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  • Getting the most when sailing downwind
  • Why leadership is often learnt offshore
  • Expert advice on making the most of a delivery passage

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sailingscuttlebutt.com /20 hours ago

Getting the most when sailing downwind

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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sailingscuttlebutt.com /1 month ago

Why leadership is often learnt offshore

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...

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yachtingworld.com /1 week ago

Expert advice on making the most of a delivery passage

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...

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sail-world.com /2 weeks ago

Musto Coastal Sailing Jackets

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...

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sailingscuttlebutt.com /1 month ago

Building a polar for the boat you sail

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...

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sail-world.com /1 month ago

Round Britain and Ireland Race Double-Handed Focus

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...

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sail-world.com /1 month ago

Weather lesson for RORC's Griffin Pathway

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...

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sail-world.com /3 weeks ago

Cowes Week's Women's Day supported by Sunsail

From first sail to the helm: the women building confidence on the water at North Sails Cowes Week

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yachtingworld.com /1 month ago

Racing around the world via the great capes: ‘The feel-good factor you get from mastering complex skills is a big driver...

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...

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sailingscuttlebutt.com /3 weeks ago

Offshore racing for next generation

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...

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sailingscuttlebutt.com /1 month ago

Lifelong lessons from college sailing

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...

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yachtingworld.com /1 week ago

Polynesian Wayfinding: How these sailors navigated the open Pacific with no compass or GPS

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...

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sail-world.com /1 month ago

Essential Checks Before You Set Sail from InsureMy

The summer's heat waves have seen perfect condition for getting afloat, whether you're planning coastal cruising, local racing, or longer offshore adventures.

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yachtingworld.com /1 month ago

Fixing rig failure mid-Pacific: ‘The mast groaned with every roll. It was physically and emotionally extremely stressful...

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...

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sail-world.com /1 month ago

ILCA Women's Coaching Programme at King George SC

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...

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sail-world.com /1 month ago

The long way home

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.

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sailingscuttlebutt.com /3 weeks ago

How racing made me a better sailor

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...

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yachtingmonthly.com /1 month ago

How to deal with heat and cold at sea

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...

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sail-world.com /1 month ago

Backstay All-Weather Sailing Logbook

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...

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sailingscuttlebutt.com /1 month ago

Plan ahead for leeward gate rounding

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...

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sail-world.com /1 month ago

Weymouth Venue Guide from Steve Cockerill

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...

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sailingscuttlebutt.com /1 week ago

Wild encounters around the course

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...

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sailingscuttlebutt.com /3 days ago

One of offshore sailing’s great challenges

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...

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sailingscuttlebutt.com /1 month ago

Race to Mackinac: Resilience and skill

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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