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Sailing Today
EDITORIAL EDITOR Sam Jefferson 020 3943 9261 sam.jefferson@chelseamagazines.com ART & PRODUCTION EDITOR Gareth Lloyd Jones WRITER AND SUB EDITOR Sue Pelling PUBLISHING CONSULTANT Martin Nott PUBLISHER Simon Temlett simon.temlett@chelseamagazines.com
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Skipper’s View
SO, THE LONGEST losing streak in sporting history remains intact after New Zealand put Ben Ainslie's INEOS Britannia to the sword in the America's Cup. That may seem disappointing but there is much to be celebrated. While Britain's losing streak in t
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Ebb And Flow
The longest losing streak in sporting history remains intact after Emirates Team New Zealand downed Ben Ainslie’s Team INEOS Britannia in the 37th America’s Cup, recording a 7-2 victory over the British challengers in Barcelona to ensure that Britain
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New Boats
The renaissance of Beneteau’s First range was fully realised with the Beneteau First 36; an all new racer with a real emphasis on speed. The First 30 is a continuation of that theme. Designed by Sam Manuard, working with the Seascape team and Lorenzo
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Paul Heiney
If they can get it to work, which seems far from certain, there’s soon going to be a new system for entering Europe. Hurrah! It’s nice to have something to look forward to. It’s going to work on fingerprints. We’ll see how that goes. In the meantime,
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Andy Rice
“The fastest boat always wins.” It’s one of the most enduring truisms of the America’s Cup. For a while during the Louis Vuitton Cup, the challengers looked like they might upend the cliché and prove that sailors do matter after all. And certainly th
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A Winter's Tale
Boats are like friends, for many reasons – we stick with them through thick and thin, and they are a reason for living. But there is one important difference: boats like to be used. If we lay our boats up at the end of September and wait until the fo
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Tom Cunliffe
The trouble with yachts is, unless you’re lucky enough to have a centreboarder, most of them have deep keels. While I’m often content to stay onboard while lying to my anchor, there are occasions when the local creeks look full of promise, with no ch
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Blame It On The Weatherman?
Many variables led to INEOS Britannia getting beaten by Emirates Team New Zealand but one key factor that made a clear difference - the weather. Britannia's two wins came on the day when conditions were markedly different. It's therefore illminating
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Tell Me Moor
Entering the Mediterranean, most sailors tend to sail along the Spanish coast rather than the Moroccan, with the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla perhaps being exceptions to this rule. But for British sailors there are certain advantages to stay
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Alone Again
The Vendée Globe is a solo, non-stop, unassisted 24,300nm race, in which 40 skippers representing 11 nations are set to battle their IMOCA 60s around the globe. The race record stands at 74 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes, set by Armel Le Cléac’h in 2017,
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Little Big Man
The days when nostalgia seemed passé are gone. Remember when we had weather instead of a series of mini catastrophes? Gone. Remember when a fresh-faced Labour politician told us that things can only get better? Long gone. Ok, lets have another go – r
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A Rum Do
Picture warm trade winds blowing steadily across your bow, clear blue skies overhead, while in the distance, palm-fringed shorelines hold the promise of soft white sand between your toes and iced rum cocktails in your hand. Sounds like the stuff of d
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Caribbean Beat
If you are an adventurous type wishing to exploit your competitive spirit, there is no shortage of options when it comes to choosing a Caribbean race week to take part in (see page 50 for full race/regatta guide). With the Caribbean regatta week seas
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Hare Today
Out of the 40 skippers in this year’s Vendée Globe race, only six women are taking part, and we’re delighted to say, on the back of her sponsorship difficulties, Pip Hare is one of them. This singlehanded, nonstop, elite sailing marathon, raced in IM
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FOX’S MARINA & BOATYARD
52.0327° N 1.1532° E There are few marinas in the Ipswich area of the east coast as welcoming and convenient as the independently run Fox’s Marina & Boatyard at the top of the picturesque River Orwell in Suffolk. As well as easy access at all states
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Wood You Believe It?
There are lots of reasons for redecking a boat. Maybe the old surface is beginning to look a bit tatty or it’s suffered some damage. Perhaps you want to cover a glassfibre deck to make the boat look smarter. Whichever it is, you should pause before y
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Open Your Eyes
It is something of a meme to depict a society going about their lives gazing raptly at a smartphone and not at the world around them. Mind you, in my experience it is closer to reality than the jokey depictions on social media might suggest. So it sh
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Inland Seacrets
I’ve sailed the area close to Sail Ionian’s base more often than anywhere else. Located to the east of Lefkada, and to the north of Meganisi, it’s known as the Inland Sea. I think it’s one of the most beautiful places in the world, and probably the b
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Three Of The Best
Roshanak is a sparkling Southerly 32. Offering the perfect combination of capable sailing performance, first class accommodation, and the ability to explore shallow waters, while also being capable of grounding with her Southerly drop keel. In her or
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Jess Lloyd-Mostyn
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the Pacific Ocean is empty. We grow up with maps and globes that show a huge expanse of big, blue space with not a lot else within it. Perhaps it is in part this unknown, seemingly endless sea, that continues to fa

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