Sailing coach Pip Hare gives her expert advice on how to avoid a Chinese gybe Chinese gybes on windy days are a good spectator sport, but with the right prompt response they can be averted. In this article, I explain how they happen and what to do and when to avoid them. This type of…

With her low freeboard, hard chines and a foredeck as open as a cricket pitch, the Farr 280 is all about performance, says Matthew Sheahan At 28ft LOA and weighing in at 1,600kg with a downwind sail area that is just short of three times her upwind sail plan, the Farr 280 is designed to…

Will the latest generation of talented young British solo racers be able to emulate cycling and finally crack French dominance in the solo one-design discipline Le Figaro? LA SOLITAIRE DU FIGARO fleet 2013 Over the last five years, there has been a concerted push by the British to break the French stronghold of solo sailing…

The British AC team is the first to start work on developing a playbook for the Bermuda venue Ben Ainslie Racing is the first Cup team to start active training on the water in Bermuda. On the face of it, there is nothing surprising about starting a Cup campaign this early, especially at a new…

Watch the crew action and beautiful sight on board the 52m schooner Meteor as she races at the St Barths Bucket superyacht regatta Meteor One of the most interesting facets of the St Barths Bucket superyacht regatta is the broad range of ideas about what makes the ideal yacht. From replica schooners such as Elena…

Superyacht racing is getting more and more competitive, as St Barths Bucket proves St Barths Bucket superyacht regatta. Aboard 125ft Perini Navi P2 at St Barths Bucket We’re not trying to win the party, Jonathan Kline says with a smile. Kline is the captain of the 38m Perini Navi sloop P2 and this is his…

Into the Roaring Forties As the Volvo fleet head further across the Southern Ocean, we take a look at the latest blogs straight off the yachts. It doesn’t sound pretty… Leg 5 onboard Dongfeng Race Team. Volvo Ocean Race- Leg 5- New Zealand to Brazil It’s that famous stretch of the Volvo Ocean Race, Leg…

There have been a couple of standout plumb bow superyacht ketches launched in recent years, namely the Dykstra designed Hetairos and Kamaxitha. This latest model from Hoek Design called Elfje, looks equally sensational. Like Kamaxitha, she was built by Dutch masters Royal Huisman, and launched last summer. Royal Huisman ketch Elfje, designed by Hoek This…