The Yachting Monthly Celtic Triangle Race is underway, with the fleet completing the first 200-mile leg from Falmouth to Kinsale
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How a retro race is helping Gunnar Christensen fall back in love with sailing
‘All I’ve done my whole life, is work in the service of others on their boats,’ says skipper Gunnar Christensen. Now in his late 50s, ‘I’ve realised I’ve never done…
‘We were battered by Force 7 winds for 24 hours’: The Yachting Monthly Celtic Triangle Race
The Yachting Monthly Celtic Triangle is a single- or double-handed offshore race from Falmouth to Kinsale (Eire) to Treguier (Brittany) and back to Falmouth. For me it was a new…
The Med-made sailor with a mission to help disabled children: Golden Globe Race skipper Dr. Selim Yalcin in his own words
Dr. Selim Yalcin writes for Yachting Monthly: I grew up in an Istanbul that lived by, on, and of the water. From childhood I was in love with the sea,…
From shearing sheep to sailing around the world solo: Inside the wondrous world of Golden Globe Race skipper Etienne Messikommer
Climber-sailor-storyteller Etienne Messikommer wears a red, Cousteau-style hat. He appears in onboard interviews surrounded by splashes of colour and well-loved paperbacks. His speech is marked by a rare sense of…
The veteran sailor with a Substack: Colm Walker is meditating his way to the 2026 Golden Globe Race
There’s one tool Colm Walker swears by as he gears up for the 2026 Golden Globe Race: meditation. ‘I’m being very intentional about my land based life and footprint. That…
An ‘inherently selfish endeavour’ says solo sailor Henry Wootton of his Golden Globe Race: Here’s why he’s doing it anyways
Henry Wootton isn’t put off by the Golden Globe Race‘s reputation as ‘the Voyage of Madmen’ and ‘The Loneliest Race in the World’. Far from it. As he prepares to…
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‘Being offline and Trump free has been a blessing,’ says solo sailor Matt Woodside of going off-grid for the 2026 Golden Globe Race
Matt Woodside can’t come to the phone right now. The American sailor is busy munching miles on his Cape George 36 Tipi Haere in preparation for the Golden Globe Race,…
Guido Cantini on his 10-Year Race: the Italian skipper is back in action for the 2026 Golden Globe Race
Guido Cantini’s Golden Globe Race is a decade in the making. He originally purchased his cutter-rigged Vancouver 34 Hannah of Cowes in 2016, with plenty of time to prepare for…