Yachts & Yachting magazine

Skipper’s View

that you get to go out sailing care free in a yachtsman's gale, but I was fortunate to be able to do this recently. The reason was because I was testing an Arcona 345 on the Solent and, after being lulled into a false sense of security by relatively substantial capabilities. Make no mistake, this was a hectic sail but tremendous fun.

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