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Portishead Marina: Practical Guide to Berthing, Locking and Local Cruises
Portishead Marina: Practical Guide to Berthing, Locking and Local Cruises

Boatfolk’s Portishead Marina sits at 51.480°N, 2.750°W with 356 berths, a 35t hoist and a lock entrance approximately 1nm southwest...

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February 26, 2026
How a Dedicated Chef Optimises Provisioning and Dining on Luxury Yacht Charters
How a Dedicated Chef Optimises Provisioning and Dining on Luxury Yacht Charters

Provisioning for a week-long Mediterranean charter typically requires precise coordination of cold-chain deliveries, port clearance times, and local market pickups;...

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February 26, 2026
Riviera 48 Convertible — Practical Guide to Performance, Layout, and Market Value
Riviera 48 Convertible — Practical Guide to Performance, Layout, and Market Value

Riviera imported the 48 Convertible to the United States from 1998 to 2003, and at present about 16 hulls are...

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February 26, 2026
Winter Wood Boat Care and Tool Selection with references to Sally, Adrian Morgan and traditional makers
Winter Wood Boat Care and Tool Selection with references to Sally, Adrian Morgan and traditional makers

The haul-out at Corrie Point required a booked crane slot, approved chocking plans and a winter maintenance window constrained by...

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February 26, 2026
Jeff Linton Clinches 60th Championship with U20 Victory on Lake Norman
Jeff Linton Clinches 60th Championship with U20 Victory on Lake Norman

The regatta ran with 47 entries across five fleets, the Race Committee scheduled up to four races per fleet on...

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February 26, 2026
Garmin quatix 8: Marine-Grade Smartwatch That Bridges Navigation and Everyday Fitness
Garmin quatix 8: Marine-Grade Smartwatch That Bridges Navigation and Everyday Fitness

Race committees typically allow less than one second of GPS time drift at start sequences, making a wrist device with...

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February 26, 2026
Vincent Riou readying Class40 Pierreval Fondation GoodPlanet for Transat Café l'Or 2025
Vincent Riou readying Class40 Pierreval Fondation GoodPlanet for Transat Café l'Or 2025

With departure hours away from Le Havre, the Class40 Pierreval Fondation GoodPlanet undergoes final trim, sail inventory checks and rigging...

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February 26, 2026
Riptide Racing Moves Quickly to Secure an AC75 for America's Cup 2027 Entry
Riptide Racing Moves Quickly to Secure an AC75 for America's Cup 2027 Entry

The Riptide Racing campaign is built around a concrete logistics plan: raise $50 million by January 31, 2026, acquire an...

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February 26, 2026
Visimaxi TM1C aboard: precise distance measurements for safer docking and smarter cruising
Visimaxi TM1C aboard: precise distance measurements for safer docking and smarter cruising

When approaching a 60–120 m public quay with a 2.5 m tidal swing and a posted 5-knot speed limit, a...

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February 26, 2026
Robert Scheidt and Frithjof Kleen Crowned 2025 Star South American Champions
Robert Scheidt and Frithjof Kleen Crowned 2025 Star South American Champions

Port operations at Marina da Glória supported berthing and shore services for a 20-boat Star fleet, with race committee traffic...

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February 26, 2026
All-women team pursues a Jules Verne reference time during circumnavigation attempt
All-women team pursues a Jules Verne reference time during circumnavigation attempt

As of late on December 8 the The Famous Project CIC crew was logged in the South Atlantic, approaching the...

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February 26, 2026
When visibility, self-tacking jibs and enclosed cockpits combine: a Fremantle race collision and its lessons
When visibility, self-tacking jibs and enclosed cockpits combine: a Fremantle race collision and its lessons

On a calm evening with a 12-knot south‑west breeze and dense twilight traffic at Fremantle, a Bavaria 40 with a...

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February 26, 2026