EXTRAORDINARY BOATS

NIC COMPTON ON CLARIONET

F1 rematch in the America's Cup

Since entries for the 37th America’s Cup opened on 1 December 2021, two teams have confirmed they will be challenging.

MASTERCLASS

RACHAEL SPROT ON HANDLING BIGGER BOATS

TRANSAT TACTICS

THE TRANSAT JACQUES VABRE SAW SOME REMARKABLE VICTORIES – RUPERT HOLMES FINDS OUT WHAT LESSONS CAN BE LEARNED FOR ANYONE WHO SAILS LONG DISTANCES

TAKING OWNERSHIP

WILL BRUTON ON BUYING A ‘READY TO SAIL’ YACHT

Middle Sea Race outcome contested

The 42nd Rolex Middle Sea Race, the 600-mile offshore that starts and finishes in Malta, proved ferocious both on and off the water.

HOMEWARD BOUND

WITH ALL PORTS ACROSS THE PACIFIC CLOSED, CARLOS CUADRADO FACED A 3,400-MILE NON-STOP SOLO PASSAGE TO MAKE IT HOME TO AUSTRALIA

CRUISING IN COMPANY

RALLY ENTRIES ARE BOOMING LIKE NEVER BEFORE – WE DISCOVER THE ALLURE OF CRUISING IN COMPANY. PLUS OUR ESSENTIAL LISTING OF ORGANISED RALLIES TO TAKE YOU ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

MASTERCLASS

PIP HARE ON TUNING YOUR AUTOPILOT

New rule book for America's Cup

A one-design AC40 has been confirmed for the Youth and Women’s America’s Cups – and may also be used for AC75 component testing

Yachting – 5 Expert Tips

How to put together a winning team

SKIP NOVAK

ASKING THE UNASKABLE QUESTION: WHEN IS IT TIME TO GIVE UP SAIL IN FAVOUR OF POWER?

NEW YACHTS

RUPERT HOLMES REPORTS ON INNOVATIVE CRUISERS AND THE LATEST FOILERS

NORDIC LEGENDS

THE BLEAKLY REMOTE FAROE ISLANDS WERE THE STUFF OF SAILING FAIRY TALES FOR KILA ZAMANA

WORLD'S COOLEST YACHTS

WE ASK TOP SAILORS AND MARINE INDUSTRY GURUS TO CHOOSE THE COOLEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE YACHTS OF OUR TIMES

ON THE WIND

NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE WORLD OF YACHTING

MATT SHEAHAN

CAN A NEW 30FT ONE-DESIGN REPEAT THE INCREDIBLE SUCCESS OF THE CLASS 40 FLEET?

CARPE DIEM

OYSTER’S LATEST LAUNCH IS ITS FASTEST SELLING MODEL OF ALL TIME AS OWNERS FLOCK TO ‘SEIZE THE DAY’. AN OVERNIGHT TEST PROVES THE IDEAL CHANCE TO FIND OUT WHY

A LIFE AT SEA

HELEN FRETTER TALKS TO THE DOYEN OF BLUEWATER CRUISING TO FIND OUT WHY, AFTER 46 YEARS OF SAILING, HE’S NO LONGER GOING TO SEA

A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE

FACED WITH A FORCE 11 FORECAST OFF CAPE HORN, ANDREW HALCROW CONSIDERS AN IMPOSSIBLE DECISION

EXTRAORDINARY BOATS

RUPERT HOLMES ON PEN DUICK VI

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

HOW TO SAIL AWAY WITHOUT QUITTING YOUR LIFE: ADVICE FROM A COUPLE WHO’VE DONE IT. PATRICK AND SHEILA DIXON EXPLAIN HOW TO MAKE ‘HYBRID CRUISING’ WORK

FASTNET RELOADED

THE ROLEX FASTNET RACE HAS LONG DEMANDED REAL RESPECT, BUT A CHANGE, OF COURSE, MADE THE 2021 EDITION A WHOLE NEW CHALLENGE, HELEN FRETTER REPORTS

FINDING FLOW

A 350-MILE OFFSHORE ISN’T EVERYONE’S IDEA OF RELAXATION, BUT SWEDEN’S GOTLAND RUNT PROVED THE PERFECT TONIC FOR NIKKI HENDERSON

INTO THE WILDS

JESSICA ZEVALKINK AND LUKE YEATES SET FREE IN THE SEA OF CORTEZ WITH THEIR NEWLY RESTORED YACHT AND NEW BABY

THE SECRET WEAPON

WITH ITS LIFT KEEL OPTION, JEANNEAU’S SO410 HAS A POTENT TRUMP CARD: IT HAS THE DRAUGHT OF A CLASS 40, YET CAN ALSO NOSE INTO THE SHALLOWS. TOBY HODGES WAS INTRIGUED

HANGING ON

UPSIDE DOWN IN A SMALL CATAMARAN IN A NORTH SEA STORM, JOHN PASSMORE DISTRACTED HIMSELF BY FOCUSSING ON THE STORY

REDEFINING COMFORT

34 YEARS ON FROM ITS ORIGINAL 55, LAGOON SHOWS HOW MUCH CATAMARAN DESIGN HAS EVOLVED TOWARDS LOFT LIVING WITH A SEA VIEW FROM THE TERRACE. FRANÇOIS TREGOUET REPORTS

MASTERCLASS

Pip Hare on best practice crew communication

5 EXPERT TIPS

HOW TO RUN THE PIT