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EDITORIAL EDITOR Sam Jefferson020 3943 9261 sam.jefferson@chelseamagazines.com GROUP EDITORRob Peake ART & PRODUCTION EDITORGareth Lloyd Jones WRITER AND SUB EDITORSue Pelling PUBLISHING CONSULTANTMartin Nott PUBLISHERSimon Temlettsimon.temlett@chels
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Skipper’s View
IT'S NOT OFTEN that you get to go out sailing care free in a yachtsman's gale, but I was fortunate to be able to do this recently. The reason was because I was testing an Arcona 345 on the Solent and, after being lulled into a false sense of security
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New Boats
Comar Yachts may be best known for its Comet range of monohulls but in recent years the company has branched out into the multihull market – achieving success with the C-Cat 37 and 48. It is now upping the ante with its new 56. The boat is designed b
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The Coconut Milk Run
Sailing in the South Pacific seems like one of those far off dreams where a barely recognised reality merges with some sort of hedonist’s utopia. The name prompts memories of the Mutiny on the Bounty and dusky maidens. Of exotic fruits plucked straig
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Ebb And Flow
A flotilla of spectator boats filled Newport Harbour in Rhode Island as home crew 11th Hour Racing Team sailed in victorious after leg four of The Ocean Race. The crew, led by skipper Charlie Enright with British navigator Simon Fisher, held off Team
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Round The Island Race Tips
After more than 90 years, Island Sailing Club’s 50-mile classic remains a hugely popular event for family crews and professional sailors alike. Part of the magic around the race is that all have different goals – for some it’s simply the adventure of
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London Calling
After 46 years and 149,000+ miles of sailing, which has included both the Arctic and Antarctica, and round the world, I still have never sailed up the Thames. This seemed a serious omission as well as having an air of romance about it. All I knew was
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Paul Heiney
Remember the so-called explosion in sailing and boat owning in the dark days of the pandemic? Well, I think there are increasing signs that we are in for another. And before the yacht brokers start rubbing their hands together and pulling out that Ja
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Andy Rice
A year or so ago I wrote about the up and up of the Cape 31 class and how it was taking the Solent racing scene by storm. A year later, and things are still looking good for this exciting 31ft sportsboat. It’s not just that it’s a great boat to sail,
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Beast Of Burden
Blame Moitessier, blame Tabarly but there is a strain of French sailor that is very particular to that country. The sort of soulful sailor who is out there constantly searching the eternal horizon – who hears the call of the albatross – who whispers
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Tom Cunliffe
Are you ever bored at sea? Personally, I can’t imagine such a thing, but Sailing Today recently described the poor souls stuck in those weird cabins on ‘The Ocean Race’ as having nothing to do off watch but decide which back number of ‘Friends’ to ru
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Cowes Week 2023
Cowes Week 2023 takes place 29 July to 4 August. This will be the 197th year of the renowned event, which once again promises seven days of world class regatta racing on the Solent complimented by a host of family activities and an unrivalled social
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Bluewater Kit
Going bluewater is the dream of many a sailor, but finding the boat to do it in is only half the story. Even a freshly minted Oyster is likely to need some kitting up, not least because so many of the gear decisions are personal ones. From safety equ
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Dinghy Clothing
Most dinghy sailors are going to want some kind of wetsuit, and the core brands here haven’t changed much over the years – Gul, Typhoon and Gill are staples. Depending on what time of year you’ll be sailing, you’ll choose a lighter or a heavier neopr
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Baked Alaska
The US Coast Pilot, describing the southwestern approach to Prince William Sound, was not encouraging: “The wind among the Barren Islands is often twice as strong as it is a few miles away and the seas are often three times higher, attaining speeds o
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Tropical Choice
As the demand for charter holidays in far-flung places increases, more and more charter companies are now operating further afield with places like Thailand, the Seychelles, Australia, Tahiti, and even Zanzibar, becoming popular winter escapes. It ma
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Portbail Sur Mer Marina
49°19.75’N, 1°42.38’W There are quite a number of ports and harbours on the coast of the Cotentin Peninsula which are not well frequented by British visitors. Some by nature of their shallow draught and difficult access, like the many small ports bet
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And The Winner Is…
Kirsten Neuschäfer is a tough cookie. The winner of the 2022/3 Golden Globe solo non-stop around the world race had a steely eye and no-nonsense attitude in the weeks before the start last September from Les Sables d’Olonne, France. Her answers to me
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Riding Out A Gale At Sea
While traditional heavy displacement long keeled yachts are perfectly set up to ride out a storm by heaving-to (lying passively across the seas with the headsail backed – thereby stalling the boat) modern fin keeled yachts often do not have enough gr
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Time Out
This is a book that made me uncomfortable from the get go and I’m sure that this is down to my own personal prejudice. I worked on a superyacht only once and spent a weird day auditing cutlery before being told that I lacked an STCW certificate and w
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Launched
B&G is the Round the Island Race Marine Electronics Partner and has several initiatives running over the next few weeks until the race on 1 July. You can win £1,000 in B&G vouchers in the race competition (see race website for details) and B&G is als
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Three Of The Best
The Moody 27 is a popular family cruiser that is easily handled and fun to sail, often compared favourably to the Sadler 29 or Westerly Griffon. Built to the usual excellent Moody standards, the 27 has a surprising amount of space below and a good si
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Jess Lloyd-Mostyn
Summer is just round the corner and with it comes warmer weather and thoughts of playing outside. For us, life onboard in the tropics is in some ways an endless summer, at least in terms of climate. And although I won’t pretend it’s a non-stop holida

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