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Downwind sailing is the bit we look forward to – but it can require strong helming skills and safe techniques, as Nikki Henderson explains in Yachting World: I’d wager that every s...
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Downwind sailing is the bit we look forward to – but it can require strong helming skills and safe techniques, as Nikki Henderson explains in Yachting World: I’d wager that every s...
Is the best business school cold, wet, and moving? Offshore coach Stuart Greenfield considers a management course with no lecture theater and no dry seats: I went because, at the t...
the Ocean Fifty trimarans had a dramatic start to the Transat Café l’OR in 2025. Photo: Jean-Marie Liot/AleaOffshore racer Michaela Robinson talks to Andy Rice about how to make t...
Coastal sailing requires thoughtful preparation and reliable gear. While conditions may be less extreme than the open ocean, sudden weather changes, shifting winds, and spray from...
Many offshore crews are routing on numbers computed for a fictitious yacht. Offshore coach Stuart Greenfield shares where those numbers come from, why they go wrong, and how to rep...
When the double-handed crews cross the start line, the preparation will be over. Ahead lies more than 1,800 nautical miles of relentless offshore racing around some of northern Eur...
RORC Griffin Pathway sailors were given a practical introduction to PredictWind during the RORC Crew Party at RORC Cowes on Tuesday 4 August, held during North Sails Cowes Week in...
From first sail to the helm: the women building confidence on the water at North Sails Cowes Week
Photo: Richard PalmerRacing round the world via the great capes is an ultimate bucket list item, but what’s it really like? Rupert Holmes found out when competing in the Globe 40Fo...
by Stuart Greenfield, offshore sailing coach I began racing offshore properly in 1974 and, more than half a century and fourteen Fastnets later, one thing has barely changed: almos...
Cécile Divoy shares the lessons she learned from college sailing in this LinkedIn post: I was crew on the Georgetown University sailing team during my undergrad years. I wasn’t the...
Brianna Randall explains how ten Hawaiian sailors navigated 1,600 miles of ocean with no GPS or compass, using only ancient Polynesian wayfindingFrom the Cook Islands to New Zealan...
The summer's heat waves have seen perfect condition for getting afloat, whether you're planning coastal cruising, local racing, or longer offshore adventures.
Photo: Adam AinsworthA mid-ocean rig failure and battery overheat turned an amazing Pacific sail into a tense race to safety for Adam AinsworthWe were adrift, 2,800 miles into our...
In dinghy sailing, friction is the enemy of control. Trying to muscle an ILCA downhaul in 27 knots using an old, unloved club boat's 2:1 system is a losing battle; the physical res...
The RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race is measured in nautical miles, elapsed time and IRC corrected seconds, but the stories that will last are about the sailors.
by Andrew Parkinson There is a photograph somewhere in a box in my mother’s closet of a skinny teenager in a borrowed life jacket, sitting on the rail of a Flying Junior on the Tha...
A wave over the deck or a rain shower can be enough to start the process of hypothermia. Photo: Nick LeatherBeing too hot or too cold at sea can quickly turn a sailing trip into a...
Backstay's All-Weather Sailing Logbook is a complete ship's log for coastal cruisers who refuse to compromise. Printed on all-weather paper under a waterproof cover, it holds up th...
Simon Hiscocks shares five solid tips for getting in and out of the leeward mark zone as smoothly and cleanly as possible when flying an asymmetric spinnaker with Yachting World’s...
Whether it's your first event in Weymouth or you've sailed there for years, a little local knowledge can make all the difference. Our Weymouth Venue Guide, put together by Rooster...
The RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race is held only every four years, with that gap likely needed to accept the hardship that occurs along the 1800 nm course. But when the elapsed...
Held every four years, the 1805 nm Round Britain and Ireland Race delivered a complex course for 32 teams. The 2026 edition was also the 50th anniversary, with this 21-minute video...
The 2026 Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac once again demonstrated the scale and competitive depth that have established it as the largest annual offshore race in the world. The...
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