So why do we see more and more sailors changing from monohulls to catamarans, and almost none in the opposite direction? What motivates them? What are the arguments in favour of the catamaran? To ...

Going round the world on a sailboat is one of the last true adventures available to us in our society today. Setting off towards the west and coming back from the east, where crossing the oceans and ...

After Lionel Lemonchois’ extravagant singlehanded ride during the 2006 Rhum and the spectacular 2007 Route du Café by Franck Cammas and Steve Ravussin, it is hard to believe in the programmed ...

The first night sail in catamaran is always a unique moment... A mixture of excitement and anxiety, this very special sail requires good preparation of your catamaran, of course. But what a pleasure ...

Without wishing to blow my own trumpet, I’ve sailed a long way.  Halfway round the world in fact.  Twice.  I’ve sailed the Mediterranean from one end to the other, and up and down the West ...

The question most asked of a boat tester is: and you?  Which boat would you leave in?  A difficult question, if ever there was one. The proof is with the selection which follows. The hardest thing ...

Preparing for your trip, you’ll be imagining the stopovers in all the countries you’ll be visiting, and by extension, all the courtesy flags you’ll need to carry.  Ensigns? Courtesy flags? ...

The large island of Madagascar makes you want to go cruising. A magic place which is home to lemurs, tenrecs, chameleons and above all numerous ‘fady’ (superstitions or taboos to be respected ...

The Jacques Vabre Transat will really get going on the 5th November 2017. After a coastal route as far as Etretat, around 30 Imoca and Class 40 monohulls and in particular 3 Ultims and 5 Multi 50s, ...