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The gloves were off for Round One of the FAST40+ Race Circuit with eight FAST40+ teams in the combat zone for the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s 2019 Vice Admiral’s Cup. Round 1 was won by Rán in a close encounter with Girls on Film and South African-flagged Tokoloshe II who took second and third place respectively. Who’s in the line up this season?

Fashion and beauty editor Helen Clemson spent a dreamy week in Botswana at some of the swankiest lodges in the country. Her packing dilemma meant a streamlined suitcase with bush-appropriate attire – and some glam for the evening. So it couldn’t be your typical roughing-it safari capsule wardrobe. Fashion wise, it was pretty easy to pack earthy neutrals that mixed and matched – as well as some leopard print for the evening. But for her skincare and make up needs, things got a little trickier

The Pammenter brothers have long been involved in fast-paced racing and the world of yachting, each doing it in their own way. Sail + Leisure caught up with them in their “down time” to find out what keeps them coming back for more. We first chatted to Mike and now we chat to Shaun who has had a varied sporting career, having pursued both rugby and sailing professionally. 

The 10th edition of Les Voiles de St Barth hosted 1200 sailors on the Caribbean island this past weekend. The regatta took place over five days with 80 competing yachts divided into nine classes. South African Mike Giles was on board Liquid, which took first place in the CSA Class.

For more than 130 years, National Geographic has sent their explorers to the most remote areas of the earth to better understand the world and our relationship to it. Now you can see the world through their eyes as you journey alongside the National Geographic experts, photographers and researchers while they visit some of the world’s most remote destinations.

The Pammenter brothers have long been involved in fast-paced racing and the world of yachting, each doing it in their own way. Sail + Leisure caught up with them in their “downtime” to find out what keeps them coming back for more. we chat to Mike first as he looks back on his sailing career and how he’s overcome obstacles and sometimes injuries to pursue his dreams.

As the winter months approach, the Two Oceans Aquarium is seeing more stranded turtle hatchlings on the shores of Cape Town and the Western Cape. Concerned members of the public are bringing them in to the Aquarium, who is advising beachgoers to be on the lookout for these hatchlings. Learn what you can do to help!

With shout-outs from around the world from top ocean racers like Chris Nicholson in the Caribbean, the new brand identity for The Ocean Race was launched. Formerly known as the Whitbread Round the World Race (1973 to 1997) and the Volvo Ocean Race (2001 to 2018), the next edition of The Ocean Race will start in 2021 from Alicante, Spain, with two classes of boats racing: the high-tech, foiling IMOCA 60’s and the one-design VO65 fleet that provided the closest race in the history of the event in the last edition.

This year’s launch of Panerai’s standalone Submersible collection has the diver’s professional watch as its core segment. The Panerai Submersible Bronzo, touted for modern heroes only, is the latest model in this category to be revealed to an eager fan base.

The Panerai Submersible Bronzo diving watch has just been launched as part of a collection. Sail + Leisure gets an exclusive sneak preview of this beautiful piece of workmanship.