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Yachting Monthly 0shares Katy Stickland chooses 25 modern cruising sailors who have inspired others to throw off the bowlines and explore by sail Like many of us, Thom D’Arcy dreamed of sailing over the horizon. He has now completed a circumnavigation of the world aboard his Vancouver 28. Credit: Thom D Arcy When you think of sailing heroes you automatically think of those skippers who achieved ‘firsts’. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Dame Ellen MacArthur, Sir Francis Chichester, Dame Naomi James and Bernard Moitessier, to name just a few, would all feature on such a list. But I decided to focus on the sailors who are actively cruising, and whose writing and vlogging over the last two decades have quietly inspired sailors to plan and set sail on their own adventures, even if it was only for a short cruise from their home port or harbour. ....
The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Adm. Alan West, British Royal Navy Have you ever been on a ship that’s about to sink? ship is about to go down? It’s happened to me twice, the first time was at least a decade ago, but feels like yesterday, as trauma has no expiration date, and as we know many things pass from parent to child, trauma being no exception. ....
Yachting Monthly 0shares Randall Reeves leaves the storm jib in its bag while braving the Southern Ocean to prove that speed is safety when storm sailing Randall Reeves 45ft heavy displacement expedition sloop Moli with a bone in her teeth in the southern Indian Ocean. Credit: Randall Reeves Storm sailing lessons learned The first major blow of my first Figure 8 Voyage attempt – a solo circumnavigation of both the American and Antarctic continents in one season – stated the difficulties of storm sailing well enough, but I missed the clues. It was December 17, 2017. My 45ft heavy displacement expedition sloop Moli ( Mo) and I were 49 days out of San Francisco, crossing 52º south and on final approach to Cape Horn, when we were overtaken by an intense low packing steady winds to 50 knots and gusts to 70. ....