One of the toughest tests for both crew and the Clipper 70 racing yachts, each Clipper Race sees yachts cover 40,000 nautical miles and some of the most hostile conditions…
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5 of the best watermakers: From ERD to high pressure units
Watermakers – technically known as desalination units – use a process called reverse osmosis (RO) to make drinking water. By forcing salty water at a high pressure against one side…
First look: Saare 41.2 third 40 footer in the range
After a change of ownership, Saare is back with the Saare 41.2, adding a third option to their range of 41-footers, as this will co-exist alongside the 41 aft cockpit,…
Golden Globe Race: ‘I am looking forward to leaving these crazy seas behind’
Michael Guggenberger has faced several days of 60 knot winds and 6-7 metre seas but is about to become the third Golden Globe Race skipper to round Cape Horn
Everything you need to know about watermakers
The feeling of autonomy that a watermaker gives a yacht is unique. It transforms that weekend-only cruiser into a go-anywhere, life-on-the-hook, adventure craft, breaking the tether to marinas. Filling your…
First look: Dufour 41 – better performance and simpler maintenance
The new Dufour 41 follows hot on the heels of the Dufour 37 in terms of design, focusing on more space, better performance and simpler maintenance. There’s more living space…
Sailing Patagonia : exploring a stunning, barren landscape by boat
Everest mountaineers have the Himalayan Base Camp, those sailing Patagonia have Mar del Plata. It is the last significant town in Argentina before the coast gets more rugged and inhospitable;…
Golden Globe Race: ‘I am anxious about rounding Cape Horn at the end of the season’
Golden Globe Race skipper Ian Herbert-Jones looks set to round Cape Horn at the end of March and shares how he is preparing for what could be a 'gnarly' ride
The argument for becoming sea nomads
There is a myth that a simple life is too costly to pursue. I would like to debunk it. Clearly in the case of voyaging at sea, one must have…
Boat intercom system tested: Crew-Talk Plus
A boat intercom system has a place on a racing yacht but how useful is it for cruisers? Toby Heppell tests the Crew-Talk Plus to find out