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Sweet & Simple
Fred Shell shares some of what he has learned over nearly 40 years of designing, building, and sailing small boats
Diversity Afloat
As the sailing season comes to an end on northern waters, I find myself pondering the modern sailing scene.
Boat Review: Salish Voyager
Gig Harbor Boat Works releases a new design aimed toward adventure
Anchor Juice
That’s odd, I said to myself. It hasn’t rained, yet there’s a cup of water in the bilge.
THE EMPTY OCEAN
SOPHIE O’NEILL AND CHRIS KOBUSCH TOOK ON A 4,300-MILE DOUBLE-HANDED CROSSING OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC IN WINTER
THE GREAT ATLANTIC GETAWAY
THERE MAY BE NO BETTER TIME TO PRESS PAUSE AND GO SAILING. ELAINE BUNTING MEETS TRANSATLANTIC CREWS DOING JUST THAT
EXTRAORDINARY BOATS
HELEN FRETTER ON KARMA
Vismara VMM76
LOA 23.80m 78ft 0in • Beam 6.00m 19ft 8in • Displacement 31,000kg 68,400lb • Draught 2.50-4.00m 8ft 2in-13ft 1in • Sail area 280m2 3,010ft2 • www.vismara-mc.com
STORM CHASERS
HOW BIG A GAMBLE WOULD YOU TAKE TO WIN THE VENDÉE GLOBE? HELEN FRETTER FINDS OUT HOW THE SOLO SKIPPERS USE STORMS IN THEIR RACE STRATEGY
SANITY CHECK
THE GRAVITY-DEFYING AC75S WILL RACE ONE ANOTHER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECEMBER. MATT SHEAHAN CHECKS OUT THE FOUR DESIGNS
SPECIAL REPORT
HOW TO SELL YOUR BOAT, BY TERYSA VANDERLOO
Oystercatcher XXXV – a 52ft rocketship
Combining much of the concept behind Niklas Zennström’s radical Fast40 Ran VII with the experience of Oyster Yachts founder Richard Matthews is bound to result in an exceptional yacht.
OSCAR One 320
A decade ago the prospect of a device that, on a dark night, could detect a floating obstacle such as a shipping container or a sleeping whale in the path of a yacht, and automatically change course, would have firmly belonged in the realms of science fiction.
5 EXPERT TIPS
HOW TO TRIM FOR DOWNWIND SPEED
MINE'S THE PORSCHE - ON TEST // ELAN GT6
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE BADGE: WHY PORSCHE BECAME INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN OF ELAN’S NEW FLAGSHIP
MASTERCLASS
PIP HARE ON WHEN TO TURN BACK
PRACTICAL
SWAN 65 EVRIKA • WHEN TO TURN BACK • MAKE WINNING DECISIONS
THE SLOW LIFE
A LATE SUMMER CRUISE IN DENMARK PROVES A TONIC FOR TOM CUNLIFFE
NEW GEAR
RUPERT HOLMES INVESTIGATES A CLEAN ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE FOR YACHTS
LIFE ON THE WING
SAILING HIS 16FT DOUBLE-ENDER OFF FINISTÈRE, RICHARD LINDSAY ENJOYS AN EXHILARATING SAIL WITH A RARE VISITOR
AIMING FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE
COULD THE 40-DAY AROUND THE WORLD RECORD FALL? HELEN FRETTER TALKS TO THIS YEAR’S JULES VERNE CHALLENGERS
JIMMY'S ELECTRIC DREAM
JIMMY CORNELL REPORTS ON HIS NEW CATAMARAN, ABOARD WHICH HE PLANS A FOSSIL-FREE CIRCUMNAVIGATION
IN SEARCH OF PLAN B
WHAT ARE YOUR SAILING PLANS FOR 2021 AND BEYOND? ELAINE BUNTING INVESTIGATES THE OPTIONS FOR SAILING IN AN ERA OF UNCERTAINTY
5 EXPERT TIPS
HOW TO MAKE WINNING DECISIONS
THE LGBTQ+ WAVE
Surf culture has a long history of marginalizing the LGBTQ+ community, but a new generation of queer surfers is working to change that
For Generations to Come
Rockaway’s Lou Harris is spreading the stoke to Black youth and leading surfers in paddling out for racial justice
Christina Koch, 41
Texas surfer, NASA astronaut, record holder for the longest continuous spaceflight by a woman
END TIMES FOR PRO SURFING
By the time the pandemic is done reshaping the world, will the World Tour still have a place in it?
CHANGING OF THE GUARD
After decades of exclusive access to Hollister Ranch, the most coveted stretch of California coast is finally going public
What They Don't Tell You
How does becoming a mother affect your surfing life?