Yachting Monthly - July 2018

JOLIE BRISE ATLANTIC CIRCUITwith a series drogue Surviving a gale

EF FORTLESSSAI L

POWERCRUISE FASTER AND FURTHER

JEANNEAU 319Impeccable handling from a refi ned cruiser

JULY 2018

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EF FORTLESSSAI L POWER
CRUISE FASTER AND FURTHER
A MEASURE
OF SUCCESS

 H

ow do you know when

you’ve had a good week on

the water? Tanned limbs

rather than windburned

cheeks, miles of wake

trailing astern, or a zen-

like feeling of calm from

watching the sun sink over

a quiet anchorage, taking the hubbub of life with it?

I have a new measure for successful sailing: after

a week afl oat, my technology disowned me. Handling

canvas and rope in a bracing April breeze toughened

my offi ce-soft hands and rubbed my fi ngertips

smooth. The biometric umbilical cord cut, I couldn’t

make the touchscreen work for days. I might only

have been on the Norfolk Broads rather than the open

sea, but it did my soul a world of good to be out under

those wide, cloud-painted skies. Moreover, it was

a novelty to be on a gaff-rigger with a boom that was

longer than the width of the river I was sailing down.

Sailors have always found themselves at the

junction of nature and technology. Classic boats

on centuries-old trade routes continue to work their

magic on the imagination and on the characters

of those who sail them, as one group of teenagers

found on an Atlantic circuit in Jolie Brise (p22).

At the other end of the spectrum, a new breed of

digital nomads are earning a living while cruising

far and wide (p52).

Whichever philosophy you prefer, the sensation

of harnessing the wind to reach your destination is

still at the heart of why we love sailing. At least, it is

for me. It might be tempting to hoist the rags and sit

back, but you could be getting a lot more out of your

boat. For very little effort, you could make life comfi er

on board, more enjoyable for your crew and that extra

speed might just get you there for closing time (p38).

Theo Stocker

Yachting Monthly Editor

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