Ian Herbert-Jones is still deciding if he will stop at the Cape Town gate or continue straight to Hobart, having struggled with wind holes and a lack of weather information
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Best boat paint: 9 of the best DIY topcoats for fibreglass, wood or metal
Nothing improves the look of a boat quite like a fresh lick of high-quality boat paint. Whether your boat is wooden, steel or GRP, today’s easily applied topcoats can give…
Best waterproof boat shoes: 8 of the best options to keep your feet warm and dry
We’re not suggesting for a moment that boating in the wet will result in trench foot, but anyone who’s been on the receiving end of a good soaking at sea…
Golden Globe Race – Tapio Lehtinen: ‘Within two minutes the water had gone from knee to waist height; I knew I had to leave the boat’
Golden Globe Race skipper Tapio Lehtinen gives his account of the sinking of his Gaia 36 and his rescue from the southern Indian Ocean
Golden Globe Race: Tapio Lehtinen rescued
Solo Golden Globe Race sailor Tapio Lehtinen has been rescued from his liferaft and is now onboard the bulk carrier Darya Gayatri
Golden Globe Race: Tapio Lehtinen needing rescue
Golden Globe Race skipper Tapio Lehtinen has activated his Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) and is in his liferaft, after his Gaia 36 sank approximately 450 miles south east of Port…
Orca interactions with boats ‘expected’ to stop
A scientist studying orca interactions with small sailing yachts off the Iberian Peninsula believes their behaviour will stop once the marine mammals mature
Laura Dekker: 10 years on after becoming the youngest person to sail solo around the world
Laura Dekker defied the odds to finish her solo circumnavigation around the world. Ten years on, she reflects on her momentous achievement
Golden Globe Race: Loneliness ends race for Ertan Beskardes
UK-Turkish solo sailor Ertan Beskardes has retired at Cape Town, citing loneliness for his decision. There are now 10 skippers left in the 2022 Golden Globe Race
Best boat rope: Twisted and braided options for docking your yacht
‘Give ’em enough rope…’ You know the rest; it’s an expression that’s been around for more than 350 years. But there’s one place this time-honoured truism doesn’t hold true, and…