Boating-Sailing
Yachts & Yachting
Super, smashing, great
How do you stand out in one of the most competitive sectors of boat building? Sam Jefferson steps aboard the Dufour 390 to find out
7 min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
ST PETER PORT - GUERNSEY 49°27.19'N, 002°32.00'W
This haven on Guernsey is the ideal starting point to explore the beauty of the Channel Islands, as Emma Bamford discovers
7 min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
Round the Island Q&A
Dave Atkinson, director of the Round the Island Race, now postponed until the autumn, explains some decisions and breaks down misconceptions about the race in a revealing chat with Rupert Holmes.
10+ min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
The rest is Istria
Nicola Beykirch headed to Venice in search of a cheap winter berth and endured the hardship of sailing the length of the Croatian coast en route
10 min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
Grinding to a halt
Sent home from warm-weather training in Sardinia amid Covid-19 restrictions, grinder Freddie Carr updates us on what is now for INEOS TEAM UK and the America’s Cup
8 min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
From a distance
Rob Peake looks at what ‘sailing’ we can do via distance learning courses and online regattas
9 min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
Flying the flag
Her rise through the ranks has been meteoric and her helm Charlotte Dobson calls her ‘an absolute weapon’. Rob Peake meets 49erFX crew Sakia Tidey
4 min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
Eire on a shoestring
The Irish sea deserves respect, but the rewards of a summer cruise can be great, as Don Smith notes
7 min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
Ace Your Club Race
Quirky courses and mixed fleets - Mark Rushall talks tactics and sorts strategy for club race situations
7 min |
May 2020
Yachts & Yachting
WIZARDS IN OZ
After Ainslie’s spectacular series debut, ROB KOTHE speaks to SailGP skippers on the lessons learned in Sydney, and finds out what’s next from Russell Coutts
9 min |
May 2020
Yachts & Yachting
RORC STARS
RUPERT HOLMES reports on the first two events of the RORC 2020 season and speaks to Trevor Middleton, owner of last year’s winner Black Sheep
3 min |
May 2020
Yachts & Yachting
RISE OF BLACK SHEEP
How did a relatively new team on the Sun Fast 3600 Black Sheep win the 2019 RORC Season’s Points Championship?
7 min |
May 2020
Yachts & Yachting
ELECTRIC AVENUE
Performance boats are among those leading the electric propulsion charge, with many teams recognising potential for tangible benefits on the racecourse.
7 min |
May 2020
Yachts & Yachting
MAGIC MOMENTS
ANDI ROBERTSON travelled to Florida to get an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour with the USA’s America’s Cup Challenger
10 min |
May 2020
Yachts & Yachting
Andi Robertson YACHTS
A major collision saw a J Class race brought to a dramatic close before it had even started – within minutes, the footage was online for the world to see
3 min |
May 2020
Yachts & Yachting
HIGH WIRE ACT
With the Olympics postponed, Anna Burnet, niece of Sir Peter Blake, hopes to regain world championship-winning form on Enoshima Bay in 2021, hears ROB PEAKE
4 min |
May 2020
Yachts & Yachting
Bob Fisher OPINION
Once we get past this peculiar time, our sport should brace for an influx of newcomers - as sailors we must be ready to welcome them on board
3 min |
May 2020
Yachts & Yachting
A BRIGHT FUTURE
The final RYA Dinghy Show to be hosted at Alexandra Palace was a resounding success. We pick some of the highlights
10 min |
May 2020
Yachts & Yachting
How ‘Sustainable' Is Sailing?
How ‘sustainable’ is sailing? Emerging technologies are providing important advances.
9 min |
February 2020
Yachts & Yachting
TAKING THE STRAIN
NIGEL SHARP looks at the latest rope tech and what lines suit which jobs on board
9 min |
February 2020
Yachts & Yachting
TAMING THE BEAST
BOB FISHER got an exclusive up close and personal look at INEOS TEAM UK as they trialled their new AC75, the boat that Ben Ainslie called a ‘beast’!
7 min |
February 2020
Yachts & Yachting
PLAYING CATCH-UP
Laser world champion Tom Burton recalls the race of his life, the Rio medal race. It didn’t all go his way, as he tells ROB KOTHE
8 min |
February 2020
Yachts & Yachting
VICTORY IN REACH
Play the rules, play the gusts and play the angles and the reach can be yours – a time to make big gains.
10 min |
February 2020
Yachts & Yachting
FIRST PROGRESS
Drawn by an America’s Cup designer, the First Yacht 53 is Beneteau’s long-awaited re-entry into the performance world.
7 min |
February 2020
Yachts & Yachting
FLYING HIGH IN OMAN
The GC32 Racing Tour o ers the high-speed foiling excitement of the 35th America’s Cup, says SAM FORTESCUE as he goes for a ride with the home team
10 min |
April 2020
Yachts & Yachting
LIFE IN THE BIG LEAGUE
The thriving British Keelboat League gets underway again in May. ROB PEAKE got a taste of what it’s all about
6 min |
April 2020
Yachts & Yachting
FINAL ATTACK
The consistent performer keeps looking for place-making opportunities right until the line, says MARK RUSHALL
8 min |
April 2020
Yachts & Yachting
SOUL BOY
He won silver at Weymouth was fifth in Rio. Luke Patience wants the top step as much as ever, but a more sanguine view of life is doing him good, hears ROB PEAKE
4 min |
April 2020
Yachts & Yachting
COMEBACK KID
John Gimson has been trying for Olympic selection for 15 years. Finally it’s his time in the spotlight, writes ROB PEAKE
4 min |
April 2020
Yachts & Yachting
PERFECT PITCH
The world’s biggest regatta is currently minus a title sponsor. It’s Kate Johnson’s job to find one. How’s that going? asks ROB PEAKE
6 min |