
The new Astrea 42 sailing catamaran from Fountaine Pajot has won the prestigious 2019 European Yacht of the Year award at Boot Dusseldorf. The stunning yacht has been honored with this honor despite a large selection of multihulls of all sizes. Along with the 2018 Multihull of the Year award, the new award confirms Astrea 42's status as the world's best cruising catamaran.
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It's never too late to learn! Five inspiring stories of people who set out on the high seas with little or no experience for the journey ahead.
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Traveling alone aboard a 35-foot yacht, a wooden ketch named Temptress, Englishman Edward Allcard crossed the Atlantic Ocean - from Europe to New York and back using only stars and a sextant, surviving on meager canned rations. , potatoes, stock cubes, and with a limited amount of water. He was chased by sharks, nearly died in a hurricane, and became an international celebrity when he arrived in Casablanca with a 23-year-old Azorean girl who wanted to go to England to become a poet.
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British yachtsman and record holder, runner-up in the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe, Alex Thomson shared his impressions of ocean travel in an interview with Boat International magazine.
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What happens when you pursue your wildly ambitious dream at seventeen? Dutch yachtswoman Laura Dekker gained fame and admiration after her trip around the world at the age of sixteen. But what's next?
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Winner of the 1968-69 Golden Globe, the world's first sailing round the world singles race, non-stop in his 32-foot sloop Suhaili, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, is one of the greatest sailors in history.
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Sailing champion and racing team founder Alex Thomson was interviewed by the British Evening Standard, talking about his business, sports, fears and victories, and how to succeed not only in sports, but also in the family.
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On August 27, 1966, Sir Francis Chichester departed from Plymouth, UK on his 53-foot yacht, the Gipsy Moth IV, and returned after 226 days of sailing on May 28, 1967, circumnavigating the globe with just one stop in Sydney, Australia ... Francis Chichester became the first person to circumnavigate the world solo voyage from West to East across the great capes.
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The Transoceanic Volvo Ocean Race, which celebrated its 43rd anniversary last month, has a long history, with over a hundred women competing since its inception in 1973, compared to over two thousand men.
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