Yachting Monthly – May 2018

    
 
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ADVENTURE A NEW GENERATION OF GREATS In just a few months, Robin Knox-Johnston will fire a canon to signal the start of the Gold ...

ADVENTURE ...

RULES OF THE RACE Unlike the original race, the 2018 competitors are limited to sailing production monohulls between 32ft and 36 ...

ROBIN DAVIE ‘The race is about the effort the person on board makes and their psychology, rather than the dollars spent on getti ...

SKIPPERS & THEIR BOATS Only 30 skippers can compete in the race. So far, 19 men and one woman have made it to this stage, as ...

N 0 3,000nm 60° 60° 40° 20° 20° 0° 40° Cape Cape of Leeuwin Good Hope Cape Horn 46°S to starboard until east of 115°W 50°S 90°W ...

SAFFIER SC 8 M Do the best things come in small packages? If they’re pocket cruisers like the Saffier Sc 8m, the answer is yes W ...

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While helming, there’s a great connection with the water while the boat’s sheer line and cockpit coamings keep it where it shoul ...

The connection, the involvement and the lack of ef ort was exquisite The mainsheet is lead forward to a short stainless-steel po ...

An optional drawer fridge is well located to reach a cold drink from the cockpit Seat backs on both sides of the saloon lift up, ...

POINT OF SAIL AWA* AWS** SPEED Close hauled 30° 17-21 knots 5.7-6.4 knots Fetch 60° 18-20 knots 6.2-7.3 knots Beam reach 90° 10- ...

rope bins incorporated into the deck mould, and the ergonomics around the cockpit for control lines are excellent. The Sc 8m was ...

FACTS AND FIGURES PRICE AS TESTED £88,690 LOA 8.60m (28ft 3in) HULL LENGTH 8m (26ft 3in) LWL 6.90m (22ft 8in) BEAM 2.45m (8ft) D ...

SWAPPING HALF ROPES FOR HALYARDS Facing shipwreck on a lee shore didn’t put him off sailing, but then having only one limb of fo ...

 T he Irish Sea is in a fury: however many assaults it makes on the shoreline, Anglesey refuses to budge. Wave after wave of whi ...

ABOVE: Roger still found freedom through sailing, including rounding Ardnamurchan Point INSET: Never a dull moment sailing with ...

ABOVE: Roger considers the cruise to the Lofotens as the highlight of his sailing career INSET: Even at a young age, Roger was a ...

Commander Steve Carson is one of four duty command officers at the National Marine Operations Centre The Coastguard has seen big ...