These animated knots are primarily for boaters, but many are useful for anyone who uses rope and values safety. Rope used in boating is durable and expensive and is often handling heavy loads, e.g., when berthing, mooring, towing another vessel, preparing for a storm,...

More than 40 years have gone by since Sir Robin Knox-Johnston made history by becoming the first man to sail solo and non-stop around the globe in 1968-69. One of nine sailors to compete in the Times Golden Globe Race, Sir Robin set off from Falmouth, with no...

Sailing around the world is a dream for a lot of people. Some of these people had the courage to live their own dreams.Nowadays the Web is giving the opportunity to more and more people to share their experience and, in some cases, web is also helping to finance their...

To date, the Vendée Globe is the greatest sailing race round the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance. The event followed in the wake of the Golden Globe which had initiated the first circumnavigation of this type via the three capes (Good Hope, Leeuwin and...

Kai Lenny, Lucas Chianca, Nic von Rupp, Sebastian Steudtner and a handful of other lunatics have been the early standouts, charging absolutely massive bombs that appear to be in the 60- to 80-foot range. Lenny and Stuednter have reportedly got the wave of the day so...

American Magic's Cooper Dressler explains why the AC75 is a little bit of both. source: https://www.americascup.com/

At Dufour, design and practicality are not synonymous with large units. Every sailboat deserves the best so the Dufour 360 boasts all the range’s innovations and features. This winning bet sets it apart and makes it unique. A quick and stable hull whatever the speed,...