Tag: Sailing
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Best Sailing Shoes Reviewed in 2024
Navigating the open waters demands the perfect balance of skill, passion, and the right equipment. Among the crucial gear, finding the Best Sailing Shoes is paramount for a safe and enjoyable voyage. In this comprehensive guide, we present the top contenders in the sailing shoe arena, carefully reviewed and curated for 2024. Whether you’re a…
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Sailing Knots For Sailing Beginners – Best Way to Learn How To Tie Sailors Knots
If you’ve ever been a member of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts, you’ve probably had some lessons on how to tie knots. If you wanted to be a successful scout, you had to get your head around tying knots. Well, the same thing counts in sailing, especially if you’re sailing beginner. If you want to…
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Sailing Antarctica: Vendée Globe veteran’s memorable return to the frozen south
Sailing Antarctica – Ocean racer Nick Moloney returned to the deep south with a memorable voyage sailing to Antarctica on the 66ft ketch Ocean TrampThe dense silence is broken only by the sound of snowflakes landing on my protective clothing, as my eyes struggle to adjust to the landscape that surrounds me. It is so…
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Sailing El Salvador: Captivating landscapes make this a must-see cruising destination
Sailing El Salvador: Suzy Carmody stumbled upon a sociable cruising community as she explored El Salvador with its colonial cities, Mayan ruins, volcanic craters and black sand beaches We dropped anchor in the middle of the night and waited until daybreak for our rendezvous. We were at the agreed point to meet our pilot who…
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Sailing from South Africa to Europe: Best tips for a smooth passage
Over recent years an increasing number of yachts have made the passage directly from Cape Town to Europe without going via the Caribbean, writes meteorologist Chris Tibbs Sailing from South Africa to Europe There are a number of advantages to doing this, as well as saving around 3,000 miles of sailing, but the passage from…
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How to sail across the Indian Ocean: Everything you need to know
In our latest special report, world cruising veteran Janneke Kuysters explains how to sail across the Indian Ocean “It’s still a long way to get home,” Carina Hammarlund muses. My partner Weitze van der Laan and I nod. Between us and our home ports in northern Europe it feels like we have to sail half…
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Cruising New Caledonia: Spectacular sailing in the French corner of the Pacific
Janneke Kuysters and Wietze van der Laan are captivated by the Pacific islands of New Caledonia “OK, this time you’ll do it, right?” Wietze asks, full of hope that this time I’ll grab the mooring buoy without a hitch. I’m totally focussed on the white buoy bobbing right in front of us. I mentally prepare…
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Oceanis 46.1 – design, comfort and performance
Introduction of the Oceanis 46.1 If you were thinking about scheduling yourself a sailing trip sometime soon, you most probably came across Beneteau boats, especially Oceanis 46.1. For the introduction purposes, Beneteau is a French sail and motorboat manufacturer. The company is a large and recognized boat builder, commanding a substantial worldwide market and doing…
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Sailing Panama: Exploring idyllic islands just miles from the famous canal
Sailing Panama – Sheridan Lathe shares her veterinary skills with the locals on a unique cruise of the Panama islands of Las Perlas We looked out at the expectant faces before us: kids with footballs in hand, an elderly woman yelling at the teenage boys to turn down their reggaetón music, and two dozen dogs…
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Sailing Greenland: An ice-bound voyage through Prince Christian Sound
Greenland’s Prince Christian Sound is part of a spectacular fjord system often hemmed in by ice. Silvia Varela describes a memorable passage in a 40ft Najad “Can you see a way through?” Perched on the spreaders, binoculars in hand, Magnus shook his head. “It looks like it’s completely blocked with ice,” he replied. Down in…
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Sailing Alaska: A family adventure around the blissfully remote Admiralty Island
Jessie Rogers and her husband, Kit, head to Alaska with their family to rekindle sailing adventures of the past Standing on the bow of our borrowed 36ft steel cutter, I watched as my four children paddled the inflatable kayak through the iceberg-laden water. The sea had been busy with humpback whales that day and they…
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Complete Guide to Sailing in the Mediterranean in 2020/21
Complete Guide to Sailing in the Mediterranean in 2020/21 – There’s no better time for sunbathing and water sports than summer, and the Mediterranean luxury yacht charter grounds has a massive selection of sailing yachts for the ultimate sea and sand holiday where culturally rich sites line the shores. Here is the complete guide to…
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44m sailing yacht KAURIS IV launched by Wally
For Wally, the year 2020 has started with the launch of the 44m (145’) sailing yacht KAURIS IV designed by German Frers with interiors by Droulers Architecture and Studio Sculli. The new Wally 145 is an ideal vessel to sail around the world, offering on board accommodation for up to eight guests in four cabins…
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Sailing Hawaii: A leisurely cruise around these picture-perfect volcanic islands
Suzy Carmody on the vibrant culture and storied history that awaits cruisers visiting the remote pacific archipelago of Hawaii We started our Pacific voyage on board Distant Drummer, our 45ft Liberty cutter-rigged sloop, from Wellington, New Zealand, in June, 2015, bound ultimately for North America and the Pacific Northwest. The 26-day passage to Tahiti went…
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5 expert sailing tips: How to win a yacht racing protest
Andy Rice talks to Stuart Childerley about how to make your best case in the protest room and set yourself up for success in a dispute You spend so much time and money honing your craft as a sailor, making the boat go faster… and then it can all blow up with a protest. In…
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Millennium Cup winner sailing yacht KAWIL available for charters
Following three days of racing in the Bay of Islands in New Zealand, new entrant sailing yacht KAWIL (ex.GITANA, ZINGARO) has beaten out the more experienced competition to take the Millennium Cup 2020, and she is now available for charter. The 2000-built 34m/112ft sailing yacht from Derecktor with a design from Sparkman & Stephens raced…
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Caribbean sailing tips: Chris Doyle on making the most of your time there
Sailing in the Caribbean offers a seemingly endless panoply of delights. Cruising guru Chris Doyle shares some hidden gems with Erin Carey Chris Doyle’s is a name familiar to all Caribbean cruisers, as the author of best-selling cruising guides of the region. Having explored the Caribbean for more than 40 years, there is barely an…
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Solo Atlantic sailing: Lessons learned en-route to Madeira
Solo Atlantic sailing: Could you take on the Atlantic Ocean alone? Ed Gorman headed off on a single-handed cruise to Madeira to find out just that It was just before midnight in the eastern fringes of the Atlantic Ocean, about 130 miles south-west of Cape Finisterre. To my right I could see an ominous wall…
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Sailing round Britain with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust: The magic of Moonspray
Sailing round Britain with the Ellen MacArthur. Emily Caruso reports on a unique cruise round the coast of Britain with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust Despite a significant drop in the breeze, our arrival at Canning Dock in Liverpool coincided with a four-knot cross-tide to make things particularly interesting. Our yacht Moonspray ferry-glided confidently towards…
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Sailing the Falkland Islands: A life-changing voyage on board Pelagic
Silvia Varela reflects on how a farewell sail around the Falkland Islands on Skip Novak’s Pelagic became a turning point in her life In spring 2016 my partner, Magnus, and I delivered Pelagic, one of two yachts owned and run as a high-latitudes adventure charter boat by former Whitbread Round the World Race skipper and…