Lessons from 1,000 Miles of Ocean Racing
From a headstay failure near Newport to a tangled halyard at dusk, offshore racing delivers its education without apology.
From a headstay failure near Newport to a tangled halyard at dusk, offshore racing delivers its education without apology.
After 40 years tracking global yacht movements, Cornell names the six factors that decide whether a world voyage succeeds.
The ARC Europe fleet has begun arriving in Faial after an 1,800-nautical-mile passage from Bermuda marked by light air, three gales and at least one mid-ocean fuel transfer.
Lin Pardey has logged 240,000 miles on Seraffyn and Taleisin, but it took a Queensland marina to remind her what waiting does.
John Kretschmer has repowered, relaminated and rebuilt his Kaufman 47 Quetzal across 200,000 miles. Aristotle has his answer.
Mark Richards grew up racing dinghies on Pittwater and still anchors there on a 70-year old trawler he lovingly converted into a comfy coastal cruiser.
From SSB radio in 1986 to Starlink on a Lagoon 52F, the ARC fleet now reflects every shade of the cruising tech debate.
From Virginia to Antigua on an Allures 45.9, Jill Gallin traded impostor syndrome for sea legs 750 miles offshore.
Thirty-six boats and 172 sailors from 17 countries set sail from Sint Maarten on May 9, beginning a 3,745-nautical-mile transatlantic rally to Lagos, Portugal.
A veteran Sydney-Hobart sailor tackles the 80th edition aboard a Palm Beach 65 motoryacht and survives to tell the tale.
Take it from sailing legend Gary Jobson—you don’t have to cross an ocean to find everything sailing has to offer.
Leaving your boat unattended for months demands careful preparation, and a willingness to accept what you can’t control.
From a headstay failure near Newport to a tangled halyard at dusk, offshore racing delivers its education without apology.
After 40 years tracking global yacht movements, Cornell names the six factors that decide whether a world voyage succeeds.
The ARC Europe fleet has begun arriving in Faial after an 1,800-nautical-mile passage from Bermuda marked by light air, three gales and at least one mid-ocean fuel transfer.
Lin Pardey has logged 240,000 miles on Seraffyn and Taleisin, but it took a Queensland marina to remind her what waiting does.
John Kretschmer has repowered, relaminated and rebuilt his Kaufman 47 Quetzal across 200,000 miles. Aristotle has his answer.
Mark Richards grew up racing dinghies on Pittwater and still anchors there on a 70-year old trawler he lovingly converted into a comfy coastal cruiser.
From SSB radio in 1986 to Starlink on a Lagoon 52F, the ARC fleet now reflects every shade of the cruising tech debate.
From Virginia to Antigua on an Allures 45.9, Jill Gallin traded impostor syndrome for sea legs 750 miles offshore.
Thirty-six boats and 172 sailors from 17 countries set sail from Sint Maarten on May 9, beginning a 3,745-nautical-mile transatlantic rally to Lagos, Portugal.
A veteran Sydney-Hobart sailor tackles the 80th edition aboard a Palm Beach 65 motoryacht and survives to tell the tale.
Take it from sailing legend Gary Jobson—you don’t have to cross an ocean to find everything sailing has to offer.
Leaving your boat unattended for months demands careful preparation, and a willingness to accept what you can’t control.
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