A R T I C L E S

PASAB 2006 - Winning the Petit Bateau trophy
by Tristan Harwood

Nicki Crutchfield's PB2006
by Nicki Crutchfield

Oojah Qualifies for RBI
by Peter Tanner

Blue Demon Qualifies for RBI
Skipper's Debrief by Guy Warner
Crew's View by Nicki Crutchfield

Ten Early Season Dangers by Jerry Freeman
What to watch for when attempting your April qualifier.

The PASAB by Martin Berkeley
Penzance, Around Scilly and Back

A Day in the Life of Polarity Solo by Paul Metcalf
Returning from the TJV, Paul recounts a day of his 5,000 mile solo trip from Brazil to France.

JOD 35 Reviewed by Stuart MacDonald
JOD35 - the non-extreme comfortable single-handed boat.

Tyro and the Squalor by Jerry Freeman
A trans-atlantic ghost story.

Nan Astray in PB2005 by Herman Tieman
A Dutch account of PB2005

The tide nearly had me on the rocks... by Lia Ditton
The last mile of a two-way solo transatlantic crossing proves to be the scariest.

Black Rock Race by Ian White
A first taste of double-handed racing on the inaugrial Solent-Falmouth-Solent race

Figaro One Reviewed by Jerry Freeman
Pros and cons of a second-hand Figaro One for shorthanded sailors.

Coaching from a French Pro by Pascal Desmarets
Jean-Luc Nelias coaches four Belgian Figaros

Lessons from the Rearguard by Neil Matson
Scarred by not defeated, this is Neil's account of the Petit Bateau 2005 race.

OSTAR - Forties Preview by Jerry Freeman
'The North Atlantic is a really big place, a vastly hugely mindbogglingly big place'

An Alternative to the Spring Qualifying Cruise by Jerry Freeman

Its a Long Way to English Harbour by John Tomlinson
One Man’s Story of the 1979 Mini-Transat Yacht Race.

The Loss of Anna by Jason Baggaley
Europe 1 New Man STAR 2000.

Another Kind of Racing by Jim Bates
Observer Single handed Transatlantic 1984.

Best and Worst collected by Paul Peggs
The highs and lows of single handed sailing.

Frozen Pipe Work by Jerry Freeman
Qualifying for the 1988 STAR did not go quite as planned.

How not to do it by Richard Houghton
There are many ways to gain competence and experience sailing short handed offshore. Richard's lessons were hard won...

Petit Bateau Frequently Asked Questions
by Diana Holder, founder member of Petit Bateau
All members and potential members should read this carefully.

Report on single-handed oceanic racing
by Bruce Eissner, ISAF Oceanic Sub-Committee Chairman
A paper submitted to the ISAF Oceanic Sub-Committee.

Round Britain and Ireland Two Handed Race 2002
by Roland Jonkhoff and Pieter Adriaans
The story of Open 40 Syllogic's RBI race.

PB2004 on Red Alert by Stuart Macdonald
Petit Bateau 2004 leg 1 onboard the red boat.

So you want to do an OSTAR? by Diana Holder
Preparation pointers for small multihulls (but also applicable to monohulls), based on Diana's experiences with Fiery Cross.

Survey of Single Handed Oceanic Racing
by Jean-Bertrand Mothes-Masse, Federation Française de Voile
A paper submitted to the ISAF Oceanic Sub-Committee.

Single-Handed Sailing by Alan Green
A paper submitted to the ISAF Oceanic Sub-Committee.

The best laid plans of dogs and men by Paul Metcalf
Adventures in the Eider River.

There and Back Again by Alan Hebert
Great Pacific Longitude Race 2003.