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    Simon Curwen's Atlantic sailing strategy appears to be paying off as he sits happily in the cockpit of his boat

    Golden Globe Race: Simon Curwen shares his Atlantic sailing strategy

    Simon Curwen, who is leading the Chichester Class in the 2022 Golden Globe Race, has made remarkable gains, putting pressure on the skippers at the front of the fleet. He…

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    Ella Hibbert plans to start her Arctic circumnavigation by April 2024

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    Golden Globe Race

    Simon Curwen's Atlantic sailing strategy appears to be paying off as he sits happily in the cockpit of his boat

    Golden Globe Race: Simon Curwen shares his Atlantic sailing strategy

    Ian Herbert-Jones, a sailor, wearing yellow wet weather gear and a lifejacket

    Golden Globe Race: Ian Herbert-Jones heads to port after sailing through ‘biblical’ weather

    It has been a frustrating week for Kirsten Neuschafer as she makes her way towards the equator

    Golden Globe Race: battle to the equator

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    Cruising

    Ile de Sein past the Raz de Sein

    Raz de Sein: pilotage advice for cruising sailors

    Two yachts anchored in a harbour in the Faroe Islands

    Faroe Islands: a guide for the cruising sailor

    A diver in a wet suit stepping down steps on the edge of a yacht into the sea at La Gomera

    La Gomera: a sail on the wild side

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    What you need to know about a yacht’s black water waste tank

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    Cruising the Gothenburg Archipelago

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    First look: Tide 25

    The Tide 25, built by MFH in north Germany – began its life as a Dehler SQ25, but the mould was sold off when that company hit hard times. Plumb…

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    Yachting Monthly March 2023 – on sale 2 February

    Inside the March 2023 issue of Yachting Monthly: Andy du Port takes a look at digital passage planning and asks…

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    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 water tanks at the fuel jetty will always be a cheaper alternative to the eye-watering cost of buying and installing…

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    Awards

    Kirsten Neuschafer is currently in second place in the 2022 Golden Globe Race. Credit: Jane Zhou/GGR 2022

    Golden Globe Race: Award for Kirsten Neuschafer

    Kirsten Neuschafer has been awarded the Rod Stephen Seamanship Trophy by the Cruising Club of America following her role in the rescue of fellow race entrant, Tapio Lehtinen

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    Quirky History book jacket

    Book review: Quirky History

    Crossing the Thames Estuary book jacket

    Book Review: Crossing the Thames Estuary

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    Book Review: Voyage North

    Flight of the Shearwater book jacket

    Book review: Flight of the Shearwater

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    Sailors’ Vegan Cookbook: Book review

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