SECRETS OF SAILING TWO-UP
Sailing double-handed as a couple is becoming more popular as partners elect to enjoy the experience of cruising and ocean voyaging without the complications of extra crew. It can be tiring, sometimes tricky, but you can make it so much easier if your yacht is set up carefully in advance.
Here, short-handed and solo sailor Pip Hare offers expert advice on offshore sailing two-up, and explains the ideas, deck layout, set-up and handling that twohanded racers are using that can be adopted by any crew.
In the two boat tests that follow, the JPK 1030 and Sun Fast 3300 – both designs developed especially for the expanding double-handed racing scene – Pip picks out some of the features and concepts that work best.
Keeping near to hand
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