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Nautor’s new ClubSwan 36 turns heads

by yachtracinglife - 14th May 201914th May 2019 0587

"Throw it out there" – that was the design philosophy that won the last America’s Cup and the exact same approach is driving Nautor Swan’s spectacular new Juan Kouyoumdjian-designed ClubSwan 36. What has 36ft, a reverse sheer like a narwhal’s back, a dreadnought bow and chamfered shoulders, nine-foot draught, whale fin

Harken captive winch technology trickles down

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by yachtracinglife - 6th May 20196th May 2019 0498

Once the exclusive preserve of the mega yachts, the benefits of captive winch technology are now becoming much more widely available. Out of sight and out of mind perhaps, but a new generation of captive reel winches is evidence of a hidden revolution below decks. Market leaders Harken have raised the

Future Fibres: Windswept and interesting…

by yachtracinglife - 3rd May 20193rd May 2019 0417

When carbon fibre standing rigging became a viable option for raceboat spar packages, most of us got very excited. This was the last frontier to pursue in raceboat technology where steel could finally be eliminated and huge gains in performance could be realised quickly from the many kilos of weight

Winning the number’s game with Sailmon displays

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by yachtracinglife - 2nd May 20193rd May 2019 0202

Sailing is a numbers game but the displays we rely on to read those crucial numbers often let us down. Sailmon solves this problem, bringing the latest data display and processing technologies to all sorts of sailors, whether they are on foiling dinghies, sportboats, cruiser-racers, Grand Prix racers or superyachts. Sailmon’s

RC44 Class still going strong with new 44Cup season

by yachtracinglife - 29th April 201929th April 2019 0407

RC44 Class going strong with new 44Cup season

Classes of raceboat tend to die prematurely once they reach a certain age. Ironically this seems to have less to do with the boat and more the marketing or having the correct driving force behind it. Witness Peter Morton miraculously breathing life back into the Quarter Ton class, a boat

Ocean Respect Racing in the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

by yachtracinglife - 24th April 201924th April 2019 0653

Stacey Jackson had a vision of putting a team of professional female sailors together to compete in the 74th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, then using the biggest event in Australia’s sailing calendar as a platform to elevate the message of sustainability, raise awareness of the need to restore ocean

Sam Davies on third Vendee Globe campaign

by yachtracinglife - 22nd April 201922nd April 2019 0462

Sam Davies on third Vendée Globe campaign

Speed, reliability, skipper comfort –so far it is all going the right way for Sam Davies’ third Vendée Globe campaign. ‘I spent five days non-stop in full foulweather gear and my Musto kit was amazing,’ says Sam Davis, when discussing the first five days of the recent Route du Rhum. ‘It

Melges 14: A Laser for the 21st century?

by yachtracinglife - 18th April 201922nd April 2019 0401

With new Melges IC37s underpinning the club sailing market at the other end of the scale the company’s singlehanded Melges 14 is doing pretty well in the dinghy world too. Nearly everyone reading this will have sailed or raced a singlehanded dinghy, either as a youth, more recently as an adult,

Bénéteau let the cat(s) out of the bag

by yachtracinglife - 8th April 2019 11167

There’s a great big gap right in the middle of the multihull market and Groupe Bénéteau – the world's biggest yacht builder – has launched a whole new brand to fill it. With its all new Excess catamarans Bénéteau is forging a sporty, modern and youthful brand identity, offering a new

Doyle Sails cableless headsails deliver results

by yachtracinglife - 3rd April 20194th April 2019 0709

Boxing Day 2018 marked the start of a pretty good story for the latest Doyle Sails technology. The 2018 Rolex Sydney-Hobart race brought together some of the finest offshore sailors on the planet. Four 100ft Maxis raced to Hobart, with two of these plus the overall winner, the Reichel/Pugh 66 Alive,