The 36th America’s Cup was defined by foiling monohulls. Where innovation is the name of the game, developing and building a flying monohull was the biggest technology challenge that designers faced.
Ingrid Hale
Ingrid Hale
Publishing Editor in Chief. Ingrid has been boating since a toddler and sailing since she was 16. She started on Hobie Cats and competed in many National and World Championships. A keen windsurfer too, she moved onto “big boats” in the form of a racing yacht and enjoyed many successful campaigns on a GP42. Her love of all things to do with the ocean led her to Marketing and Communications in the world of sailing, managing 3 x Cape Town Stopovers for the Volvo Ocean race (Puma and Team SCA), and managing the Communications for the GP42 campaign, Lion of Africa Vulcan in the Cape to Rio Yacht Race. She has merged her passion for sailing with her passion for publishing to produce the annual magazine for RCYC SAIL, the SA Nautical Almanac and the South African Ocean Racing Legacy book. Her 25 years of experience in magazine publishing on titles such as Cosmo, Marie Claire, House and Leisure, Elle and Elle Decoration has provided a solid platform to develop Sail + Leisure.
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Since season 2 of SailGP started in Bermuda a few weeks ago, we are left wanting more. Many things said about the opening event, and opinions may vary. But at the same time no one can dispute that SailGP has kept us all on the edge of our seats.
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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is world renowned for being the first person to race solo, non-stop around the world – and win! In his own words, Sir Robin explains the story behind his epic achievement over 50 years ago. Hear from Ben Ainslie, Alex Thomson, Sir Chris Bonington and Dee Caffari.
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Giovanni Soldini and his crew on the foiling Mod70 ‘Maserati’ broke the Cowes Dinard record recently.
Rick Tomlinson captured these amazing photographs.
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A favourite on the local sailing calendar, the Mykonos Offshore regatta went ahead despite the challenges of hosting an event during a pandemic.
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Villages are often overlooked by sun seekers heading to the best Greek island beaches. But beyond the inky sea and black-sand coves, there are lovely spots to be found all over the isles – whitewashed hamlets that lead to hilltop churches with their classic blue domes, pastel harbours inspired by the Italians and crumbling neighbourhoods where life centres around lazy cafés and shaded squares. This is CN Traveler’s pick of some of the most beautiful towns in Greece to seek out on your next visit.
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Amory Ross is a storyteller of note, and as an onboard reporter is one of the most experienced ocean racing content producers. It takes a unique person, brave enough to capture the dramatic footage to create incredible stories that will make us want to sail around the world.
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On World Earth Day we thought it fitting to focus on ocean health. We can’t fix what we don’t understand, so we are pleased to learn that The Ocean Race Europe will collect vital data about the impact that humans are making on the ocean through their teams during the race.
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With the Cape Town-produced Cape 31 making inroads in international markets, the pacy speedster needed to be transported to all corners of the world safely and in tact. Erik Bjerring from Cape Town Yacht Services explains the logistics required to ensure a smooth arrival.
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SailGP Season 2 is scheduled to begin on 25th April. The series ‘Racing on the Edge’ looks back at an exciting and high-paced first season.
In Season 2 we can look forward to more action and high drama. America’s Cup skippers, Peter Burling (SailGPNZ), Jimmy Spithill (SailGPAus) and Ben Ainslie (SailGPGBR) will battle it out head to head.
