How to watch sailing regatta: How to watch a sailing regatta like a pro spectator
Course geometry, start tactics and the best shore vantage points, decoded for anyone who has ever watched a fleet of sails and wondered what is actually happening.
Regattas & Shows
The yachting season calendar.
Types of sailing regattas explained, from club to maxi
Buoy racing, offshore, match racing, class events and superyacht regattas: what separates each format, and what each one looks like from the water and the shore.
Boat show tips — Boat show survival guide: making the most of a day on the docks
Appointments first, shoes that matter, and the quiet arithmetic of a fair deal.
How a regatta start actually works: flags, horns and the five minutes before the gun
A regatta start is run in flags and sound signals, from the class flag to the preparatory signal to the gun. Learn to read the sequence and the first minutes after it.
Boat show behind the scenes: What really happens behind the scenes at a boat show
The week the fleet gathers is a week of contracts, crew logistics and carpet that arrives by the metre. A look at what the visitors never see.
Superyacht shows vs boat shows: what actually separates them
One sells you a tender and a trailer. The other sells you 80 metres of steel. Who goes, what sits on the water, and why the two rarely mix.