Rupert Holmes on how to go about buying a yacht for shorthanded racing - the fastest growing section of the sport at the moment

The rapidly growing double-handed and shorthanded racing scene has attracted a flurry of recently launched models specifically optimised for this …Continue reading »

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Helen Fretter finds out how America’s cup surveillance tactics are used to find marginal gains in the TP52 fleet as they chase that final 1 per cent

As the TP52 fleet sweeps around the bottom mark off Palma, eyes turn to the sky. This isn’t a predictable …Continue reading »

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The Contessa 32 celebrates its half-century this year. Elaine Bunting traces its enduring appeal for adventurous sailors.

Alan Ker on the Contessa 32 “We were prepared for a very rough night but we didn’t have any inkling …Continue reading »

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Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract from My Name is Life, as 'Captain' Andy Jankowski explores Spitsbergen

Andrzej Jankowski, better known as Captain Andy, is a one-off. I met him in Warsaw when I was launching a …Continue reading »

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With two new teams joining SailGP circuit, Team Japan, skippered by Nathan Outteridge is without a boat for the start of the third season.

In a bizarre symptom of the rapid growth of the SailGP circuit, one of the event’s top teams – Team …Continue reading »

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