Close reaching at a fast 60° TWA I was working out how far forward the outboard jib lead needed to move before setting up something more permanent. “Where is a…
World’s coolest yachts: Niñita
“The coolest boat of all time is called Niñita, and is a Starling Burgess 60ft schooner,” says Sam Davies. “It’s a really amazing, beautiful boat.” The custom-built Niñita has been…
Cyber Monday Helly Hansen deals: Bargains for sailors and outdoor enthusiasts
Cyber Monday sales don’t officially start until tomorrow, but already the deals are rolling in thick and fast, with Cyber Monday Helly Hansen deals in particular catching my eye. For…
CNB 62 first look: Standout natural lighting for a family cruiser
The CNB 62 is the outcome of a brief to create a yacht that blends important elements of two previous popular CNB models – the ease of use of the…
Exclusive extract of Pip Hare’s fascinating Vendée Globe book
There were many reasons to fear my passage through the Southern Ocean, and how it might once and for all expose me as not quite the individual I aspired to…
Vendée Globe 2024 preview: The most competitive edition ever?
“When you think about the Vendée Globe, you always remember the good stuff. I’ve done three now, and you remember the good bits of all the races. So it seems…
Kraken 58 First Look: A cruiser with embracing central cockpit for easy handling
Over the past few years Kraken has forged an enviable reputation thanks to its contemporary take on what’s needed to create no-nonsense serious bluewater cruising yachts. The Kraken 58 is…
Great Seamanship: Knocked down at Kerguélen
Originally from Noosa Heads in Queensland, Australia, Peter Freeman finally became a Canadian citizen in the 1990s, but not before he’d completed a non-stop circumnavigation in his 32ft sloop from…
‘Like riding in a tea pot through moguls’ – Why we’ll miss Glenn Ashby’s America’s Cup commentary
The strict America’s Cup nationality rules and limited crew numbers on board the AC75 may create something of a bind for team managers and require the sailors to do some…
“Bermuda was a paradise but one had to go through hell to get there” – sailing an American classic
I’ve been hiking out on the windward rail for over eight hours without a break as we battle our way upwind on a 600-mile starboard tack. With just 30 more…
ERYD 40 XSM first look: catchily-titled 40ft racer
This Emanuele Rossi design builds on the success of the EYRD 30 of 2015 and the more recent EYRD 32, but is a more performance-oriented yacht with longer legs that…
British confirmed as Challenger of Record for 38th America’s Cup: but what next for the Cup?
It was one of the less well kept secrets in sailing, but yesterday it was confirmed that – fresh from their biggest success in the event in 90 years –…
Total domination: How Emirates Team New Zealand won the 37th America’s Cup
As America’s Cup Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand came into this competition as clear favourites and the team to beat. But the Kiwi camp has far more than just the…
Emirates Team New Zealand win third straight America’s Cup with a record ‘three-peat’ defence
Emirates Team New Zealand have, today Saturday 19 October 2024, won their third straight America’s Cup and so become the first team in modern America’s Cup history to win three…
Ben Ainslie: “There are no second chances” Crunch time in the America’s Cup
Nobody pours 10 years of their life – and millions of pounds of backers’ money – into a project that they don’t believe in. But right now, Ben Ainslie and…
Emirates Team New Zealand move to match point 6-2 – what we learnt on Day 5 of the America’s Cup
Today’s forecast was always going to be challenging and the first race of the day was held on a snakes and ladders course with big variations in both wind speed…
A ‘day of opportunity’? Tricky conditions build tension for Day 5 of the America’s Cup
Day 5 of the America’s Cup looks set to be a tricky and tense day for both Emirates Team New Zealand and INEOS Britannia. As the teams docked out ahead…
Why the Kiwis will win the 37th America’s Cup (spoiler – it’s nothing to do with their boat!)
Walking through the labyrinth of super-narrow streets that make up Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter on the opening weekend of the 37th America’s Cup finals, I slowed behind a family wearing red…
Cruising in Corsica and Sardinia: gelato, marine reserves, and medieval history
Thinking of cruising in Corsica and Sardinia? Given its strategic position in the heart of the western Mediterranean, it’s hardly surprising that Corsica has been invaded, conquered and colonised many…
Ben Ainslie: “It’s now or never” Has momentum shifted for INEOS Britannia in the America’s Cup?
It looked, initially, as if the America’s Cup was going to be a short, sharp, and bloody execution for the British Challengers, who went 4-0 down in the first three…