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    Double handed sailing skills: Spinnaker drops

    • March 9, 2023

    Taking a spinnaker down without the aid of the snuffer or furler is when double…

    Double handed sailing skills: The outside gybe

    • February 9, 2023

    Outside gybing an asymmetric spinnaker is an under-utilised technique by the average sailor – either…

    Double handed sailing skills: Inside gybes

    • January 12, 2023

    Double handed sailing skills are increasingly important to master as the recent boom in double…

    Double handed sailing skills: Spinnaker hoists

    • December 7, 2022

    Double handed sailing skills are increasingly important to master as the recent boom in double…

    Light wind sailing skills with Pip Hare

    • October 25, 2022

    Keeping a boat moving in light airs can be more challenging than dealing with big…

    Second-hand boats: Buying a shorthanded racing yacht

    • May 20, 2022

    The rapidly growing double-handed and shorthanded racing scene has attracted a flurry of recently launched…

    Catamaran sailing: expert multihull techniques

    • February 18, 2022

    There has been a huge surge in the sales of performance multihulls and with them…

    Transat Jacques Vabre: lessons from the experts

    • February 3, 2022

    Two boats achieved stunning victories in the latest edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre, establishing…

    Onboard communication: Pip Hare’s guide

    • October 18, 2021

    Earlier this year I was lucky enough to join the French crew of the IMOCA…

    The Ocean Race: What’s it like on a fully crewed IMOCA 60?

    • September 27, 2021

    How much faster could an IMOCA 60 go if it were really pressed? Not in…

    Vessel transfer: A how to guide from Pip Hare

    • July 30, 2021

    Whether it’s a medical emergency that requires a single crewmember to be evacuated, or a…

    How to deal with problems at sea

    • July 28, 2021

    Liz Wardley, by her own admission, hated school. “I was a very bad student, but…

    Squalls and gusts: How to predict and cope with them

    • May 10, 2021

    Squalls are the school bullies of the ocean. But, like all bullies, your best bet…

    Racing at night on board Quokka

    How to be a winning skipper – the surprisingly simple secrets to forming and leading a great crew

    • December 10, 2016

    What is the secret to a happy crew that bond at sea as a team…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 1: Avoiding a Chinese gybe

    • April 1, 2016

    Chinese gybes on windy days are a good spectator sport, but with the right prompt…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 2: Broaching

    • March 1, 2016

    Most of us will be familiar with that final pull on the helm that cannot…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 3: Gybing

    • February 1, 2016

    The first time I gybed single-handed it was on a 40-footer with a symmetrical spinnaker.…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 4: Upwind trim

    • January 1, 2016

    Sailing to windward on a badly trimmed boat seems like punishment. We have all felt…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 5: Helming skills

    • December 7, 2015

    When you’re sailing upwind in a monohull, the key is to minimise helm movement to…

    SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 6: Reaching

    • November 7, 2015

    Reaching is the glory point of sail for many boats; it’s the time we record…

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