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Waterproof bluetooth speakers have improved massively in sound quality and can now offer decent levels of quality, some even matching bigger speaker systems Although an early adopter of them, I used to think waterproof Bluetooth speakers were a bit of

We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Terry Hutchinson nominates Quantum Racing Terry Hutchinson is tactician for the Quantum Racing TP52 and nominates the team’s Botin-designed USA 52018.

Over 250 transatlantic skippers from the most recent ARC fleet report back on the efficacy and reliability of their self-steering and self-sufficiency equipment Few cruising skippers would argue with ocean sailing guru and founder of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers

The Infiniti 52 is a DSS foil-enabled offshore racer capable of 30 knot speeds the first boat Tulikettu was lost at sea, presumed sunk until… When it comes to displacement, racing yachts today cover the widest spectrum – from fully

Gybing a powerful offshore boat like a VO70 in big breeze is a fraught manoeuvre; team boss and former Olympian Konrad Lipski shares tips on how to gybe in strong winds and reducing the risk with Andy Rice Gybing any

When a yacht is advertised as ‘work needed’ how do you distinguish a good prospect from bad? Will Bruton looks at buying a yacht to upgrade Among brokerage listings it’s rare to see a yacht openly advertised as ‘work needed’.

Max Klink’s Botin 52, Caro has been declared winner of the 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race, the 50th edition of the event after a big breeze start on Saturday Max Klink’s Botin 52, Caro, has officially been declared the winner of

A young couple survives a seemingly hopeless situation when their 21ft clinker yacht is rolled mid-Pacific. Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract from The Voyage of the Aegre Back in July 1973, Nicholas Grainger and his wife, Julie, sailed from north-west

The Botin 52, Caro has won the class in IRC Zero in the Rolex Fastnet Race – while their corrected time also puts them top of the leaderboard for the IRC prize, though the race win is still too close

The brand new IMOCA Macif, skippered by Charlie Dalin, was first monohull home to take line honours in the 50th Rolex Fastnet Race and set a new monohull course record of 2 days 07 hours 16 minutes and 26 seconds.

A 7,000-mile passage from Australia to the Seychelles via Bali aboard a classic Swan 65 was a tropical adventure for Meg Niblett It was time to go. Sailing up the east coast of Australia at the end of a cyclone

Francois Gabart’s Ultime SVR-Lazartigue wins Rolex Fastnet Race multihull line honours and sets a new course record of 1 day 8 hours Francois Gabart’s Ultime SVR-Lazartigue has claimed Rolex Fastnet Race line honours and set a new course record of

Incident-packed first 24 hours for Rolex Fastnet Race fleet led to multiple rescues, retirements and one yacht sunk in early stages of the race Quailo 3, After yesterday’s strong wind start for the Rolex Fastnet Fleet, the number of boats

It was a wet and wild start to the 2023 Fastnet Race with early retirements pouring in and the worst is yet to come with 40 knot winds set to hit the fleets overnight The 50th Rolex Fastnet Race got

Strong 25-knot headwinds are forecast for the start of the 50th Rolex Fastnet Race, which sets off tomorrow, with a wet and windy first day of racing, and potentially record-breaking conditions for the largest monohulls Darkwood starting in strong wind