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In this issue
ATLANTIC CHARGE
The Route du Rhum is one of the toughest but most adored offshore races in the world – and this year was a record-breaker.
CURIOUS GENIUS
Pete Goss has sailed more different yachts than most of us could imagine, but now he’s built his own 32ft gaffer.
Golden Globe skipper rescued
Finnish solo skipper Tapio Lehtinen was rescued by fellow Golden Globe Race competitor Kirsten Neuschäfer after Lehtinen’s boat sank “in minutes” and he spent over 24 hours adrift in the southern Indian Ocean.
![Golden Globe skipper rescued](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/tgf-W-54y1671077623533/GOLDEN-GLOBE-SKIPPER-RESCUED.jpg)
4 mins
Orcas sink yacht off Portugal
An ‘attack’ by a pod of orcas has caused a cruising yacht to sink, the second this year.
![Orcas sink yacht off Portugal](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/aGzMFPFLH1671077934112/ORCAS-SINK-YACHT-OFF-PORTUGAL.jpg)
1 min
Innovative PLB wins DAME award
British company Ocean Signal scooped the overall DAME design award, the marine industry’s largest equipment prize, for its rescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator Beacon (PLB).
![Innovative PLB wins DAME award](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/A3xofs4QL1671078121839/INNOVATIVE-PLB-WINS-DAME-AWARD.jpg)
1 min
Lively start for ARC rally
The 37th ARC rally set sail on Sunday 20 November in lively conditions including a 1.5m swell and 18-20 knot north-easterlies, making for a white sail reaching start for the 143-boat fleet.
![Lively start for ARC rally](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/vWspbZsPn1671078023872/LIVELY-START-FOR-ARC-RALLY.jpg)
1 min
Wearing a lifejacket 'not a personal decision'?
A report into the death of a sailor during the Newport Bermuda Race last year, has reopened the debate of whether wearing a lifejacket is a matter of personal choice.
![Wearing a lifejacket 'not a personal decision'?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/pF1s5AQiv1671078214653/WEARING-A-LIFEJACKET-NOT-A-PERSONAL-DECISION.jpg)
2 mins
Mike Birch 1931-2022
One of offshore racing's most celebrated skippers, Mike Birch, has died aged 90.
![Mike Birch 1931-2022](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/N6XbjW5HK1671078298773/MIKE-BIRCH-19312022.jpg)
2 mins
Peter de Savary 1944-2022
Peter de Savary, who led the British America’s Cup team in their 1983 campaign, has died at the age of 78.
![Peter de Savary 1944-2022](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/ZVFOVhaTk1671078818125/PETER-DE-SAVARY-19442022.jpg)
1 min
MATT SHEAHAN
SOLO OCEAN RACERS MIGHT BE SUPERHUMAN THOUGH THEY’D HAVE US BELIEVE THEIR EXPLOITS ARE ALL PERFECTLY REASONABLE
![MATT SHEAHAN](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/IrSO5B5J41671079612128/MATT-SHEAHAN.jpg)
3 mins
SKIP NOVAK
HAVING WATCHED A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE AUSTRALIAN VICTORY IN THE 1983 AMERICA’S CUP, COULD THE LATEST CHAPTER POSSIBLY RIVAL IT?
![SKIP NOVAK](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/OCD2QeBpY1671079739688/SKIP-NOVAK.jpg)
3 mins
ΤΗΕ HIDDEN BALTIC
FROM POPULAR SCANDINAVIAN WATERS, TO OFF-THEBEATEN-TRACK EASTERN GEMS, WIETZE VAN DER LAAN AND JANNEKE KUYSTERS SHARE SIX GREAT BALTIC CRUISES
![ΤΗΕ HIDDEN BALTIC](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/JQCw5mo8e1671079892479/-HIDDEN-BALTIC.jpg)
10+ mins
CURIOUS GENIUS
PETE GOSS HAS SAILED MORE DIFFERENT YACHTS THAN MOST OF US COULD IMAGINE, BUT IT’S A HOME-BUILT 32FT GAFFER THAT IS HIS CHEF-D’OEUVRE, AS ELAINE BUNTING FINDS OUT
![CURIOUS GENIUS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/Bu9A6s4of1671081479915/CURIOUS-GENIUS.jpg)
10+ mins
ATLANTIC CHARGE
THE SINGLE-HANDED ROUTE DU RHUM IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST BUT MOST ADORED OFFSHORE RACES IN THE WORLD. THIS YEAR WAS A RECORD-BREAKER IN EVERY SENSE, AS HELEN FRETTER REPORTS
![ATLANTIC CHARGE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/Fm7XAN_-61671082269841/ATLANTIC-CHARGE.jpg)
9 mins
THE IMOCA DESIGN RACE
RUPERT HOLMES TAKES A LOOK AT THE OFFSHORE CLASS EVOLUTION
![THE IMOCA DESIGN RACE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/wIRRzBNf-1671084854295/THE-IMOCA-DESIGN-RACE.jpg)
3 mins
MAKING THE SWITOH
A GENTLE INTRODUCTION TO THE CRUISING LIFE SET KATE ASHE-LEONARD ON COURSE FOR A FULL TRANSOCEAN LIVEABOARD ADVENTURE
![MAKING THE SWITOH](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/YE0Ezws3O1671085104108/MAKING-THE-SWITOH.jpg)
9 mins
COURAGE OF YOUTH
A TALE OF FOUR SCHOOLBOYS ON AN ADVENTUROUS TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING THAT'S ENOUGH TO TURN ANY PARENT’S HAIR GREY
![COURAGE OF YOUTH](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/ofpvW-25q1671085669264/COURAGE-OF-YOUTH.jpg)
8 mins
BELLISSIMO BLEND
A SLEEK 50-FOOTER WITH COMFORT, REWARDING SAILING QUALITIES AND PERFORMANCE, PLUS EASY HANDLING
![BELLISSIMO BLEND](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/f8Pa2xICm1671087044358/BELLISSIMO-BLEND.jpg)
9 mins
HANSE 460
THIS FIRST OF A NEW RANGE OF HANSES, FROM NEW DESIGNERS, IS ALREADY A BIG HIT, WITH OVER 200 SOLD AND A EUROPEAN YACHT OF THE YEAR WIN TO ITS NAME. DAVID HARDING REPORTS
![HANSE 460](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/dMEvVcs-B1671087719665/HANSE-460.jpg)
5 mins
NEW YACHTS
RACING, FAST CRUISING OR BOTH? TOBY HODGES LOOKS AT STRIKING OPTIONS
![NEW YACHTS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/gqwiBgxM-1671088326636/NEW-YACHTS.jpg)
6 mins
NEW GEAR
GENNAKER AND WATERPROOFS ON TEST, PLUS LATEST GEAR REVIEWED
![NEW GEAR](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/8Vte7V6xA1671088801553/NEW-GEAR.jpg)
2 mins
RESURGENT HENRI-LLOYD
Just in time for its 60th Anniversary, this British brand has big news and plenty of fresh products.
![RESURGENT HENRI-LLOYD](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/5U_vFpH9F1671089092359/RESURGENT-HENRILLOYD.jpg)
1 min
SPECIAL REPORT
HELEN FRETTER ON NEW MULTIHULLS IN THE ARC
![SPECIAL REPORT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/mNwVzy1eW1671089677947/SPECIAL-REPORT.jpg)
8 mins
SHORT-HANDED SAILING
PIP HARE ON INSIDE GYBES
![SHORT-HANDED SAILING](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/z0067bmEJ1671090167871/SHORTHANDED-SAILING.jpg)
7 mins
5 EXPERT TIPS
HOW TO COME OUT AHEAD AT THE LEEWARD MARK
![5 EXPERT TIPS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/fwQEPMN9F1671090680524/5-EXPERT-TIPS.jpg)
3 mins
EXTRAORDINARY BOATS
RUPERT HOLMES ON THE ACE 30
![EXTRAORDINARY BOATS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5180/1152806/nF9L4y7Ur1671091029778/EXTRAORDINARY-BOATS.jpg)
5 mins
Yachting World Magazine Description:
Publisher: Future
Category: Boating & Sailing
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
Yachting World is world's leading international yachting magazine. From ocean racing and blue water cruising to the most glamorous super-yachts, Yachting World has the very best in nautical writing and stunning photography, with up-to-the-minute technical reports, race analysis, new boat tests and much more...
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