The Weight of Risk versus Reward
In saling, and especially offshore sailing, there’s always the element of risk versus reward to layer onto one’s strategic and tactical decisions. Mark Chisnell explores one notable case and its outcome.
In saling, and especially offshore sailing, there’s always the element of risk versus reward to layer onto one’s strategic and tactical decisions. Mark Chisnell explores one notable case and its outcome.
Determined American sailor Ronnie Simpson has his heart and mind set on a Vendee Globe lap and is ready for the long haul.
Stan and Sally Honey gathered an all-star crew of friends to tackle the Bermuda Race on their Cal 40 Illusion to put one final chapter in the boat’s history book.
Ruyant’s blitz to the Route du Rhum finish gets him the IMOCA 60 record and Justine Mettraux claims seventh overall and top female with a stunning performance.
With modern sail design and hardware technology, ocean racing teams have more versatility with their sail inventories. Here’s how one team developed a winning inventory for the 2022 Bermuda Race.
Jonathan McKee and his crew on the Bieker 44 take advantage of a new route in the Race to Alaska and reap the rewards.
As the 1979 Fastnet Race storm raged on, the crew of Golden Apple was rumored to have a plan should things go wrong. Or was it just another sea story?
How John Quinn survived nearly six hours in the Bass Strait and lived to tell about it is a miracle, but in the miracle there are lessons.
At age 19, the young German solo sailing superstar commanded the spotlight on the Mini Transat stage.
Jack Jennings and his crew won their class and finished third overall in the 2021 Transpac, which is no small feat. Yet, the journey and bringing people together—what originally motivated Jennings at the outset—and successfully complete—this project—is the real story here.
The top IRC team of the European scene has put the time in to get the most from their raceboat, and themselves.
Professional sailor Jim Brady was at the peak of his career when he tacked and joined the corporate world, but lessons learned on the racecourse have done him well.
In saling, and especially offshore sailing, there’s always the element of risk versus reward to layer onto one’s strategic and tactical decisions. Mark Chisnell explores one notable case and its outcome.
Determined American sailor Ronnie Simpson has his heart and mind set on a Vendee Globe lap and is ready for the long haul.
Stan and Sally Honey gathered an all-star crew of friends to tackle the Bermuda Race on their Cal 40 Illusion to put one final chapter in the boat’s history book.
Ruyant’s blitz to the Route du Rhum finish gets him the IMOCA 60 record and Justine Mettraux claims seventh overall and top female with a stunning performance.
With modern sail design and hardware technology, ocean racing teams have more versatility with their sail inventories. Here’s how one team developed a winning inventory for the 2022 Bermuda Race.
Jonathan McKee and his crew on the Bieker 44 take advantage of a new route in the Race to Alaska and reap the rewards.
As the 1979 Fastnet Race storm raged on, the crew of Golden Apple was rumored to have a plan should things go wrong. Or was it just another sea story?
How John Quinn survived nearly six hours in the Bass Strait and lived to tell about it is a miracle, but in the miracle there are lessons.
At age 19, the young German solo sailing superstar commanded the spotlight on the Mini Transat stage.
Jack Jennings and his crew won their class and finished third overall in the 2021 Transpac, which is no small feat. Yet, the journey and bringing people together—what originally motivated Jennings at the outset—and successfully complete—this project—is the real story here.
The top IRC team of the European scene has put the time in to get the most from their raceboat, and themselves.
Professional sailor Jim Brady was at the peak of his career when he tacked and joined the corporate world, but lessons learned on the racecourse have done him well.
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