Classic Boat
When Life Falls Off A Cliff Edge
At the start of World War One, within days the yachting scene had collapsed, all racing was cancelled and cruising sailors faced a host of regulations and restrictions – sound familiar?
6 min |
September 2020
Classic Boat
Keeping In Her Slipstream
This 1960s remake of a Victorian half rater was laid up in the 90s but has come back rejuvenated – meanwhile, her carbon fibre sister hasn’t quite seen the light of day
7 min |
September 2020
Sailing Today
BEST NEW BOATS FOR 2021
It has been another bumper year for the boatbuilding industry. Sam Jefferson casts his eye over the latest launches in the last calendar year
10 min |
September 2020
Sailing Today
Med Time
After a bizarre start to the season happily Med chartering is back on the cards. But what is actually possible? Sam Jefferson investigates
4 min |
September 2020
Sailing Today
Paul Heiney
When a supposed ‘essential’ causes more problems than it solves, it’s time to cut the ties and leave it on the dock
3 min |
September 2020
Sailing Today
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Poole sailor Pip Hare’s Vendée Globe dream was in need of a lifeline, when an email arrived out of the blue from Silicon Valley, hears Rob Peake
10 min |
September 2020
Sailing Today
Oceanis apart?
Beneteau has taken the hull of its sporty First 53 and repackaged it to create the luxurious Oceanis Yacht 54. Sam Jefferson evaluates whether the metamorphosis has been a success
7 min |
September 2020
Sailing Today
In the footsteps of giants
Her dad won Star gold at Seoul and she has stepped into the gold medal-winning shoes of Saskia Clark in the 470. Now Eilidh McIntyre wants a gold of her own
4 min |
September 2020
Sailing Today
Andy Rice DINGHIES
In sport, even heroes sometimes find their dreams out of reach - but focus and respect will take any sailor far
4 min |
September 2020
Sailing Today
Andi Robertson YACHTS
More than one British solo offshore sailor is standing up to the task of beating the French at their own game - but it remains a constant learning curve
3 min |
September 2020
Sailing Today
A man with a passage plan
Clive Loughlin invites you to look over his shoulder as he plans a seven day cruise to the Channel Islands
7 min |
September 2020
Sailing Today
Adriatic alternatives
Nicola Beykirch works her way north from the Ionian islands to explore Albania and Montenegro two Balkan nations of contrasting allure
6 min |
September 2020
Sailing Today
Tom Cunliffe
Stepping ashore to fulfil the most basic of needs sometimes throws up the most unexpected encounters
6 min |
September 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
SAXDOR 200 SPORT
The 200 Sport caught our attention with its bold looks and scarcely believable asking price, but how does it perform on the water?
6 min |
September 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
SEA LINE S430
The S430’s open cockpit lends itself to fun in the sun
1 min |
September 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
PEARL 62
With four double cabins, sprawling deck spaces and a stunning Kelly Hoppen interior, the Pearl 62 is looking to shake up the 60ft flybridge market
8 min |
September 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
REALISATION OF A DREAM
A boyhood dream comes to life as Dominic Barratt specs his dream Dale 28
5 min |
September 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
OUR FLOATING HOLIDAY HOME
Why spend your precious summer break in one place when you can witness a different horizon each day from a spacious, family-friendly motorboat? James and Francesca Leaver’s 59ft Van Der Valk offers all this and more
10+ min |
September 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
MY FANTASY FLEET
Fred Haines – current boat: Beneteau Swift Trawler 34 & Jeanneau Cap Camarat 625WA
2 min |
September 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
FROM WRECK TO RACER
Restoration of the world’s last remaining Bertram 31 ‘Competition’
10+ min |
September 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
USE THE RIGHT KNOT
Unlike our sailing cousins, as a motorboater we don’t need to know dozens of different knots. However, there are four essential knots that you really do need to know how to tie and when to use: a bowline, a clove hitch, a round turn and two half hitches, and a sheet bend.
3 min |
September 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
CRUISE IN COMPANY
The first post-lockdown cruise proves to be one of the most rewarding Richard Hall has experienced
2 min |
September 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
LONE SURVIVOR
Dorian is one of the few surviving boats to have served in both world wars, now after a decade-long renovation she’s ready to serve again as a comfortable family motor yacht
9 min |
August 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
NO ORDINARY DELIVERY!
A straightforward Mediterranean delivery turned into an epic cruise from Tunisia to Scotland as the crew battled the elements and the lockdown to get her home
10+ min |
August 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
LOST IN FRANCE
In the first part of a new series on the waterways of France, Don and Marjorie Walker set their sights on the Canal du Rhone au Rhin following its spectacular route through the Jura to the Swiss/German border
8 min |
August 2020
Yachting Monthly
TECHNICAL FURLING MAINSAILS
Some sailors swear by furling mainsail systems, others swear at them. Graham Snook looks at ways to keep your furling mainsail in check.
10+ min |
August 2020
Yachting Monthly
The art of solo cruising
Toby Heppell looks at the art of sailing alone and considers what constitutes good seamanship when it’s only you on board
10+ min |
August 2020
Yachting Monthly
‘I was jammed. Without my phone I'd be dead'
Martin Blount was fortunate to have survived getting stuck head-first inside his cockpit locker while working alone on his boat
4 min |
August 2020
Yachting Monthly
Sailing across Sweden
Mark Blackburn recalls happy memories of his final cruise with his father David along the Göta Canal
4 min |
August 2020
Yachting Monthly
MERVYN WHEATLEY ONE LAST ADVENTURE
Toby Heppell speaks to Mervyn Wheatley as he looks ahead to his sixth OSTAR, now re-scheduled to take place in 2021, and ponders the changes in sailing through his decades-long career
9 min |