FT.com - Richard Donkin/arts/columnists/richarddonkinhttp://www.ft.com/rss/arts/columnists/richarddonkinFT.com - Richard Donkinen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:36:42 +0100Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:39:42 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifFT.com - Richard Donkin/arts/columnists/richarddonkin(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))Sailing with Dame Ellen MacArthurhttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/105bc1ae-7010-11de-b835-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fricharddonkinhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/105bc1ae-7010-11de-b835-00144feabdc0.htmlRacing with the Derbyshire lady who broke the solo circumnavigation record, Richard Donkin learns that a recent epiphany made the skipper choose to take on the worldSat, 18 Jul 2009 01:36:42 +0100What every ship's skipper needs to knowhttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/bc186b64-5ee0-11de-91ad-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fricharddonkinhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bc186b64-5ee0-11de-91ad-00144feabdc0.htmlIn the second part of his series on learning to sail, Richard Donkin goes to the United Kingdom Sailing Academy to study the theory required to take charge of a vesselSat, 27 Jun 2009 01:23:44 +0100The falling market for luxury super-yachtshttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/c2e2fcb8-0dd5-11de-8ea3-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fricharddonkinhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c2e2fcb8-0dd5-11de-8ea3-0000779fd2ac.htmlBuyers of grand boats are saving millions, but it is not easy for sellers to find sailing aficionados wealthy enough to contemplate a deal, writes Richard Donkin Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:26:37 +0000Extreme ocean racinghttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/3c00360e-f66d-11dd-8a1f-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fricharddonkinhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3c00360e-f66d-11dd-8a1f-0000779fd2ac.htmlRichard Donkin experiences the dangers of high speed sailing as he joins the Puma crew during the longest leg in the Volvo Ocean Race Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:40:16 +0000Cruising on a yacht around Suffolkhttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/6bf655f0-e051-11dd-9ee9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fricharddonkinhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6bf655f0-e051-11dd-9ee9-000077b07658.htmlFine weather mixed with good beer, pleasant company, effortless sailing, and a hearty meal onboard make for a wonderful a day on the water for Richard Donkin Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:44:08 +0000The 2008 World Match Racing Tourhttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/9c7adce2-bf5d-11dd-ae63-0000779fd18c.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fricharddonkinhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9c7adce2-bf5d-11dd-ae63-0000779fd18c.htmlThe most prestigious global series in professional sailing is proudly egalitarian, pitting top sailors against each other using identical yachts, writes Richard Donkin Sat, 6 Dec 2008 00:22:11 +0000