Shroud tensions on a dinghy are critical to performance, and being able to replicate those settings time and again is vital. The problem has always been that rig gauges wear as they get older, leading to decreased accuracy and you sailing with the wrong rig settings. Using another rig tension gauge, even if it’s of the same make and design, can often give two completely different numbers, which makes it near impossible to replicate settings from a tuning guide unless you have a brand-new rig gauge. This led Daniel Henderson and the team of engineers at Sea Sure to develop the Rig Gauge Pro. Designed to give you the same accurate readings time and time again, so that you can perform at your best and have confidence that your rig is set up right. Sea Sure's Daniel Henderson explains why the Rig Gauge Pro is so different. Now available from your local chandleries, including Marine Super Store, Force 4, Fox’s Chandlery, Pinnell & Bax, Hartley Boats.

Going behind the scenes at Barton Marine highlighted the skill and craftsmanship involved in creating one of their robust blocks many of us rely on out at sea. It is truly a team effort and the care taken to ensure quality product is available for sailors around the world to use is clear. Here is a 40 second video to show how a Barton block is made. From metal work and moulding of the components, to the hand assembly and quality control at every step, a British icon is born. #bartonmarine #bartonblocks #deckequipment #marineindustry #britishmanufacturing

Great to see so many young sailors at the RYA Dinghy Show this weekend! Kaia chats with them to find out what brought them here: first-time racers, adventure seekers, and those looking for a bargain! 🚤⛵️

Sébastien Simon has set a new record solo monohull 24 hour record, covering a staggering 602.56 nautical miles (that's 1116 kilometres), averaging 25.11 knots. The Groupe Dubreuil skipper has added 22.7nm to the mark set by Yoann Richomme two days ago. #vg2024 #imoca #vendeeglobe #record #sailing

Set to be one of the flagship sport events of the British summer in 2025, Portsmouth will welcome thousands of fans to the city’s historic dockyard and harbor. SailGP’s close to shore action - which sees its identical fleet of F50 Catamarans reach speeds approaching 100 km/h (60 mph) - will take place on the Solent against the backdrop of iconic local attractions such as the Spinnaker Tower and Southsea Castle.

Dixon Yacht Design and Lateral Naval Architects deliver the most stylish, scalable superyacht going around - Maverick. Constructed from partially recycled aluminium, the glamour girl also features an energy system designed to deliver up to 94% of requirements from solar and hydro-regeneration. Don't just think green. be green. Be a Maverick. See our Editorial for a full explanation - https://www.sailworldcruising.com/news/281233

All yachts hide their secrets. On the outside we see the hull reflecting the water, gleaming brightwork, clean deck lines and seas of sail. Underneath is a complex story, based on advanced design and structural engineering, and in the centre of every X-Yacht built since 1981, a heart of steel. Walking around the X-Yachts facilities in Haderslev, an ancient and pretty town in southern Denmark, you'll walk into one of the service yard buildings to find a yacht hanging there. No cradle, no supports, no slings, with the keel floating a couple of centimetres off the ground. Tons of yacht seemingly defying gravity. The answer comes back to the steel frame, and the single-point lift which is integral to it. The yacht is perfectly balanced, so hoisting yachts out of the water only requires this attachment point to suspend an X-Yacht from the building's ceiling crane. From the point of view of service this makes things much cleaner. No working around the cradle pads, no having to move the slings to remove antifoul. The hull is completely clear to work on, and keeping the fleet of X-Yachts in top condition is a major part of what the team in Haderslev do. Owners are rightly proud of their X-Yacht and want them looking and performing at their best, year after year.

Tom Slingsby and his Australian crew have been hit with a devastating blow after a dramatic collision with a course mark during the first fleet race of the Championship Sunday forced the team to retire from racing altogether. The collision occurred as Australia and Canada were approaching the first mark of the race at speed. Australia driver Tom Slingsby made a split second decision to manoeuvre away to avoid a potentially catastrophic collision with the Canada Team's F50 and crew, instead hitting the course mark, causing extensive damage to the Flying Roo.

Guinness has confirmed that Patri McLaughlin broke the World Record for the largest wave ever kitesurfed: 72 ft 4 in (22.5 M) at Jaws on Maui on 1/22/23. The previous record was set in Portugal in 2018, for a 62 ft wave.

Chris Lewis on on the weather conditions the supermaxi is experiencing in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is going filmed on December 27 2023

Great Australian Bight search and rescue - Footage by AMSA

DAY 1 RACE 2, SailGP Season Three Final - Fans were also forced to hold their breath during the second fleet race of the day, as Phil Robertson’s Canada Team almost collided with the Australians, which could have taken the Flying Roo out of the Grand Final. It was the quick thinking of Slingsby who turned the Flying Roo up quickly to avoid a catastrophe. Tom Slingsby said: “I don’t know if they didn’t see us or they didn’t react in time but that was a really close call. The aggressive side of me that wanted to win the race wanted to press on them but then the other part took over and told me to get out of there and keep it clean to protect the asset.”

Time for a swim for the crew of Celestial

Champagne flows for Celestial

Let the celebrations begin for Sam Haynes' Celestial, and her crew

The drone shows LawConnect powering along the Tasmanian coast.

Part of the inaugural live stream from the supermaxi LawConnect during the 2022 Sydney to Hobart race - stay tuned for the work on the boom!

Famous for building ships and blue water yachts, Mykolaiv is one of the biggest sailing cities in Ukraine with several big and small clubs. Placed between Odesa and now occupied Kherson, Mykolaiv is exposed to Russian missiles and artillery.

Umpire's view of the controversial penalty given to the GBR SailGP team in Race 5 of Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Plymouth.