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Suffolk Yacht Harbour: River Orwell’s Bursting Marine Village
Aerial view of Suffolk Yacht Harbour, businesses & facilities. Credit: Suffolk Yacht Harbour This is not just a marina, but a self-contained marine village bursting with high-end facilities, as well as a glowing reputation for cruising and racing sailors says Sue Pelling. An easy access 550-berth marina with additional 50 swinging moorings… It’s rare to…
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Craig Wood Becomes First Triple Amputee to Sail Pacific Solo
Craig Wood at finish line. Credit: GD Media On 24th June at 1am (BST) Craig Wood became the first triple amputee to sail the Pacific solo, non-stop, unassisted… have you heard his story? Back in February of this year I interviewed Craig Wood, a 33-year-old former rifleman in the British Army who, aged just 18,…
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America’s Cup Team Changes: Kiwi Peter Burling Joins Italians
Peter Burling – Kiwi Team for 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona. Credit: Ivo Rovira / America’s Cup The Emirates Team New Zealand helmsman Peter Burling, takes an America’s Cup leap and joins the Italian team. As disputes over the next America’s Cup protocol and location continue, there have been some movements behind the scenes as…
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Sustainable Sailing & Batteries: Solar, Wind & Hydro-power
Sustainable sailing – Superwind generators in use. Credit: Superwind Long distance cruising is one thing but it’s also important to do it in a sustainable manner. Sam Fortescue looks at the options. For years, wind, solar and hydrogeneration have been the key to charging the house batteries without resorting to an internal combustion engine. Decisions…
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America’s Cup Venue Dispute: Defenders Vs Challengers
America’s Cup venue option. Credit: Pexels Kelly The America’s Cup has been no stranger to controversy since its first race in 1850 and that tradition looks set to continue after defenders, Emirates Team New Zealand, settled on Naples in Italy as the venue to mount their defence of the ‘Auld Mug’. The event, scheduled to…
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Greta Thunberg’s Gaza Aid Boat Raises Cruising Safety Questions
Greta Thunberg aboard Madleen. Credit: Freedom Flotilla Coalition Cruising safety questions left unanswered after Israelis seize British yacht in International waters… Activist Greta Thunberg once more put sailing yachts firmly in the spotlight after she and a group of like minded sailors found themselves in the cross hairs of the Israeli security forces as they…
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Sailing With Children: How to Cross Oceans as a Family
Sailing with children. Credit: Pichaya Monk Selling up and going sailing as a family is a leap into the unknown – the more so if your sailing experience is limited. The Monk family were undeterred however. Pichaya Monk narrates their adventure and provides some top tips for sailing with children. From the moment I met…
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E F Knight’s Pioneering Voyages: Trail-Blazing Bluewater Cruising
Trinidade. Credit: Simone Marinho Bluewater cruising is taken for granted these days – yet one pioneering adventure put it on the map. Sam Jefferson relates E F Knight’s South Atlantic Soujourn. Prior to 1920, yacht cruising was an occupation indulged in by precious few. If you wanted to go sailing, you raced off Cowes with…
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Antigua Sailing Week 2025: Regatta Results & Photos
Antigua Sailing Week 2025 – Pyewacket racing. Credit: Paul Wyeth Rupert Holmes reports on Antigua Sailing Week 2025, one of the Caribbean’s most appealing regattas. The Caribbean is the spiritual home of the warm-weather regatta and there’s little that can beat the combination of tropical sun and tradewinds. First run in 1967, Antigua Sailing Week…
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New Catamaran Designs: Fresh Multihulls on the Market
New Catamaran – Leopard 46. Credit: Leopard Here’s our pick of the latest catamaran launches – fresh multihull designs arriving on the yacht market. Nautitech 41 Type S Nautitech catamarans changed the game some 20 years ago when it launched a new range of sporty catamarans that came with a more accessible price point than…