition with a burgeoning double-handed class as well as fully crewed yachts. This year the fleet numbers 390 and includes multihulls,…
Clipper Round the World Race required to include qualified mates
Following feedback from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), the Clipper Race has appointed a qualified mate on board each of its teams currently racing. The addition of a second…
Who will win the Volvo Ocean Race? Read Ian Walker’s form guide
Reigning Volvo Ocean Race race winner Ian Walker, who skippered Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing to win the 2014-15 race, analyses the form guide to see who’s in the running for…
The amazing voyage of Laura Dekker, the 15-year-old who sailed round the world alone
In 2009, the English sailing community was galvanised by the arrival on the East Coast of a 14-year-old single-hander from Holland, writes Tom Cunliffe. This was Laura Dekker, skippering a…
How to cope with stormy weather by top French sailor Loick Peyron
Weather like this during the Sydney-Hobart is not a surprise for the guys who start the race. They know what to expect, and how rough it can become in the…
Sail across the Atlantic safely – how to avoid the most common gear failures
Does wind matter? It might seem an off-hand remark perhaps when it comes to breakages; of course, when the tradewinds are strong we must expect to break more gear, but…
Does a professional skipper ever outrank his or her yacht’s owner?
Having been a skipper of other people’s yachts in my former life and, for almost three decades now, a ‘poor bloody owner’ – most of the time employing skippers –…
Dee Caffari on the Volvo Race: “I can barely get my head around the enormity of the challenge”
They say you should be careful what you wish for but nothing could be further from the truth. I am delighted to have been named skipper of team Turn the…
Dee Caffari: Professional female sailors and role models needed to inspire young competitors
Seeing Tracy Edwards reunited with her Whitbread Round the World yacht Maiden, which she raced with an all-women crew in 1989, stirred some memories. The yacht has come full circle…
Facnor FD190 flat deck furler
Although not a new product, this webbing line furler is rarely seen outside of French performance cruising yachts, writes Rupert Holmes. It’s a great option for anyone who wants to maximise…
Beach rescue – Skip Novak aids lone yachtsman recovering yacht from remote shore
It is rare to leave the Antarctic Peninsula earlier than need be. No matter how much time you allow for a cruise in that splendid and awe-inspiring environment it is…
Wind chill explained – how exactly does the wind make you feel colder?
Meteorologically spring is an interesting time of year as the weather can be quite volatile, particularly the sunshine and showers we associate with April and the squalls they bring (although…
Happy crew, happy boat – how to avoid crew problems and a bad atmosphere on board
Boat crews fall apart – it happens from time to time – but in Rodney Bay, St Lucia, at the end of the annual Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), the…
Summer sailing in high latitudes is no guarantee of good weather – sometimes winter is better
Although we are in the business of providing uncertainty as one of the mainstays of the Pelagic experience, there are times when you do feel your head banging against a…
Mike Peyton on learning to sail – an extract from his autobiography, Quality Time
Not many readers of Yachting World will have failed to come across the cartoons of Mike Peyton. Whatever branch of yachting is our choice, Mike caught us to a tee.…