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Monaco Yacht Show – how the financial crisis changed sailing superyacht designs
Nothing can prepare you for the Monaco Yacht Show. It is a temple to superyachting,…
Why Volvo Ocean Race boss Knut Frostad is leaving
Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race, is stepping down at the end of…
Abandoned yacht Troll – why the Irish Navy was right to sink it and not salvage it
This week we learned that the Irish Navy had sunk a yacht, Troll, that had…
Chicago announced as new America’s Cup World Series venue
As momentum for the 35th America’s Cup gathers pace and the ACWS events start to…
Kiwis take overall win in needle match at AC World Series in Gothenburg
When asked how his close friend and skipper of Artemis Racing, Iain Percy would be…
Rocks, rock stars and short legs at Day 1 Americas Cup World Series in Gothenburg
The practice day in Gothenburg had been a hair raising experience for many of the…
Breezy, nerve wracking conditions for LV Americas Cup World Series in Gothenburg
There is an air of tension around the dockside here in Gothenburg as the six…
Top 25 yachts of the year – a full breakdown of this year’s European Yacht of the Year nominees
If you want to know what the best new production yachts on the market are…
Video: Comanche – Matthew Sheahan gets aboard the world’s fastest monohull
Setting the start line ends in your chart plotter two days before the race may…
Video – a beautiful film of the J Class racing during the RYS Bicentenary regatta
In a world that is increasingly short of time, where attention span increasingly diminishes as…
Teenage kitesurfer eyes up round the Isle of Wight speed record
I’m not wishing to take anything away from Sidney Gavignet’s impressive performance around the Isle…
Cowes Week on the hunt for new sponsor as Aberdeen Asset Management prepares to bow out
After some of the most diverse racing in its 180-year history, Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week…
Video: close racing aboard the Farr 280 at Cowes Week, but is it time to talk handicaps?
Today I felt like I had been dragged around the race course on the end of…
Team SCA navigator Libby Greenhalgh wins Ladies Day Trophy at Cowes Week 2015
Leading weather forecaster and racing sailor Libby Greenhalgh was awarded the Ladies Day Trophy yesterday…
Video: why helming Sir Keith Mills’ new 40 footer Invictus is an intoxicating experience
I was only joking at the crew briefing on day three of Cowes Week when…
Video: A wet ride – racing the X One Design, the oldest (and biggest) class at Cowes Week 2015
Surrounded by her wooden cockpit coamings with a cabin sole that feels way below the…
Challenging opening day at this year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week 2015
While a two hour postponement was displayed at the Royal Yacht Squadron’s flag mast, the…
Video: Hunting the wreck of the SS Varvassi off the Needles on the Isle of Wight
How many people can stand on the wreck of the SS Varvassi? This great little video…
Why paper charts still have a place alongside iPad and electronic navigation
When you open up any electronic navigation program you usually see a disclaimer telling you…