Boating-sailing
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Bairns are back!
At last, after two years, we’ve been able to host junior sailing again – and demand is high
3 min |
October 2022
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Aye, Aye brother Shackleton
Seasoned sailor Kia Koropp finally gets the feeling of being worth one’s salt after a two-month ocean passage from South Africa to the Azores
7 min |
October 2022
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How to check your rigging
Maintenance of your rigging can save expensive failures and could ultimately be a lifesaver, advises Ben Meakins
4 min |
October 2022
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Electric converts
Self-confessed fair weather sailors Jim and Libby Earle share their take on the TEMO 450 electric outboard, after six months of use
5 min |
October 2022
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Just-for-fun delivery trip
PBO engine expert Stu Davies and his wife, Laura, take on the challenge of delivering a yacht from south-east Spain to Portugal
10+ min |
October 2022
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Record-breaking solar crossing
Guinness World Record holder Simon Milward explains how he built and motored his solar-powered boat across the English Channel
10+ min |
October 2022
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Polycraft Tuffy Tender
With the help of her local sailing clubs, Ali Wood tests this lightweight day boat with both electric and petrol outboard motor power
9 min |
October 2022
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Secrets of Swallows and Amazons
Sophie Neville explains how her role as Titty in the Arthur Ransome classic forged a lifelong love for the iconic dinghy Swallow
9 min |
October 2022
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BEST USED YACHTS PRICED £40,000-£50,000
Peter Poland shortlists the best in a growing stock of pre-loved sailing yachts in this popular price bracket, featuring varied design trends
10+ min |
October 2022
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Fête du Flobart
Prolific boat owner Clive Marsh sings the praises of Sussex beach boats and their French sisters, the Normandy Flobarts
4 min |
October 2022
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Shakedown preparations
Shortly before the post-restoration voyage to Poole, Ali Wood gets to grips with the rewire, new electronics and passage planning
10+ min |
August 2022
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Overpowered on the Atlantic coast
Shannon Deconinck recalls a challenging sail around Cabo de São Vicente in southern Portugal, a headland renowned for its surf
4 min |
August 2022
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First world problems
Chris Pearsall, whose yacht sank during a single-handed voyage in the Med, reflects on the circumstances now facing his Ukrainian rescuer
2 min |
August 2022
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Upwardly mobile
Fancy a bigger boat? Get wealthier friends...
3 min |
August 2022
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A man in three boats
Gilbert Park has a white knuckle experience saving three boats from Storm Eunice
6 min |
August 2022
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Gulf Stream adventure
Roger Hughes sails his brigantine schooner Britannia along the largest of the world’s currents
10+ min |
August 2022
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A Falcon in Loch Ness
Prolific boat owner Clive Marsh charters a roomy 36ft Van de Stadt steel ketch for a pleasant cruise on Scotland’s Caledonian Canal
4 min |
August 2022
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Easy ways to sail better
Rupert Holmes shares some expert tips on how to make your boat easier to handle, sail faster and safer with better manners
10+ min |
August 2022
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A rediscovered boat for all reasons
Once used by the trappers, traders and hunters of the New World, the Adirondack Guide Boat is just as relevant today, says Roger Nadin
4 min |
August 2022
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Made in Germany
Peter Poland looks at ‘fantastisch’ 30-footers that have proved how a hobby can become a multi-million euro business
10+ min |
August 2022
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Why do we change our engine oil?
PBO's engine whisperer Stu Davies ponders the not-so-silly question
2 min |
Summer 2022
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Taking the lead: best 30ft French yachts
Few would dispute that the French production yacht builders have left British builders floundering in their wake, writes Peter Poland
10+ min |
Summer 2022
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RS Pulse 63 Electric RIB
Jake Frith ponders whether a 23 knot RIB could change the world
7 min |
Summer 2022
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ResQLink V FastFind PLBS
Fox Morgan takes a closer look at the PLBs with Return Link Service
2 min |
Summer 2022
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Post-Brexit Channel Hop
The sailing was fantastic, the admin a little onerous and the French Border Patrol visit a surprise - Steve Hodges and Sam McClements share their first post-Brexit Channel hop experience
10+ min |
Summer 2022
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Propulsion options
Inboard diesel engines are common for sailing cruisers, but there are other ways to power a boat, as Stu Davies explains
10 min |
Summer 2022
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Orca encounter left our yacht rudderless
Zoe Barlow shares her experience of losing a rudder when targeted by orcas while on passage from Spain to Morocco
5 min |
Summer 2022
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Dinghy disasters
A former inspector with the Marine Accident Investigation Branch, Owen Brown reflects on sailing adventures that taught him safety lessons
10+ min |
Summer 2022
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Italy to England trailer-sailer tow
Alice Driscoll recalls driving and towing a 10m-long car and trailer combo carrying a J24 keelboat, 1,000 miles home from Lake Garda
10 min |
Summer 2022
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Eco power for a cruising cat
The expansive deck of an 8m Catalac catamaran proves to be a huge asset for Simon Milward's solar electric propulsion project
10+ min |