A significant new regatta is being held for the first time here in the the National Yacht Club, 17th and 18th August. The Irish Sailing Pathfinder Women at the Helm Regatta encourages women to jump...
Having done with the greasier mechanical systems, I moved on to restoring Monte.
Foggy Francois, ICEBEAR on the beautiful new floating dock with 35’ under her keel in the deep fjord.
Jess and James left the UK in 2011 aboard Adamastor and are still sailing. Their travels have taken them to 36 countries, across 2 oceans and over 26,000 miles so far, with their three children born en-route.
Southerly Yachts resurgence continues and their new 435 is the latest of their swing keel yachts to enjoy a rebirth. Sam Jefferson takes her for a spin I suppose before I start this review I should declare that I am an avowed fan of the swing keel.
Never afraid of a spot of hubris, Don Street claims to have ‘invented Caribbean cruising’ back in the 1950s. True or not, he’s a bona fide cruising legend as Sam Jefferson discovers Don Street should be furious.
Tracy Edwards does not easily take “no” for an answer. That’s quickly apparent in “Maiden,” Alex Holmes’ riveting retelling of Edwards’ historic achievement, leading the first all-woman crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race, one of earth’s biggest open sea sailing competitions.
Visible, a relatively new Verizon subsidiary, has been offering a $40 per month (taxes included) unlimited plan for about a year. While the plan’s pricing is great, its usefulness has been potentially limited by a 5mbps speed cap.
The entrance to the majestic Hare Bay fjord on Newfoundland’s wild south coast. Our anchorage was a full five miles inland from the fjord mouth.
The August issue of Sailing Today casts its net far and wide in search of cruising adventures, so whether you’re planning a summer cruise down channel, across the North Sea to the Baltic or even to Greece, we’ve got it covered.
Liz & Jeremy watching the morning’s dolphin show on ICEBEAR’s foredeck.