When the mercury is high and the air is breathless, there is nothing better than lying on the hook in a turquoise blue bay, with shelter from the prevailing wind…
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Best electric outboard motor: We put the market leaders to the test
Electric outboards have been steadily growing in popularity and now often outsell their petrol rivals, at least when it comes to small portable outboards for your tender. Where once the…
How to keep yourself and your boat hurricane-ready in the Caribbean
Each year, as the trade winds soften and the skies darken with the threat of tropical storms, hundreds of sailors haul their boats ashore across the Caribbean. For those not…
Sir Chay Blyth honoured as sailing legends gather to celebrate the spirit of Cape Horn
The foyer of the Royal Maritime Club plays 50’s lounge music. Just past it is a room full of people that, with a few exceptions, might reasonably have heard it…
Mara Løvenskiold withdraws from the Golden Globe Race after weeks of controversy, will continue in unofficial ‘Moitessier Class’
Update (2330 UTC, 8/11/26): Mara Løvenskiold is out of the 2026 Golden Globe Race. Hours after the publication of this article, race organisers posted a statement detailing that Løvenskiold was…
Live from the Roaring Forties: Andrea Lodolo retires from 2026 Golden Globe Race after knee injury, shares details in exclusive satellite call
Italian skipper Andrea Lodolo announced his retirement from the 2026 Golden Globe Race on 8 November following a knee injury in the midst of the Southern Ocean. In an exclusive…
Brazilian Navy helicopter rescues GGR yachtsman in the South Atlantic
The Brazilian Navy has successfully rescued injured McIntyre Golden Globe Race (GGR) skipper Guy DeBoer who had been out of contact with race organisers aboard his yacht Spirit in the…
ARC+ start delayed due to bad weather
Sailors aboard 78 yachts were due to leave Las Palmas for the Cape Verde islands on Sunday 8 November, but two low pressure weather systems close to the Canary Islands…
Plymouth boosts visitor berths with extended Mayflower pontoon
New pontoons, mooring options and shoreside facilities at the Barbican Landing Stage in Plymouth aim to attract visiting yachts
60 Days of the Golden Globe Race: Storm damage, head injuries, and reactions to the US midterm elections
The twelve remaining skippers in the 2026 Golden Globe Race are 8,000 miles into their solo, nonstop, and unassisted circumnavigation and rapidly approaching the roaring forties. On 3 November, frontrunner…









