WITH ITS FIRST FEMALE AND FIRST DOUBLE-HANDED WINNERS, THE 80TH RUNNING OF THE ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART RACE WAS A TRUE GAME-CHANGER, AS CROSBIE LORIMER REPORTS

Sir Ben Ainslie’s quest to recuperate the America’s Cup is taking shape as his team revealed a new name, a new look, and an all star line up ahead of the 38th America’s Cup which will take place in Na

Mike and Nicki Reynolds have been cruising almost full-time for 15 years. Finding the time and the money for regular refits is the key

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OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS

Fitting-out time is here again. Because I winter up in the Baltic where the sea still sometimes freezes, my season doesn’t really start until May. It was different when I berthed my 22ft wooden sloop