Windsurf
SURVIVE AND RIDE
The 2019 Aloha Classic will go down in history as one of the most extreme float and ride if not survive and ride contests in PWA history. With world titles on the line and plenty of gear destroyed on Ho’okipa’s infamous rocks, the sailors did not hold back. We take a sideways look at the event as Graham Ezzy sets the scene with his take on the proceedings, while JC talks to some of the men and women who ventured into the swell to find out what equipment, technique and tactics they used to navigate a treacherous lineup.
10+ min |
Issue 393 - March 2020
Windsurf
SPEEDY RECOVERY
Karo Van Tonder suffered a serious shoulder injury at 2018’s Lüderitz Speed Challenge that required surgery. Far from setting her back however, she set her sights on entering the 2019 Lüderitz Speed Challenge! Karo tells us more about her accident and inspiring comeback journey.
10+ min |
Issue 393 - March 2020
Windsurf
The New Breed Of ‘Fast'
The desire to go fast and the ability for windsurfing to deliver the addictive exhilaration of doing so, will always be one of the sport’s best traits in the world of watersports. It’s what attracts most people to the sport in the first place - seeing people buzzing across the water, going faster than most other waterborne craft and seemingly having more fun than most too. And I’m sure many of you reading this can still account of the first time you experienced the sensation of planing, no matter how long ago that may have been!
10+ min |
Issue 393 - March 2020
Windsurf
Latest And Greatest
For all the latest and greatest in windsurfing head over to our facebook page and like it! facebook.com/windsurfmagazine
6 min |
Issue 393 - March 2020
Yachting Monthly
FIRST TEST HANSE 508
Hanses new 508 brings its contender in this critical size range right | up to date. We head out on the water to see if it cuts the mustard |
8 min |
February 2020
Yachting Monthly
How To Sail In Big Waves
Toby Heppell finds out about the best rough weather tactics to keep you Sailing for speed, comfort, safety and enjoyment
10+ min |
February 2020
Yachting Monthly
Erik Aanderaa Viking Of The High Seas
Katy Stickland talks to Norwegian sailor Erik Aanderaa about why he searches out the worst weather the North Sea
5 min |
February 2020
Yachting Monthly
‘The Sickening Sound Of Tearing Wood As We Were Hit By The Wave'
A freak wave wreaks havoc on Kass Schmitt and Rupert Holmes’ 36-ft Zest as they attempt to sail to Lanzarote
4 min |
February 2020
Yachting Monthly
The Deadliest Place On Earth To Anchor?
Fust months after a volcanic eruption, Liz Cleere and partner Famie Furlong cruise to Indonesia's Krakatoa archipelago
6 min |
February 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Test the red button
Have you ever checked whether the red button works on your DSC VHF radio? Gilbert Park puts his own radio to the test
2 min |
February 2020
Practical Boat Owner
IDENTIFICATION GUIDE:Whales and dolphins of the UK
There’s nothing more exciting than a dolphin riding your bow-wave, or a whale breaching... but how can you identify the species? Sailor, photographer and wildlife surveyor Genevieve Leaper tells us more
9 min |
February 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Torpedo on the hook
Edi Keck snags a Soviet torpedo with the point of his anchor - and lives to tell the tale!
6 min |
February 2020
Practical Boat Owner
How to sell your boat
Rupert Holmes looks at common pitfalls when trying to sell a boat, how to avoid them and how to get a good price in a reasonable time
10 min |
February 2020
Practical Boat Owner
The ten days of February
Can you count on the weather in February?
3 min |
February 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Secret Malta and Gozo
Alan England on ways to escape the crowds in Malta and Gozo
4 min |
February 2020
Practical Boat Owner
A boat for life
Peter Poland examines the 27-30ft twin-keelers that have stood the test of time
10+ min |
February 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Electric toilets
Thinking of upgrading your boat’s toilet from manual operation to electric? Jake Kavanagh investigates the options available
8 min |
February 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Why we're doing the ARC
Ali Wood meets four boat crews at different stages in their lives as they get ready to embark on a transatlantic voyage
10+ min |
February 2020
Classic Boat
Keep sailing simple
Discard the gadgets and become more like a classic sailor
3 min |
January 2020
Classic Boat
REPLICAS PART 2 THE DETAILS
In the second of two articles, John Lammerts van Bueren continues the story of replicating some of the grandest yachts in history. So far, we’ve decided on a design and hull material
10 min |
January 2020
Classic Boat
HOW WE SAVED EACH OTHER
A retired special ops man, a lifelong dream and a classic ketch that showed up at just the right time
8 min |
January 2020
Classic Boat
ELECTRIC DAY LAUNCHES
They say the next big thing is here... that the revolution’s near. But to Landamores Boatyard, it seems quite clear... that it’s all just a little bit of history repeating
2 min |
January 2020
Classic Boat
Dorade Yawl that launched S&S
You’d be forgiven for thinking yachts always looked this way, but they didn’t – first there was Dorade
3 min |
January 2020
Classic Boat
BOSUN'S BAG
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BOATER
4 min |
January 2020
Classic Boat
BOAT BUILDERS ON ICE
Sailing to the frozen north is a big trend these days. Meet two British boatbuilders who sail their self-built wooden boats to the ice every year
5 min |
January 2020
Classic Boat
AFFORDABLE CLASSIC Pioneer 9
AFFORDABLE CLASSIC Pioneer 9
3 min |
January 2020
Classic Boat
All grown up now
Back in 2011, Robbie Fabre became the youngest recipient of our Restoration of the Year Award. We catch up on the missing years
5 min |
January 2020
Classic Boat
100 YEARS OF THE S-CLASS
A century on and more than half of the original boats are still racing and sailing – we take a closer look at Herreshoff’s enduring design
8 min |
January 2020
Yachting Monthly
Slow cruising with the angels of the ocean
Jeff Wrinch experiences some magical wildlife encounters while on passage to Italy
3 min |
January 2020
Yachting Monthly
How to run a happy ship
Toby Heppell gets advice on skippering with friends and family from Pete Goss, Dee Caffari and Conrad Humphreys
10+ min |