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• How to optimise your boat’s performance under IRC – and beyond 20th May 2026
  Stu Bannatyne explains how to make the most of your sail crossovers and IRC rating to Andy RiceMaximising the benefits of your training time is one of Stu Bannatyne’s mantras. Drawing on his wealth of offshore racing …Continue reading » The post How to optimise your boat’s performance under IRC – and beyond appeared first […]
  Andy Rice
• America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta: The 38th AC cycle is set to begin this weekend 19th May 2026
  AC40s ahead of the America's Cup Preliminary Regatta Photo: Ugo Fonollá/America’s CupThe 38th America's Cup will officially kick off this coming weekend with five teams set to compete in foiling AC40s in Cagliari, SardiniaThe opening event of the 38th America’s Cup cycle is set to take place this weekend 21-24 May 2026 in …Continue reading […]
  Toby Heppell
• Half the boat had flooded. We were side-on to the sea and rolling dangerously. We abandoned ship 19th May 2026
  The crew of the 54ft catamaran Magic Bus was forced to abandon after taking on uncontrollable amounts of water. Sean McNeill reports on lessons their safe recovery offers About one hour before abandoning Magic Bus in a raging North Atlantic Ocean, skipper Buster Pike attempted to initiate a …Continue reading » The post Half the […]
  Yachting World
• Seven Seas, Five Girls, One Boat – These 20-year-old best friends are sailing around the world 15th May 2026
  Photo by FatudivaThese five young friends bought a boat on their own dime to sail around the world. Find out what it's like onboard an all-girl boat, what they've learned so far, and how they jumped headfirst into the adventure of a lifetimeWhat if instead of going straight into a course or a job after […]
  Viveka Herzum
• Dream team unveiled: Slingsby, Simmer and Ashby to lead Team Australia America’s Cup challenge 14th May 2026
  Tom Slingsby, Glenn Ashby and Grant Simmer will head up the WInning’s Team Australia challenge. Crosbie Lorimer reports from their America’s Cup team unveiling Nestling snugly amongst some of Sydney’s most desirable real estate on the shoreline of the exclusive Point Piper headland, the …Continue reading » The post Dream team unveiled: Slingsby, Simmer and […]
  Yachting World
• How to provision like a pro for your next offshore adventure 14th May 2026
  For many first-time transatlantic sailors, provisioning is one of the most daunting jobs. But it doesn’t have to be, as Helen Fretter finds out at the ARC rallyNapoleon is credited for first decreeing that an army marches on its stomach, but it’s a fair bet that many …Continue reading » The post How to provision […]
  Helen Fretter
• Finally after 25 years, Australia is set to return to the America’s Cup 13th May 2026
  A return to America's Cup racing for Australia – the country that ended 132 years of US America's Cup dominance – has long been mooted by never materialised. Until now The rumours that have swirled around the sailing community for months, that there would once again be an Australian entrant …Continue reading » The post […]
  Toby Heppell
• World’s Coolest Yachts: Pogo 44 13th May 2026
  We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. This month Bruce Jacobs nominates the Pogo 44 “Cool to me means super tough, go-anywhere, probably slightly utilitarian but still fast, comfortable and fun,” says Jacobs. “The first …Continue reading » The post World’s Coolest Yachts: […]
  Yachting World
• Can smart systems save club racing? – The latest technology that could make yacht racing faster 12th May 2026
  Visual sighting the line to call boats OCS is automated. Photo: Paul Todd/outsideimages.com/NYYCAndy Rice explains the latest technology that could make yacht racing smarter, easier, and less reliant on volunteersWe’re all time poor. The word ‘pastime’ is barely still in modern usage, because we simply don’t need ways of …Continue reading » The post Can […]
  Andy Rice
• What to expect when you’re expecting at sea – three liveaboard mothers-to-be tell all 8th May 2026
  David Espejo via Getty ImagesWe caught up with three liveaboard cruisers starting their families afloat to find out what happens when motherhood meets marine adventure‘I’m just baby wrangling,’ Sara Kulins laughs over the phone as her daughter coos in the background. ‘She’s trying to …Continue reading » The post What to expect when you’re expecting […]
  Viveka Herzum