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Life on the Lot
Daniel Small and family enjoy the serenity of France’s inland waterways, including the many gastronomic delights. Cruising…
Killer Waves
Nijumi in the storm. Artwork: Lance Ross Their dangers and safety measures of surviving large waves are all part of…
Sailing Dictionary New Entry for Boat: Broken Or About To
Polaris 2 during its Pacific Island voyages in 2023 and 2024, from Australia. Andrew Robertson recounts a tale of unexpected…
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Offshore at 16: Will Farnell, the ORCV’s Youth Sailor of the Year 2025
August 1, 2025
The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) is proud to announce Will Farnell as the recipient of the 2025 Youth Sailor of the…
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World’s First Fossil-Fuel Free Yacht, Project Zero, Nears Completion
August 1, 2025
Vripack Yacht Design, together with Vitters Shipyard, are delighted to announce that SY Zero, the world’s first sailing superyacht designed…
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The Rolex Fastnet Race First – Finishers in Centenary Edition and Winner Announced
July 31, 2025
The 100th anniversary edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race has been graced by a mix of offshore racing’s mightiest Multihulls…
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Belle Brightens Grey Day with Clean Sweep at WHNR 2025
July 31, 2025
Belle triumphs in rough conditions during ORCV’s all-female-run WHNR, taking both Line Honours and PHS After months of planning and…
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Sailing in Maine – a cruiser’s paradise
Main photo: Wooden Boat School campus setting at Brooklyn with myriad of islands on this Atlantic seaboard in the far north-east of the United States of America. Few places in…
Chartering a Catamaran in Croatia
Chartering a catamaran in Croatia is the holiday of a lifetime … but when your own boat is a 26ft monohull and the charter yacht is 45ft…
Adrift in Caledonia
Northerly winds dictated the route of our week’s cruise around the Inner Hebrides, so with full sail up on our Contessa 32 we headed south along the rock strewn coasts…
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AFLOAT August 2025 out now! ⚓️
Join Daniel Small and explore the Lot River aboard the Horizon 4 in Southwest France in Life on the Lot. Meanwhile, Kevin Green sets sail in Coasting to the tropics and Gary Jackson recounts a tragedy in Day Trip Nightmare. Next up, Kevin Green discuses Forecasts, Jill Knight takes a look at Nourishment for Sailors’ Souls, and Quirky takes us through The real Jack Aubrey? and much more! 🌊⛵️
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Sailing offshore brings adventure, beauty and the need to be prepared. In Killer Waves, Lance Ross shares real-life tales and hard-earned lessons from sailors who’ve faced nature at its fiercest, featured in the July issue of Afloat. From gear that’s evolved to save lives, to the tactics that keep yachts safe in heavy seas, this is essential reading for anyone heading beyond the harbour.
⚓ Read it now in the July issue of Afloat or online at afloat.com.au
Artwork by Lance Ross
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