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How to Prepare Your Boat for a Long-Distance Sailing Adventure

January 12, 2026 Our Man On The Ground 0

Embarking on a long-distance sailing adventure represents the culmination of dreams for many sailors with the promise of distant horizons, remote anchorages and the freedom only offshore cruising provide. However, the difference between a successful […]

5 Ways Yachting Enhances Your Lifestyle and Well-Being

October 24, 2025 Our Man On The Ground 1

When most of us think about yachting, we picture billionaires sipping champagne on massive boats. But yachting isn’t just for the ultra-wealthy anymore. More people are discovering that getting out on the water can seriously […]

Made in America

June 9, 2024 Our Man On The Ground 0

What’s the oldest international competition operating in any sport? it’s nothing to do with football, cricket, rugby or tennis; instead, it’s the America’s Cup yacht race, which was first held in 1851. Since then, it’s […]

Yachting

Golden Globe Round-The-World Yacht Race 2022

September 12, 2022 Our Man On The Ground 0

Mark Nicholls heads to the French resort of Les Sables d’Olonne for the start of the Golden Globe single-handed round-the-world yacht race. Les Sables d’Olonne has all you expect of a French harbour town: narrow […]

Cruises

Setting Sail On The World’s Largest Tall Ship Golden Horizon

July 27, 2021 Our Man On The Ground 0

New cruise line Tradewind Voyages has launched the spectacular five-masted ship Golden Horizon and Our Man On The Ground was on the inaugural sailing. “This has been my dream since I was a boy,” says […]

Yachting

Newly Refurbished Vivid Superyacht

June 15, 2020 Our Man On The Ground 0

diYachting was founded by Matt and Lizzie Abbiss almost 20 years ago in 2001 and specialises in chartering sailing yachts over 60ft and this month they have announced that their 88ft (26.82m) flagship yacht, Vivid, […]

Yachting

Blow It Up And Sail Away With The Tiwal 2

April 11, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

Yachts come in all sorts of classes and sizes and they do not have to be big to be beautiful. Yachting should never be thought of as an elitist pastime and is much more than […]

DOMANI S30 Sport Yacht

March 17, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

Belgium takes a bow with the new DOMANI The Belgian yacht builder Domani Yachts introduced their S30 sailing boat at the Düsseldorf Boat Show in January 2018. Their first ever sailboat immediately became a hit […]

Yachting

Horizon FD77 Heading For Europe

February 28, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

A new model in the Horizon Yachts’ Fast Displacement series, has completed sea trials successfully and is now on her way to the U.S. to make her debut at the Palm Beach International Boat Show. […]

Yachting

The Silent 55 All Electric Cruising Yacht

February 26, 2019 Our Man On The Ground 0

With all-electric cars, the likes of the Nissan Leaf and those from Tesla, catching on quickly, it was only a matter of time before the all-electric yacht made an appearance. Silent-Yachts, an Austrian company have […]