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Kite vs Cat – Which would you favour in a windward leeward race?
The very fact that I’ve posed the question provides the biggest hint that the result…
Wearing a lifejacket or not is a judgement call. We are being brainwashed, argues Skip Novak
I first realised there was something amiss when several years ago on a visit to…
Winning the Volvo Ocean Race – Abu Dhabi takes the trophy
When it came to the overall winner of the 2014/15 Volvo Ocean Race everyone had…
Record smashed in “boat breaking” Azores and Back shorthanded yacht race
The Azores and Back race record of 5d 23h 11m set in 1987 and all…
Competition is fierce at top yacht design university as students put their designs into action
While the Volvo Ocean Race boats were crashing through the Bay of Biscay, 30 up…
Team SCA wins Volvo Ocean Race Leg 8, but the finish saw three winners
Sam Davies’ Team SCA crossed the finish line in Lorient this morning to take their…
ISAF Sailing World Cup, the best bits of the opening day in Weymouth
One way of levelling the playing field at any regatta is to send the wind…
The Duke of Edinburgh joins the Royal Yacht Squadron for club’s bicentenary
HRH the Duke of Edinburgh conducted a ‘fleet review’ of the Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS)…
Australian sailing legend and businessman Alan Bond dies age 77
Alan Bond, arguably Australia’s best-known personality, has died at the age of 77 following complications…
Penalties issued to three Volvo Ocean Race teams following exclusion zone protests
They may have fought hard in the 2,800nm needle match across the Atlantic on Leg…
Prince Philip leads European Royals to Cowes for historic fleet review of yachts at Royal Yacht Squadron
The Royal Family along with seven other European royals is to review over 180 yachts…
Louis Vuitton returns to the America’s Cup. This is a big deal that really matters, says Matthew Sheahan
While the proclamation of a new event sponsor is very important to those closely involved,…
Team Brunel wins a memorable Volvo Ocean Race leg 7. Now the pressure is on
“Last night we saw 24 knots but that was it,” he said. “The rest of…
J Class yacht J9 is ready to build – and may be “the fastest and finest yet”
As the J Class gears up for a showcase regatta that will form part of the 35th…
Memorial unveiled to the crew lost when Sir Edward Heath’s Morning Cloud broke up and sank
A memorial to a yachting tragedy that killed two young men on Prime Minister Sir…
Video: The new C&C 30 has arrived in Europe, Matthew Sheahan takes her out for a spin
There is eye watering, grin fixing, backside twitchingly quick, where your ride is balanced on…
Gitana Team to build a giant multihull for round the world solo racing – one that will fly
Gitana Team, the French race team backed by Baron Edmond de Rothschild is to start…
Comment: Why do all-women teams like the Volvo Race’s Team SCA do so badly? asks Skip Novak
Never one to avoid what will inevitably put people’s noses out of joint, I’m going…
Video – Australian skipper surfs a 46ft catamaran on a huge wave to make it into port
This incredible catamaran surfing video shows the moment Australian skipper Ian Sloan decides to take…