Sail + Leisure contributor, Jeff Ayliffe chats to Sam Davies onboard Initiatives-Couer in Cape Town. On December 2nd the Vendée Globe skipper hit an unidentified floating object, and picked up significant damage to the framework supporting the keel. After consultation with her team, she made the decision to stop in Cape Town.
Videos
-
-
A jam-packed SailGP season has been scheduled for 2021 with new venues added to spice up the racing. But luckily the 2020 season did produce some sailing, and the sailors still have something to say about this short season. Sir Ben Ainslie of Team GBR talks tech with Emily Nagel.
-
Lost Track New Zealand takes you on a journey of a lifetime through the remote wilderness of New Zealand in search of perfect waves and life long memories. Follow surfer Torren Martyn and film maker Ishka Folkwell as they embark on a three month motorbike adventure into the depths of New Zealand.
-
Fish People tells the stories of a unique cast of characters who have dedicated their lives to the sea. This beautifully filmed documentary is one in a series produced for Patagonia Films.
-
Off Watch chats to Carolijn Brouwer, a three-time competitor in The Ocean Race, who sailed to victory with Dongfeng Race Team in that epic final leg of the last race, finishing in her home port of The Hague. Watch this interview for an in-depth and honest talk about her very successful sailing career. Did you know that before she was an offshore sailor, Carolijn was an incredibly accomplished dinghy sailor in the 470, Laser Radial, Europe and Tornado class? She won World Sailor of the Year in 1998 and raced in the Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2008.
-
Renowned filmmaker Craig Foster, forged a special bond with a wild octopus, one of the most intelligent creatures on the planet. My Octopus Teacher has achieved international acclaim for the beautifully filmed love affair between Craig and this female octopus. If you haven’t seen My Octopus Teacher yet, watch it on Netflix now. It will change you.
-
Have you ever wondered what it must be like to be an onboard reporter (OBR) in The Ocean Race? Offwatch chats to James Blake about his experience as a floating OBR for the teams, and what it takes to have the responsibility of documenting an ocean race that circumvents the world. James explains the challenges of building relationships with the sailors especially when moving between teams, maintaining objectivity in every situation – good or bad – and how to do the best storytelling in extreme conditions.
-
The Red Bull Big Wave Awards have been announced – where the biggest, baddest…
-
How you start a race in the SailGP fleet is often indicative of how you will finish, which is why starts are a crucial chapter of the United States SailGP Team’s playbook. Data analyst for the US SailGP Team, Phil Crain crunches the Oracle data to make the optimal recommendations to his team.
-
What would you do if you only had 6 months to live? Nikki and Jason from Gone with the Wynns met Mark Paarman in Fiji and became involved in his brave fight to survive without the help of the high-priced meds that he can’t afford, and without his wife by his side who is stranded in South Africa. The Wynns decided to raise awareness of his plight, and this is the story of what happened next.