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Get Ready for Season 5! SailGP reveals the 2024/2025 Season Calendar
Sailing, SailGP Tara Cooney 09/07/2024 Sailing, SailGP Tara Cooney 09/07/2024

Get Ready for Season 5! SailGP reveals the 2024/2025 Season Calendar

Check out the schedule for Sail GP Season 5 - 2024/2025 and get ready for another epic series of racing!

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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best PFD and Lifejacket
Sailing, Recommended Gear Tara Cooney 03/07/2024 Sailing, Recommended Gear Tara Cooney 03/07/2024

The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best PFD and Lifejacket

Wearing the right lifejacket can be the difference between life and death. Here are the 6 most important steps you need to know to make the right choice when buying a PFD.

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Tiwal: The Inflatable Sailboat Packed With a Whole Lotta Fun
Sailing, Buy a Boat Tara Cooney 26/06/2024 Sailing, Buy a Boat Tara Cooney 26/06/2024

Tiwal: The Inflatable Sailboat Packed With a Whole Lotta Fun

Olympic sailor Melissa Henshaw gives us the lowdown the Tiwal — a super portable, high-performance sailing dinghy making waves all over the world.

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Ice Maiden: Behind the Scenes With Lisa Blair
Documentary, Sailing Tara Cooney 22/04/2024 Documentary, Sailing Tara Cooney 22/04/2024

Ice Maiden: Behind the Scenes With Lisa Blair

Lisa Blair shares her insights into solo-sailing and surviving in the Southern Ocean, and the making of her feature documentary Ice Maiden.

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20 Must-Know Tips for Your First Boat Show
Sailing, Buy a Boat Tara Cooney 27/03/2024 Sailing, Buy a Boat Tara Cooney 27/03/2024

20 Must-Know Tips for Your First Boat Show

From Auckland to Annapolis, boat shows are a highlight of the year for boaties. Discover these must-know tips to make the most of your visit and have a blast!

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Extreme Small Boat Sailing Adventures: Could You Do This?
Sailing, Documentary Tara Cooney 11/03/2024 Sailing, Documentary Tara Cooney 11/03/2024

Extreme Small Boat Sailing Adventures: Could You Do This?

Meet Igor Stropnik, a Slovenian adventurer sharing his love for sailing small boats and extreme weather cruising in his short documentary ‘How I ended up Here’.

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Is It Broken?! The Best First Aid For A Stubbed Toe Onboard
Shoes, Sailing Tara Cooney 03/02/2024 Shoes, Sailing Tara Cooney 03/02/2024

Is It Broken?! The Best First Aid For A Stubbed Toe Onboard

Stubbing your toe can be excruciating — did you break it?! Learn how to tell if it’s a serious injury and the best first aid treatment to get you back on your feet quickly.

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The Wizard of Zenda: A Sailing Legend's Documentary Review
Sailing, Documentary Tara Cooney 24/11/2023 Sailing, Documentary Tara Cooney 24/11/2023

The Wizard of Zenda: A Sailing Legend's Documentary Review

Don’t miss this upcoming documentary on the remarkable life and sailing career of legendary sailing icon — Buddy Melges.

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Navigating Paradise: The 11 Best Anchorages in Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand
Destination, Sailing Tara Cooney 13/10/2023 Destination, Sailing Tara Cooney 13/10/2023

Navigating Paradise: The 11 Best Anchorages in Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand

Within an intricate network of bays, coves, and islands Queen Charlotte Sound is a sailor’s dream come true. Explore the best breathtakingly beautiful, and ecologically diverse spots to visit.

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How to Get Sailing Experience When You Don’t Have a Boat
Sailing Tara Cooney 03/10/2023 Sailing Tara Cooney 03/10/2023

How to Get Sailing Experience When You Don’t Have a Boat

Discover the best tips to meet other boaties, set yourself up as crew and begin a new sailing adventure — one that suits your lifestyle and budget.

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How To Get Race Ready For Your First Women’s Regatta
Sailing Tara Cooney 13/09/2023 Sailing Tara Cooney 13/09/2023

How To Get Race Ready For Your First Women’s Regatta

Here’s everything you need to know to prepare for your first women’s sailing regatta, so you can turn up ready to go, and have fun!

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Beginner's Guide to Understanding Port and Starboard
Sailing Tara Cooney 26/06/2023 Sailing Tara Cooney 26/06/2023

Beginner's Guide to Understanding Port and Starboard

Here’s everything you need to know about the nautical terms port and starboard, with illustrations, sailors’ sayings and 3 tricks to help you remember which is which!

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Beginner’s Guide to Types of Sails
Sailing Tara Cooney 29/05/2023 Sailing Tara Cooney 29/05/2023

Beginner’s Guide to Types of Sails

Learn about sails quickly and easily with this illustrated guide to common types of sails, different sail materials, and the basics of how sails work.

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An Easy Guide to Points of Sail
Sailing Tara Cooney 28/05/2023 Sailing Tara Cooney 28/05/2023

An Easy Guide to Points of Sail

Explore this easy guide to the Points of Sail to help you learn the basics of sailing and the terms of sailboat direction. These are a must-know for learning to sail!

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The 7 Best Sailing Gloves: And a Surprise Grip!
Sailing, Recommended Gear Tara Cooney 19/03/2023 Sailing, Recommended Gear Tara Cooney 19/03/2023

The 7 Best Sailing Gloves: And a Surprise Grip!

See the best gloves on the market, and the type of sailing they’re suited to, so you can pick the right gloves for your sailing plans. Plus, discover the surprise grip from an unexpected sailing glove!

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The Best Shoes for Sailing: Everything You Need To Know
Sailing, Recommended Gear Tara Cooney 29/01/2023 Sailing, Recommended Gear Tara Cooney 29/01/2023

The Best Shoes for Sailing: Everything You Need To Know

Get all your sailing footwear questions answered here, and discover the best sailing shoes to suit your adventures.

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11 Sunscreens That Are Good For You and Less Bad For The Sea
Sailing, Recommended Gear Tara Cooney 30/08/2022 Sailing, Recommended Gear Tara Cooney 30/08/2022

11 Sunscreens That Are Good For You and Less Bad For The Sea

Here’s everything you need to know about the latest reef safe sunscreen research, and how to simply choose the best non-toxic sunscreen.

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An Easy Guide to Buying the Best Sailing Jacket
Sailing, Recommended Gear Tara Cooney 20/06/2022 Sailing, Recommended Gear Tara Cooney 20/06/2022

An Easy Guide to Buying the Best Sailing Jacket

Get all your sailing jacket questions answered here, and learn how to choose the right jacket for you and your sailing. Plus get my top 5 sailing jacket picks!

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The Best Places To Buy A Used Boat (You Might Be Surprised!)
Sailing, Buy a Boat Tara Cooney 10/06/2022 Sailing, Buy a Boat Tara Cooney 10/06/2022

The Best Places To Buy A Used Boat (You Might Be Surprised!)

Discover the most extensive list of boat sale websites to help you in your search to buy a boat, and learn new places to look locally, nationally and world-wide.

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85+ Ways To Make Money While Cruising
Sailing, Liveaboard Tara Cooney 09/06/2022 Sailing, Liveaboard Tara Cooney 09/06/2022

85+ Ways To Make Money While Cruising

Need to fund your sailing dreams? Check out this huge list of remote jobs ideas and services to inspire your cruising plans, and help you make money while living aboard.

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