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Trade Grey Skies for Waking Up In a Sailor’s Paradise and Tropical Waters – Guide to Finding a Caribbean Charter Holiday and Fixing Winter Blues
The seemingly endless British summer helps ease the transition into autumn, but when winter’s harsh grip arrives, you’ll want to plan your great escape – why not sign up for a Caribbean charter holiday?
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Yacht club using AI community watch system to combat boat crime
Sailing club members on the South Coast are using an innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-boosted community watch system to tackle thieves targeting yachts on remote moorings to steal electronic gadgets, clothing and radar. The underlying hardware is off-the-shelf 4G cameras from around £150, and what MoorMesh adds is the platform that makes those cameras work as…
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Nacra 17, 49er and 49erFX Worlds – Day 1 Quiberon produced surprise leaders
First day of racing at the Nacra 17, 49er and 49erFX Worlds in a Shifty Quiberon Breeze produced some surprise leaders. Great Britain’s Jon Gimson and Anna Burnet have opened the Nacra 17 World Championship with a strong defence of their title. The British pair scored 5,2,3 in the shifty breeze to place second behind…
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GB1 and Athena AC40 race crews for Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta
The GB1 and Athena Teams announced their race crew for the up-coming Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Sardinia. The Sardinia event will mark the first time in official America’s Cup racing that Women’s and Youth crews compete directly against senior squad sailors on equal terms in identical foiling yachts, with teams allowed…
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Praise the best: Sailors’ Choice Awards
Which 10 items of boating gear can you never do without? Best shoes for a comfortable day at sea? Your go-to lifejacket? Or do you have an amazing winch? Be part of Practical Boat Owner’s Sailors’ Choice Awards (run in conjunction with our sister title Yachting Monthly) – as we put the best sailing equipment,…
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Why the Best Way to go Sailing Round the Isle of Wight Involves an Anchor, a Book, and No Stopwatch – Our Essential Cruising Tips and Favourite Anchorages for a Circumnavigation
The annual world-famous sailing spectacle that is the Round the Island Race is looming but we cruisers like to take things more slowly… Here’s a guide to sailing round the Isle of Wight at leisure
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Everything You Need to Know About the Round the Island Race 2026 – Britain’s Favourite Yacht Race Where Amateurs Compete Alongside the Biggest Professional Names
Time to start prepping for one of our favourite summer events – the Round the Island Race is back, with a new Commodore of the Island Sailing Club at the helm
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Formula Kite Worlds opening day hit by Atlantic storms
The Formula Kite World Championships have opened in Portugal at Viana do Castelo, just north of Porto
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Nacra 17, 49er and 49erFX World Championships Open in Quiberon
The 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 Olympic Classes 2026 World Championships open with racing from 2–17 May
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71st Regata dei Tre Golfi – Offshore race Line honours for Summer Storm
Regata dei Tre Golfi Offshore Race Line Honours and overall victory for Andrew Berdon’s TP52 Summer Storm