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ALL SQUALLS PASS

View fullsize Andy Green’s entry in the 2019 Mirabaud Yacht Racing photo contest. About the image he wrote, “This was a cool shot of the J/125 JACK KNIFE from the IRC Regatta in Pwlhrli (Wales). It had been champagne sailing…

LEARNING THE SINGLEHANDED GYBE

By Adam LooryGeneral Manager of UK Sailmakers International Thanks to Covid 19’s requirement to sail socially distanced, I discovered the fun of doublehanding and singlehanding my boat. With a tall factional rig held up by running backstays, she is a…

UPDATING A CLASSIC SPEEDSTER

View fullsize With the high cost of new boats, many boat owners are looking to update the boats they havel, or at low priced classics. Here is an example of Irish sailors Mel and Kieran Collins describing how they transformed…

Scotland – A Wild Watery Expanse

View fullsize Darren and Amanda Sellzer set off to sail around the world on their 39-foot Amel Sharki PANDA just as the world went into the pandemic lock-down. Instead of going from the Caribbean to the Panama Canal and then…