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The double-handed Globe 40 teams powered around the world over eight legs in just nine months. Rupert Holmes discovers what cruisers can learn from their tough circumnavigation Long-distance offshore racing nurtures extraordinary levels of self reliance and mutual support. The inaugural Globe 40 race, an ambitious and testing circumnavigation for double-handed Class 40 teams via the three ‘Great Capes’, with diversions into the tropics to Mauritius and Tahiti, took this to an extreme, with some US entries sailing 44,000 miles. At the finish in Lorient the sense of camaraderie, solidarity and respect was inspiring. “We were talking to all the other skippers all the time, a lot of it sharing knowledge about fixing the boats,” says Mélodie Schaffer, owner of Canadian entry Whiskey Jack. “We all had problems along the way and all helped one another.” “We understand each team needs different support and we all try to do that for each other,” adds Craig Horsfield, co-skipper of another North American entry, Brian Harris and Micah Davis’s Amhas, a 2013 Akilaria RC3 model, which finished 2nd overall. Race organisers provided advice while the fleet was at sea and practical help at each of the seven stopovers. Skippers came from a mix of backgrounds: most owners were hugely experienced amateurs looking for the experience of a lifetime, though one had only started racing offshore four years previously, while around 40% of the co-skippers joining them were professional sailors. The skippers were in frequent contact with each other. “It was a really unique experience,” says Schaffer, “because they’re the people who can appreciate what you are going through most closely.” An obvious takeaway for anyone with ambitious cruising plans is that your networks matter. When things go wrong having somewhere to turn for expert advice – or even just to bounce ideas around – can be invaluable. But don’t stress about having a network in place before leaving – one of the beauties of cruising is you quickly meet others on a similar journey. For some this happens in Brittany while waiting for a weather window to cross Biscay; while the pre-Atlantic crossing community in the Canary Islands is famously close. Pre-start

The IMOCA fleet in the Fastnet Race 2023 includes new launches, relaunched refits and a plethora or talent all hoping to impress. Here’s our pick of the IMOCA boats to watch The IMOCA fleet start for the 2021 Fastnet Race The famous Rolex Fastnet Race always provides an intriguing line up of amateur and professional teams all looking for race glory as they battle the 629nm course from Cowes, round the Fastnet Rock and back to the (new in 2021) finish in Cherbourg. But there are consequences to the Fastnet Race beyond merely the spoils for the winners and this year will once again see a large fleet of IMOCA 60s taking to the startline. For the 29 IMOCA 60s, though victory is a significant goal, it is not purely a question of who will win the Fastnet as the aims of the teams go some way beyond the Fastnet Race itself with many gearing up for the Transat Jacques Vabre later this year and, more crucially, the Vendeé Globe in 2024. With around 18 months to go until the Vendeé Globe 2024, there will be a number of recently launched IMOCA 60s on the startline for this Fastnet Race as well as several boats that are fresh from significant refits. In short, the IMOCA 60 Fastnet fleet is absolutely stacked with top-end talent and fascinating new boats, so much so, it can be difficult to know where to look. Here, we’ve picked out just a few of the competitors that fans will want to keep an eye on. New and revamped IMOCA 60 Fastnet fleet With the Vendée running on a 4-year cycle, those with the backing to do so will typically have only recently launched the boats that they hope will take them to round the world victory in 2024. As such the Fastnet Race in 2023 represents the first time we will see a number of the new IMOCA 60 launches for the next Vendée competing against one another – though it must be noted there are still a significant number yet to be launched. A new IMOCA 60 is a significant undertaking with 10,000s man hours

With big wind forecast at the start and a record entry, predicting the winner of the 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race is going to be tough. Helen Fretter takes a look at the key runners and riders This Saturday’s 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race will be the biggest offshore race of all time, with a record-breaking entry list of over 490 yachts for its 50th anniversary edition (the only race to get close to it was the 50th Rolex Sydney Hobart Race in 1994, which saw 371 boats set off). That makes picking a winner pretty close to picking this week’s Lottery numbers. The Fastnet Race has only once run over its extended course, after the finish moved from Plymouth to Cherbourg for 2021. This increases the course distance from 605 to 695 miles, and adds a whole new dimension navigating from the Scillies to Cherbourg (don’t miss our superb navigator’s guide to the new Fastnet course by 2021 winner Tom Cheney). It also means we don’t have much data on which type of boats tend to perform well over the new course. The 2021 race saw 40-footers dominate the overall prizes: 1st in IRC was Thomas Kneen’s 40ft JPK 1180 Sunrise. 2nd the HH42 Ino XXX, and 3rd the Lombard 46 Pata Negra. For many crews the new course will extend the race by about a day – enough time for the arrival of a new weather system from the north Atlantic. Together with the fact that there are now at least half a dozen key points where the race can be won and lost, it remains a very open contest. It was a windy start for the 2021 Fastnet Race and 2023 looks likely to see similar conditions. Big breeze forecast for 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race start Less welcome news for some of the 3,000 sailors taking part is the early forecast. The Solent will see strong breezes of up to 30 knots – and likely quite lumpy seas – for an upwind start on Saturday 22 July (similar to the conditions faced by competitors in the 2021 race, when conditions moderated after the first 24 hours). In such punchy

If you head offshore or participate in competitive sailing then you’ll need to consider a PLB and/or an AIS beacon. Tech Editor and marine safety gear and comms specialist, Fox Morgan has tested an array of the current beacons on the market to help you decide what’s the best one for you. Locating a crew member who’s fallen overboard in anything other than the most benign of conditions is a huge and frankly scary challenge for those onboard. Your odds, as a person overboard being recovered are less than 50:50 according to the latest MAIB report stats. Add a lifejacket and your odds of being found are still marginally over 50:50 but you at least might survive long enough to be rescued. That’s if your lifejacket has a sprayhood, light and reflectors. If you’ve been thrown a danbuoy or johnbuoy MOB marker then you have a slightly higher chance of being seen. But when you’re alone in mountainous seas feeling very small and insignificant, there’s a couple of pieces of tech that will up your odds of being found to over 90%.  This is where a personal locator beacon can be a genuine life saver. You have two choices: an AIS type beacon which when activated shows up as a circle with a cross on any AIS radar screen of nearby vessels (within a 1 or 2 mile range) and allows any vessel that can see this signal to home in on it locally. Some handheld AIS radio devices can also help target a MOB signal too. – Icom M94DE VHF Marine Radio You could use a personal AIS beacon from a liferaft to assist in local SAR efforts where small craft are trying to locate you as part of a coordinated effort. This is how Kirsten Neufshafer found Tapio in his liferaft when his boat sank rapidly in the Golden Globe race 2022. There’s also the PLB which communicates with overhead satellites in the same was as a ships EPIRB (electronic position indicating radio beacon) and works on a  frequency picked up by satellites alerting search and rescue teams ashore. ( via a network of control centres). This type

The battle to be the first boat home will be hard fought between two giant trimarans in this years Fastnet Race, with the foilers promising an epic battle As with most big races around the world, bragging rights in the Rolex Fastnet Race race are split into two broad camps, the line honours winners (the first boat to complete the course) and the winner of the event on corrected time. And since the inclusion of multihulls 20 years ago, these categories are split again into monohull and multihull line honours and handicap winners. Most of those taking part in the race, in either monohulls or multihulls, will only be focussed on the handicap results as a line honours win is out of reach of all but the fastest, biggest and most expensive boats in the world. For the Rolex Fastnet Race 2023, the fastest boat to complete the course will almost certainly be one of the two 100ft foiling trimarans, the Ultim of Banque Populaire XI and SVR-Lazartigue. Banque Populaire XI in full flight. Photo: Jeremie Lecaudey Fastest Fastnet Race Multihulls The foiling ocean racers are at the very forefront of technical innovation and are designed to break records – be that offshore races, ocean crossings or the ultimate prize a Jules Verne Round the World record. The Ultim trimarans are set to become especially newsworthy over the next months with the first ever race for five of these extreme 32m long by 23m wide flying trimarans, around the world, non-stop, singlehanded, setting sail from Brest, France on 7 January next year. Before then two of the main contenders will be leading the charge on the rather shorter 695 mile Rolex Fastnet Race. Article continues below… Extraordinary boats: Banque Populaire XI Banque Populaire is one of the world’s most experienced and successful sailing teams, and was the force behind Armel Le… The ultimate foiling machine? Onboard SVR-Lazartigue Launched in July after 150,000 hours of work, SVR-Lazartigue is the latest addition to the burgeoning Ultim 32/23 fleet. In… How to win the Rolex Fastnet Race: expert navigator’s tips The 2021 edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race came with an interesting change. The

World and European Championship-winning professional navigator (and winner of the last Fastnet Race), Tom Cheney, tells all on how to win the Fastnet The 2021 edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race came with an interesting change. The finish line, having always previously been in Plymouth, is now in Cherbourg. Not only does this extend the race from 603 to 695 miles, but statistically this is likely to increase the amount of downwind sailing. As a navigator, I find it important to break these longer races down into manageable chunks. I give myself a series of bullet points and prompts for each leg and make sure I know what the big risks/decisions are that’re coming up. This also helps to identify the less intense sections of the race so that I can manage getting some rest. Here is a breakdown of the Fastnet race course in five sections: The fleet battles its way out of the Solent after the start of the 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race. Photo: Carlo Borlenghi 1 Exiting the Solent When considering how to win the Fastnet Race is worth noting that the event is never won in the Solent, but it can easily be lost there. A record number of entries in this year’s 50th anniversary edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship race means there’ll likely be close to 500 yachts jostling at the start. In the 2021 race, we witnessed our friends and sistership Dawn Treader being dismasted just minutes after the start due to a collision with a boat on port tack. With a fleet of boats vying for the strongest current in the centre of the channel, it’s vital to keep your wits about you, even when you’re on starboard tack. Personally, I favour a cautious approach to the start line on these big offshore races. Obviously you don’t want to be hundreds of metres back from the line at the gun, but with the tide building and pushing you towards the line, there’s a huge penalty to be paid if you are over early. Article continues below… How to follow the Rolex Fastnet Race 2023 The Fastnet Race 2023 will be

Meteorologist Sebastian Wache explains how climate change is impacting weather systems, and how ice melt in the Arctic can affect an Atlantic crossing, Northern European cruising season, and more For bluewater cruisers one of the most significant impacts of climate change is the increased unpredictability of weather and disruption of established patterns. The Ocean Cruising Club commissioned a report into the effects climate change was having on ocean cruising, and asked several forecasting and routing experts to share their views on what seems to be happening, and what steps cruisers can take to ensure safe ocean passages and cruises. Among them was meteorologist Sebastian Wache: here he explains how ice melt in the Arctic can affect an Atlantic crossing, Northern European cruising season, and more. Warming effect The world is getting warmer. The greenhouse effect, which makes life on Earth possible in the first place, is intensified by the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The fact that we have been burning materials for more than 150 years is changing the climate. But in the meantime, we are also interfering with day-to-day weather. But it’s important to understand why, and exactly what is happening. Global warming affects the polar latitudes more severely than the tropics, so we see a continuous decrease of the ice surface in the Arctic. If there is less ice or snow, then the sun’s reflection is no longer as high. Dark surfaces absorb more heat. So, it gets warmer there. Normally, we need cold poles and warm tropical regions. This is because these strong contrasts drive the jet stream, a strong wind band at about 60°N, which normally blows from west to east. It’s true that the wind band occasionally takes on wave patterns, transporting warm air masses to the north and cold air to the south. These waves (known as Rossby waves) regularly dissipate, and then we have the typical west-east flow again. But due to the warming of the poles, the temperature contrasts are weaker. Thus, the jet stream is not always necessarily as strong and tends more towards these wave patterns. Searching for tradewinds: there have been disturbed trades at the start

As winner of the Golden Globe Race, Kirsten Neuschäfer is the first woman to win a solo around the world race. Helen Fretter finds out what drives her “Sometimes in the tropics, if it’s nice and calm, I’ll drop sail and I’ll lash the helm over to one side,” recalled Kirsten Neuschäfer before the start of the Golden Globe Race. “I’ll jump overboard and have a swim around the boat, and sometimes I’ll swim away from the boat, just to get that feeling of vastness. That sense of eternity. That if the boat did sail away, it would be eternity. And it is a scary thought, but it’s also kind of intriguing.” What does it take to compete in the longest race in the world, over eight months of isolation? Where the odds are firmly stacked against you. So skewed, in fact, that the risk is not of failure, but of literally having to abandon everything. Perhaps that is part of the appeal: this is a race that can take you to the edge, tempting you to touch the void, to peer into eternity. Five years ago, the sailing world witnessed a grand experiment. Eighteen solo skippers set off on a recreation of the Golden Globe Race. Small long-keeled yachts, carrying only the most rudimentary technology, plunged into the southern ocean in a bid to race around the world in a homage to the 1968 pioneering event. But the attrition rate was devastating: four skippers had to abandon their boats – one seriously injured; five yachts were dismasted; 13 retired. You might think potential entrants who witnessed how the 2018 fleet was ravaged by knockdowns, barnacles, even toxic mould, would be put off. But there is something about the Golden Globe Race, a ‘back to basics’ around the world race, that earns it a unique place in sailors’ psyches. It is sailing’s Everest climb. And so in 2022 another 16 (15 men, one woman) set off to do it all again. Among them was Kirsten Neuschäfer. Neuschäfer cut her teeth in the Southern Ocean with Skip Novak’s Pelagic Expeditions. Photo: Kirsten Neuschäfer Spirit of adventure Neuschäfer, 40, grew up in

Meteorologist Sebastian Wache explains how climate change is impacting weather systems, and how ice melt in the Arctic can affect an Atlantic crossing, Northern European cruising season, and more For bluewater cruisers one of the most significant impacts of climate change is the increased unpredictability of weather and disruption of established patterns. The Ocean Cruising Club commissioned a report into the effects climate change was having on ocean cruising, and asked several forecasting and routing experts to share their views on what seems to be happening, and what steps cruisers can take to ensure safe ocean passages and cruises. Among them was meteorologist Sebastian Wache: here he explains how ice melt in the Arctic can affect an Atlantic crossing, Northern European cruising season, and more. Warming effect The world is getting warmer. The greenhouse effect, which makes life on Earth possible in the first place, is intensified by the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The fact that we have been burning materials for more than 150 years is changing the climate. But in the meantime, we are also interfering with day-to-day weather. But it’s important to understand why, and exactly what is happening. Global warming affects the polar latitudes more severely than the tropics, so we see a continuous decrease of the ice surface in the Arctic. If there is less ice or snow, then the sun’s reflection is no longer as high. Dark surfaces absorb more heat. So, it gets warmer there. Normally, we need cold poles and warm tropical regions. This is because these strong contrasts drive the jet stream, a strong wind band at about 60°N, which normally blows from west to east. It’s true that the wind band occasionally takes on wave patterns, transporting warm air masses to the north and cold air to the south. These waves (known as Rossby waves) regularly dissipate, and then we have the typical west-east flow again. But due to the warming of the poles, the temperature contrasts are weaker. Thus, the jet stream is not always necessarily as strong and tends more towards these wave patterns. Searching for tradewinds: there have been disturbed trades at the start

The best kayak seats are quick and easy to set up, and offer enough lower back support and posterior comfort to make every paddling escapade on your boat or board an enjoyable experience. Alongside stand-up paddleboards, sit-on-top kayaks are easily the most popular paddling craft on the water, especially in summer, and most people kick off their kayaking journey on such boats. Popular with people ranging from recreational paddlers to kayak fishers, sit-on-tops are typically quite wide, with a fairly flat-bottomed hull shape offering plenty of primary stability. They are relatively easy to paddle, even when conditions get a bit lumpy and bumpy. And, if you do capsize, it’s comparatively simple to right these boats and remount them – unlike attempting a self-rescue in a sit-inside kayak, which requires reasonably advanced skills and a lot of bailing. But one of the downsides of sit-on-top kayaks is that they typically don’t have much of a seat, beyond whatever vaguely bum-shaped feature has been included in the design of the plastic hull, which won’t have any padding whatsoever and no back support. The good news is that you can buy add-on seats and backrests for sit-on-top kayaks. Most of them are fairly inexpensive and they’re very easy to install. Many can also be used on stand-up paddleboards, which, if you have a kayaking paddle, will enable you to effectively transform your SUP into a sit-down paddleboard, which isn’t an awful lot different to a sit-on-top kayak. Here we take a look at the best kayak seats for you, no matter what kind of paddling you primarily do. Jump to SUP seats Jump to advanced kayak seats Jump to kayak seats for kids Best kayak seats for sit-on-tops Cambridge Kayak Deluxe padded seat A very tall and wide-backed sit-on-top kayak seat with extensive support, contoured foam features and in-built storage Specs Design: Tall kayak seat and backrest; Materials: Polyester, with brass attachment clips; Storage: Large, zipped storage pouch on the rear of the back rest; Seat size (depth x width): 30 x 38cm; Backrest size (height x width): 45 x 53cm Reasons to buy + Highly supportive tall back; Storage pouch on the

In the final instalment of her series on double handed sailing skills, Pip Hare explains the best process for gybing a symmetric spinnaker Double handed sailing skills are increasingly important to master as the recent boom in double handed racing, both inshore and offshore, continues and boats designed for couples to cruise two-up become ever more popular. We now regularly see crews of two managing all sizes of boat, and sailing them with the same efficiency and expectations as full crews. These techniques are designed for double handed crews sailing a yacht with an autopilot, and an asymmetric spinnaker. We’re sailing a J/99, which has a fixed bowsprit and hanked-on jib. Thanks to Key Yachting for their support. Gybing a symmetrical spinnaker short-handed requires bold, firm moves and good wind awareness. Once you understand the technique it can be a relatively low-risk manoeuvre but it might feel a little pressured the first few times. The basic principle is to keep the spinnaker flying with enough positive pressure to stop the clews collapsing inwards and allowing the sail to twist. This is achieved by gybing relatively quickly, with a greater rate of turn than you may normally use and coming out of the gybe at a high angle to push the spinnaker down to leeward while switching the pole. Pip advises setting the autopilot to compass heading rather then wind angle. Photo: Richard Langdon/Pip Hare Ocean Racing The autopilot will drive throughout the gybe, leaving one crew to manage the foredeck while the other controls the cockpit. If you do not have an autopilot control pad accessible it is worth investing in a remote control which can be worn on the arm. Set your instruments to show wind angle, heading and the set heading for the autopilot. This will stop you from oversteering if there’s a delay in course change. It’s also a good idea to increase the pilot response levels during the gybe, particularly if you have been on economy setting. You need the boat to move dynamically to ensure the spinnaker doesn’t have any opportunity to wrap. I recommend using the autopilot on compass heading mode while gybing. Going into the gybe,

Amazon Prime Day is here and I’ve been eagerly awaiting some Garmin deals to share with friends and family. As I’ve become a self proclaimed sports watch geek, I’ve picked through hundreds of Prime Day deals to bring you my personal selection of the best Garmin sports and sailing watches that are available with big discounts. This Amazon Prime Day, if you look carefully you’ll spot the tidy little bargains. As the self appointed sports watch geek here in the marine team, I’ve always got my eye on deals for friends and family, so you dear reader get the benefit of this too today. I’ve been wearing a Garmin Quatix 6 and  Quatix 7 for the past couple of years and they have been brilliant bits of kit for every day use. I’ve done the hard work for you, so you can save time and take advantage of some great savings on some of our best tried and tested gear. Don’t forget, if you want to get the best price, you’ll have to be an Amazon Prime member – if you aren’t already, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial. Best Garmin watch deals available on Prime Day 2023 Garmin fenix 7S Sapphire Solar The ultimate multisport GPS watch, features mapping, music, grade-adjusted pace monitoring and Pulse Ox sensors. Comes in black with a black wristband. This one is the S version which doesn’t mean sporty, though I know we all are, right? No, the S stands for small, so this fits a smaller wrist. Like mine for example… just saying. Save 10% (was $899, now $806.62) View Deal Garmin EPIX Gen 2 If the fenix 7 is the ultimate, then this is the er, ultimater smart sports watch… If you’re going to call your watch EPIX then it sure as heck better be epic. It is, without doubt a brilliant bit of tech to wear all day every day. There’s some other colour options but this version offers the biggest discount as $100 off the original price. Save 11% (was $899, now $799) View Deal Garmin fenix 7X Solar The Solar version of the larger sized fenix

If you want to listen to music on the water or outdoors you’ll want a ruggedised speaker, here’s the best waterproof speaker deals I could find this Prime Day… As a writer and product tester across our marine group of magazines I find myself out on the water quite a lot (not to mention most of my hobbies include being on the water or in outdoor environments). As such I’ve owned many waterproof speakers over the years as I like to listen to music when I’m alone outdoors. There are loads of Bluetooth waterproof speaker deals available this Prime Day, but many of them are, frankly, cheap and not up to the job. I’ve trawled through all the deals on Amazon to find the Prime Day waterproof speaker deals that I would buy (and several of which I have already bought). To get these deals you’ll need an Amazon Prime membership to take part in the biggest shopping event of the year (so far), but if you don’t want to subscribe, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial of Prime instead. Prime Day waterproof speaker US deals JBL CHARGE 5 – Portable Bluetooth Speaker – now $119.95, was $179.95, save 33% JBL consistently produce decent quality audio equipment. Sure they are not the absolute top quality in terms of sound, but they are about as good as you can get for the price and certainly a cut above some of the cheaper options out there. This is IP67 rated, which means it can survive up to 30 mins under 15cm of water, with a 20 hour playback battery life. View Deal Anker Soundcore 2 Portable Bluetooth Speaker – now $27.99, was $39.99, save 30% I liked this speaker so much after getting my hands on one, I immediately ordered a couple more and handed them out to various family members for Christmas last year. It’s easy to use, has pretty good sound quality for its size and even at full price is, frankly, a bit of a bargain. It’s IP67 rated too – which means it can be submerged 3ft deep for up to 30 minutes. View Deal Sony

Whether you want to pick up a regular paddle board deals or try a new type of paddle board, there are plenty of sale options this year for your needs The Prime Day sale 2023 is now here and there’s a lot on offer to get you out on the water on the cheap this year. There are several decent inflatable paddle board deals to get you out on the water this year, but do be warned there are a few dud deals floating around too. We’ve checked all these prices to ensure they are actual offers and not just listed as a false-discount. Most of the paddle board deals on offer are aimed at the beginner paddler, which typically come with paddle board accessories such as pump, leash etc. all included. Don’t forget, if you want to get the best price, you’ll have to be an Amazon Prime member – if you aren’t already, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial. Note: We may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site, at no extra cost to you. This doesn’t affect our editorial independence. Prime Day US paddle board deals Bluefin Cruise 10ft 8in paddle board – now $474.00, was $599.00 , save 21% I tested this Bluefin Cruise paddle board in recent months and found it to be a great bit of kit for the price. And with a 25% Prime Day discount you can make a decent saving on what is already a good value-for-money proposition. It contains everything you need to get out on the water. Build quality is good and it pumps up to a decent 15PSI offering good levels of rigidity. View Deal DAMA Inflatable Stand Up Paddle Board – now $249.99, was $324.99, save 23% This board was already at its lowest ever price on the first day of the Prime Day sale, but on day two Amazon has slashed the price even further (while putting the RRP up, just to confuse us!) It’s a bigger board than many (over 11ft) and it sold as perfect for paddle board yoga. But 11ft is not huge and it would

Binoculars are an essential component to any boater’s navigation tool kit, Fox Morgan has trawled through hundreds of Prime Day deals to find you a selection of the very best deals… Everyone who uses a boat really should have a pair of binoculars in their kit inventory. Whether you’re an offshore sailor or a coastal hopping day sailor, Binoculars will help you navigate accurately and for those happy moments on anchor, we can spot wildlife around us or when we head ashore we can use them for keeping an eye on our anchored boat or for more interesting things beyond the scope of the naked eye. Below is my pick of the best waterproof binoculars deals right now this Prime Day. Don’t forget, if you want to get the best price, you’ll have to be an Amazon Prime member – if you aren’t already, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial. 8 of the best Prime Day waterproof binoculars deals Steiner Marine Binoculars 7×50 – save 25% (now $281.40, was $374.99) I love my Steiners. I’ve had a pair similar to these for the past eight years and they are truly excellent optics. The short barrels make holding them steady at sea easier than with long barrels of other binoculars. Rugged and can take a bit of rough handling which is inevitable when used in sporty weather systems. Objective Lens Diameter: 50mm Magnification: Maximum 7 x Dimensions (in.): 5.5 x 8.1 x 3 Weight: 36.3 oz Field of View at 1000 yds: 356ft View Deal Bushnell Prime 10×42 Binoculars – save 29% (now $84.99, was $119.99) These lighter weight Bushnell binoculars are ideal for coastal pilotage and wildlife spotting when on anchor. The captive lens caps mean you’ll never be left rummaging around for them on a soggy floor. Objective Lens Diameter: 42mm Magnification: Maximum 10x Weight: 24oz View Deal ZEISS Terra ED Binoculars – save 15% (now $382.48, was $449.99) Zeiss make brilliant optics. These compact binoculars will be light enough to keep in a large pocket and can be used for coastal pilotage and for wildlife spotting. These are waterproof with hydrophobic coating so rain should