Trust, preparation, and offshore sailing

Offshore sailing isn’t just a test of seamanship, it’s a lesson in resilience, planning, and trust. Trust in your crew, in your preparation, and in your gear.

In this roundtable-style feature, we speak to four crews who’ve taken on major offshore passages, including three competitors from this year’s Osaka Cup, a grueling 5,500 nautical mile doublehanded race from Melbourne, Australia to Osaka, Japan.

Whether crossing the Atlantic Ocean or sailing from Australia to Japan, these sailors weren’t just navigating oceans, they were navigating sleep schedules and the emotional highs and lows of extreme distance racing. Each experienced different conditions, challenges, and triumphs, but all shared consistent themes of meticulous planning, careful gear selection, shared trust, and a relentlessly positive mindset. – Full report