The weather systems on Leg 2 from Mindelo were varied for the fleet with the earlier boats sailing in mostly calm conditions with steady winds while some of the later…
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YM Celtic Triangle sailors arrive in Kinsale
A mix of experienced and Corinthian shorthanded offshore racers started the Yachting Monthly Celtic Triangle Race from Falmouth on Sunday 8th June, with the final boats finishing in Kinsale in…
Ella casts off to sail solo 10,000 miles around the Arctic
Ella, a 28-year-old Yachtmaster instructor, is sailing her 1978 38ft Bruce Roberts offshore steel ketch, Yeva, to highlight the dramatic melting of the Arctic ice and to campaign for change.…
HanseYachts sale to new owner ‘a positive move’ in face of challenges
HanseYachts, the German builder of Hanse, Dehler and Moody yachts, has been bought from private equity owners by a new investor. Production volumes to be reduced
Hanse 360 first look: Award-winning design
Equally aimed at the 36ft cruising market, the Hanse 360 represents the very latest thinking in cruising yacht design, where volume is king and wide hulls and high topsides are…
Get ready for Southampton Boat Show 2024
The Southampton International Boat Show marina is undergoing a significant redesign for 2024 to display the boats by type, making it easier for visitors to move around the pontoons and…
Maiden’s all-female crew win the Ocean Globe Race
Maiden has beaten 14 teams to win the Ocean Globe Race on IRC handicap, becoming the first ever all-women crew to win an around-the-world yacht race, it was confirmed early…
‘Our boat was full of water’ – lessons learned from one sailor’s sinking
Britannia, my 45ft twin-masted schooner, almost sank, not from storm damage or from hitting rocks, but from within. A water pipe broke in her pressurised shore water supply system while…
Sailing east beyond the Berlin Wall
Shortly after the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, I moved abroad from Germany. On the occasions I did return I rarely ventured further than Hamburg where my family lived.…