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The 52nd Newport Bermuda race will start on Friday 17th June 2022 with nearly 200 yachts set to take in the 635-mile course races almost entirely out of sight of land Tomorrow, Friday 17th June 2022 will see the start of the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race. The biennial race will, this year, see over 190

An eclectic mix of superyachts, which includes four J Class, should ensure a prize Superyacht Cup Palma, writes Toby Hodges While it may have been a slightly subdued 25th anniversary last year for the Superyacht Cup Palma, held during socially distanced times, organisers are confident the Mediterranean’s longest running superyacht regatta will be back to

The SuMoth Challenge is a unique design competition for students to build and race foiling International Moth dinghies similar to Formula Student Lake Garda, Italy is about to welcome its annual meeting of speed-focussed sailors and designers at Foiling Week, which combines on the water racing with the chance to showcase and share innovative design

Stormvogel is known as the ‘original’ Maxi, the first large, lightweight racing yacht of its type, and still racing competitively. Nic Compton looks at her history and rebirth Last year’s Rolex Fastnet Race got off to a dramatic start, with over 30 knots of wind blasting through the fleet of 330 yachts lined up on

Amazon Prime Day is almost here! Here’s how to find the best boating deals on Prime Day 2022 Amazon Prime Day Boating Deals 2022 It’s almost here! It has recently been announced that Amazon Prime Day 2022 will take place across Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th July – a couple of weeks later than last

Whispering an engineless catboat around the sounds of Maine, Bill Cheney relies on all his senses. Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract from Penelope Down East I was involved in a discussion the other day about the essence of seamanship. A number of folk were taking part and we had much of what you’d expect; tales

Slingsby’s Australia SailGP team take their fifth event win in a row at SailGP Chicago, while Canada deliver a surprise ‘A box office show’ is how Ben Ainslie described the US SailGP venue at Navy Pier Chicago, this weekend. It’s hard to imagine a better venue for Larry Ellison and Russell Coutts’ ambitious series, which

Do boats sail faster in fresh water or salt water? The SailGP teams in Chicago have the answer… Do you sail faster in fresh water or salt water? It’s a question you’ve probably never had to ask yourself, but it’s one the SailGP teams in Chicago this weekend have been delving into. Explore the question

The second edition of the Vendée Arctique has been stopped midway through the race as a 50 knot storm and cross seas were deemed too dangerous to continue The second edition of the Vendée Arctique has been brought to a stop by race organisers halfway through the course as a dangerous low pressure system has

Pirates and Spanish galleons, gangsters and chrome-glistening Chevrolets, folk heroes such as Che Guevara and Fidel Castro: Cuba has long held a fascination as Suzy Carmody discovered After a month cruising in Jamaica aboard Distant Drummer, our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sloop, we were in Montego Bay and waiting for a fair wind to carry us

The history if the world speed sailing record is one of battles between boats, windsurfers and kitesurfers all vying for the ultimate prize Though there have been sailing boats and sailing craft on the earth almost as far back as history is able to record, it was not until relatively recently that a speed sailing

Shared yacht ownership schemes have seen unprecedented demand over the past two years. To those short on time and wanting to sail regularly with all the maintenance taken care of, it sounds an appealing prospect. But how does it really work in practice? Neatly coiled lines, highly polished stainless steel and a sense of order

How do you choose which satellite communication device to use for ocean sailing? By learning from others! Toby Hodges crunches the data from 216 skippers on the latest Atlantic rally for cruisers Our desire for almost constant communication and messaging, even when onboard, and our reliance on the internet continues to soar. Technology and the

Meteorologist and all-round weather guru, Chris Tibbs explains weather forecast accuracy and details the reasons they can often be wrong Weather forecast accuracy will always be a hot topic of debate. As a forecaster I’ve seen the accuracy of models improve greatly over the last couple of decades, but so too has what sailors expect.

The second edition of the Vendée Arctique race gets underway this weekend, which will see 25 solo skippers take on a gruelling course in their IMOCA 60s. The Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d’Olonne race is set to begin this weekend, Sunday 12 June 2022 and will see 25 solo skippers competing on their IMOCA 60s. The

The 49.5m modern classic Eleonora E, a replica of the schooner Westward, was struck by a 60m offshore supply vessel in Tarragona, Spain and later sank The 49.5m Van der Graaf schooner Eleonora E, a replica of the record-breaking schooner Westward, launched in 2000, was struck by a 60m offshore supply vessel in Port Tárraco,

The Swiss-flagged America’s Cup team, Alinghi Red Bull Racing has named the key members of their sailing squad as they gear up for the 37th America’s Cup America’s Cup team Alinghi Red Bull Racing has named the key members of their sailing team as the Swiss-flagged squad prepares their challenge for the 37th America’s Cup,

Phil Sampson checks out portable power stations that deliver 240V mains power in his guide to the best boat battery packs When Joni Mitchell sang ‘You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone’ in her iconic song Big Yellow Taxi, she could have been singing about shore power. For as every yacht owner without

Rupert Holmes takes a look at the recently announced Grand Soleil 40 Performance, a new performance cruiser from the popular French marque In recent years there’s been a dearth of new performance cruisers of this size, so this Grand Soleil 40 Performance is a welcome addition to the market. It’s intended to capitalise on the

We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. One of the world’s best sailors, Ken Read nominates Comanche. I was so fortunate to be working with an owner in Jim Clark who had a vision of all speed/no compromise. He was dared by a