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In its 150th year, Laura Hodgetts explores the Royal Yachting Association’s evolution from ‘gentlemen racers’ to a world-leading national boating body

THE 10 KEY BOATING STORIES YOU NEED TO READ

After 25 years in the business it takes ...

I’ve just come back from SailGP in St Tropez. Practice day was cancelled because the Mistral was blowing hard and it was a bit too much of a risk sending the boats out. The first day of racing was fan

I’ve had Constance – an American Mason 44 – for 13 years. We’re getting to know each other bit by bit and I’d like to report that she’s everything a yacht should be. Excellent though she is, as the sa

FROM BIG CHANGES TO OMINOUS QUIET, THERE’S A LOT GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES IN THE 38TH AMERICA’S CUP