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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
How new-generation performance catamarans balance pace, comfort and sustainability
How new-generation performance catamarans balance pace, comfort and sustainability

At recent shows, manufacturers exhibited multihulls with lengths overall from 15.75m to 24.00m, displacements ranging roughly 18–55 tonnes, and upwind...

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February 26, 2026
Antigua Charter Yacht Show Preview: Fleet Logistics, Nelson’s Dockyard and M/Y Orion
Antigua Charter Yacht Show Preview: Fleet Logistics, Nelson’s Dockyard and M/Y Orion

For six days every December, more than sixty superyachts converge on Falmouth Harbour, the Antigua Yacht Club Marina and Nelson’s...

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February 26, 2026
ARC or RORC Round Britain & Ireland — Which Offshore Challenge Matches Your Sailing Goals?
ARC or RORC Round Britain & Ireland — Which Offshore Challenge Matches Your Sailing Goals?

Coordinating an offshore campaign means planning fuel and provisioning logistics, berth reservations, customs clearance and emergency evacuation options long before...

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February 26, 2026
When Knots Serve but Modern Connections Often Perform Better
When Knots Serve but Modern Connections Often Perform Better

A typical 36‑ to 40‑foot cruiser running 14mm sheets needs at least 0.6–1.0 m of clew‑to‑fairlead clearance to avoid chafe...

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February 26, 2026
How Mexican Buyers Gain Value and Efficiency When Purchasing Yachts in the United States
How Mexican Buyers Gain Value and Efficiency When Purchasing Yachts in the United States

Proximity to Florida and Gulf Coast ports often reduces shipping time and cost when moving a vessel to Mexico, with...

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February 26, 2026
Refurbishing Britannia’s Tender: Inside the Leith Restoration Project
Refurbishing Britannia’s Tender: Inside the Leith Restoration Project

A 40ft (12.2m) twin-diesel launch built by Camper & Nicholson in 1964 was placed in a temporary dry dock in...

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February 26, 2026