This is the next in our technical series on your multihull’s sailplan. If, as we saw in the previous edition, choosing a mainsail comes down to the size of the roach and selecting the right ...

At the last Sydney Boat Show, crossing the footbridge overlooking Darling Harbour, it wasn’t the huge mast of Team Australia, the former Orma trimaran Banque Populaire, which immediately attracted ...

We don’t always have headwinds. The further offshore we go, and for longer, the more we try to choose routes with favorable weather. The magic word is “downwind”! As soon as you have the wind on ...

After a year cruising as a family round the world in a catamaran, Pierre Leitgib sums up his experience of telecommunications aboard, and in particular, the internet. This former consultant with ...

It is often said that the hardest thing about a long-term voyage project in a boat is taking the decision to set off. Once this choice is made, the voyage has already started, often several months ...

Making a strong joint between the chain and the warp of your anchor rode is extremely simple: you have no reason not to adopt it!

With modern sail plans, the bowsprit has become essential. But aboard our modern sailing boats, it can have several forms, and be in aluminum, carbon, pivoting, retractable… And fitting one on your ...

On a multihull, a symmetrical spinnaker does not need to be flown from a spinnaker pole. This downwind sail is very well suited for cruising catamarans which have a large beam for rigging the tacking ...

When heading off cruising and especially offshore, a downwind sail is essential to get you going in light airs, to maintain good average speeds as soon as there’s wind, and of course to escape the ...