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Cowes and Its Magic Week of Yacht Racing

by Marina Thomas

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week is perhaps the best known yachting event in the world – raced at by royals and commoners, amateurs and professional global sailing stars, big boats and small. Sailors gather there from all over the UK – and further afield, world yachtie centres included. cowes week, raced by boats big and [...] View Post

Fashion

Fab Hats and Festive Fun at Square Peg’s Run for the Roses

by Kara Hugglestone

Sailboats are usually my passion, but one day a year my attention turns to horses – and hats. That day is Derby Day of course, the first Saturday in May when that most iconic of American horse races takes place, the Kentucky Derby. This year like last, I celebrated the occasion at Run for the [...] View Post

Sailing

Barcelona World Race Primer

by Kara Hugglestone

One of sailing’s most extreme challenges is set to start later this month. Now it’s third edition, the Barcelona World Race is the first and only double-handed, non-stop, round the world regatta. photo: gilles martin-raget / barcelona world race It’s an ocean adventure that puts human limits to the test. Although external assistance is permitted, [...] View Post

Fashion

Derby Day with Square Peg, Menlo Polo

by Kara Hugglestone

The first Saturday in May can mean one thing only – horses, hats, happy times… The Kentucky Derby of course! This year I celebrated the occasion at the Menlo Circus Club with the Square Peg Foundation’s Run for the Roses Fundraiser. It felt good to support such a wonderful organization while having such a great [...] View Post

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Master Mariners Regatta: Classic Beauty in Motion

by Kara Hugglestone

The Master Mariners Regatta is a fitting name for one of the oldest, most challenging and beautiful races on San Francisco Bay. It’s the day when the grand dames of San Francisco sailing come out to play and it’s stunning. The regatta can trace its origins back to 1867 when a San Francisco race was [...] View Post

Lifestyle

Luxury Chartering in New England This Summer

by Kara Hugglestone

Newport Charter Yacht Show presented by Helly Hanson Every summer, yachting enthusiasts from far and wide come to New England to explore its scenic coastline, which boasts an abundance of charming colonial towns and quaint islands filled to the brim with historic landmarks, world-class shopping and lively entertainment. Newport is one of the charming coastal towns to [...] View Post

Lifestyle

Route du Rhum: France’s Mythical Yacht Race

by Marina Thomas

The tenth edition of the ‘mythical’ French Transatlantic solo race, the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe is well underway, and it hasn’t been without its dramas so far. the start of the 10th edition of the route du rhum, photo: alexis courcoux Within the first 24 hours, there had been 25 incidents and 11 abandonments after [...] View Post