Pro sailors on their Southern Ocean experience

Leg 3 of The Ocean Race, through the Southern Ocean proved a test of both human endurance and technological limits. Helen Fretter speaks to the sailors “I’m so happy not to be alone,” an emotional Boris Herrmann said standing at the base of his 29m/95ft mast, a foot-long gash ripped into the carbon above his […]

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The Inside Scoop on Modern-Day Metal Jigs

You have been offshore fishing your entire life. Deep dropping, soaking cut baits, trolling and pitching out live bait is your dojo, but you head offshore with a friend and he drops a metal jig down. Your first thoughts: “He is wasting his time.” Then he gets tight. First bite is easy to write off […]

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In Our Wake: Old News?

Whether you like it or not, nowadays, electric propulsion is all the rage. It’s about as hot as Chia Pets and the Macarena, the only difference being … when’s the last time you saw someone doing that dance? No, the difference here is that the actual shelf life of electric marine motors greatly predates even […]

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640.9 miles in 24hrs: Holcim-PRB smashes monohull record

Kevin Escoffier’s IMOCA team Holcim-PRB has smashed the 24-hour monohull sailing record by covering an incredible 640.9 miles in the transatlantic leg of The Ocean Race The Ocean Race 2022-23 – 26 May 2023, Leg 5 Day 4 onboard Team Holcim – PRB, at full speed during the 24 hours record. Kevin Escoffier’s IMOCA Holcim-PRB, competing in […]

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US Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Helicopters

The MH-65 is equipped for making challenging rescues. Courtesy US Coast Guard Special delivery: Sign up for the free Boating email newsletter. Subscribe to Boating magazine for $14 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. One of the US Coast Guard’s most recognizable aircraft must be the Eurocopter MH-65 SRR Dolphin. A gloss-orange streak racing toward danger, […]

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Swimming with humpback whales

Having paused their Pacific cruise in Mo’orea, Josh Shankle and Rachel Moore find wonderment swimming with humpback whales “Slip into the water, don’t jump. Try not to splash, and follow me,” our guide Torea hurriedly told us as the panga-style boat slowed to a stop, only 100m away from a sleeping giant. “Stay together, stay […]

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Battling Tuna Around Oil Rigs in the Gulf of Mexico

Massive oil rigs are havens for a variety of species. Ryan Morie Special delivery: Sign up for the free Salt Water Sportsman email newsletter. Subscribe to Salt Water Sportsman magazine for $19 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. The pain in my right ­forearm had become unbearable. I shook it to relieve the discomfort. The spool […]

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