MATT SHEAHAN

SOLO OCEAN RACERS MIGHT BE SUPERHUMAN THOUGH THEY’D HAVE US BELIEVE THEIR EXPLOITS ARE ALL PERFECTLY REASONABLE

Peter de Savary 1944-2022

Peter de Savary, who led the British America’s Cup team in their 1983 campaign, has died at the age of 78.

Mike Birch 1931-2022

One of offshore racing's most celebrated skippers, Mike Birch, has died aged 90.

Wearing a lifejacket 'not a personal decision'?

A report into the death of a sailor during the Newport Bermuda Race last year, has reopened the debate of whether wearing a lifejacket is a matter of personal choice.

Innovative PLB wins DAME award

British company Ocean Signal scooped the overall DAME design award, the marine industry’s largest equipment prize, for its rescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator Beacon (PLB).

Lively start for ARC rally

The 37th ARC rally set sail on Sunday 20 November in lively conditions including a 1.5m swell and 18-20 knot north-easterlies, making for a white sail reaching start for the 143-boat fleet.

Orcas sink yacht off Portugal

An ‘attack’ by a pod of orcas has caused a cruising yacht to sink, the second this year.

Golden Globe skipper rescued

Finnish solo skipper Tapio Lehtinen was rescued by fellow Golden Globe Race competitor Kirsten Neuschäfer after Lehtinen’s boat sank “in minutes” and he spent over 24 hours adrift in the southern Indian Ocean.

MASTERCLASS

PIP HARE ON LIGHT AIRS

SPECIAL REPORT

ERIN CAREY ON ENCOUNTERING MIGRANTS AT SEA

EXTRAORDINARY BOATS

HELEN FRETTER ON RUNNING TIDE

5 EXPERT TIPS

CHRIS BROOKS ON MAN OVERBOARD RECOVERY

WONDER WINGSAILS

DO SUPERYACHT DESIGNERS HAVE THE ANSWERS TO THE FUTURE OF EFFICIENT SAILING AND SHIPPING? MARK CHISNELL REPORTS ON WHY VARIANTS OF THE WINGSAIL COULD BE COMING TO AN OCEAN NEAR YOU

ENDURING APPEAL

THIS YEAR'S SUPERYACHT CUP PALMA MAY HAVE BEEN A TRICKY TEST ON THE BAY, BUT THE J CLASS HELPED ADD GLAMOUR TO THE SPECTACLE, AS ANDI ROBERTSON REPORTS

DESERT STORMS

TAKING A STEEL KETCH THROUGH THE RED SEA IS A TEST OF NERVES FOR DENNIS KREBS

WATCH THIS SPACE

BENETEAU CONTINUES TO SHOW THAT PERFORMANCE HULL SHAPES ADAPT SMARTLY TO CRUISING NEEDS TOO, AS WE SAIL ITS PROTOTYPE NEW FLAGSHIP

SMART THINKING

FROM BREAKING RECORDS ON THE WATER TO TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS OFF IT, STAN HONEY'S STELLAR CAREER IS UNRIVALLED. SEAN MCNEILL CHATS TO THE SMARTEST MAN IN YACHTING

FLIGHT OF THE DRAGONS

SAILING A 120-YEAR-OLD FIFE RATER FROM PLYMOUTH TO LARGS WAS A VOYAGE OF PILGRIMAGE FOR DAN HOUSTON

THE BEAR HUNT

LEGENDARY SAILING PHOTOGRAPHER RICK TOMLINSON LEADS A WILDLIFE EXPEDITION SAIL IN SVALBARD

SPEED FREAK

MEET THE WORLD'S FIRST FOILING MAXI, FLYING NIKKA. DESIGNED FOR MEDITERRANEAN DISTANCE RACING, THIS 60FT SPACESHIP IS GOING TO SHAKE UP THE BIG BOAT SCENE, WRITES TOBY HODGES AFTER AN EXCLUSIVE FIRST SAIL

MATT SHEAHAN

COULD TECHNOLOGY HELP KEEP SAILORS OUT OF THE PROTEST ROOM?

SKIP NOVAK

SHOULDN'T WE ALL BE GETTING OFF OUR PHONES WHEN AT SEA? SKIP MAKES THE CASE

TAKING OWNERSHIP

WILL BRUTON ON BUYING A BIG YACHT FOR CHARTER

5 EXPERT TIPS

JOSH HALL ON DOWNWIND SAILING UNDER AUTOPILOT

WEATHER BRIEFING

CHRIS TIBBS ON FORECASTING IN A HEAT WAVE

SOLO SUMMIT

A SOLO MAST CLIMB TURNS INTO A TERRIFYING SOUTH ATLANTIC ORDEAL FOR EMMA RICHARDS

CIRCULAR THINKING

A RECYCLABLE ELECTRIC CATAMARAN BUILT FROM RECYCLED ALLOYS AND DESIGNED FOR SAILORS, IS VAAN'S NEW R4 VISION THE FUTURE, ASKS SAM FORTESCUE?

FRESHLY MINTED

AN EXCLUSIVE THREE-DAY TEST ON THE NEW BABY OF THE OYSTER RANGE SHOWS THAT BIG THINGS CAN COME IN (SLIGHTLY) SMALLER SIZES, SAYS TOBY HODGES

ATLANTIC WAYPOINTS

AN EAST-BOUND ATLANTIC CROSSING VIA BERMUDA AND HORTA WAS A VOYAGE OF CONTRASTS FOR VIVIAN VUONG

FUTURE PROOF VOYAGING

THE WORLD'S WEATHER IS CHANGING. CRUISING GURU JIMMY CORNELL EXPLAINS HOW TO FUTURE-PROOF YOUR VOYAGE PLANNING