All female Jules Verne bid

Vendée Globe skipper Alexia Barrier is putting together a campaign to create an all-female Jules Verne Trophy crew.

OCEAN TO OCEAN

A PANAMA CANAL TRANSIT BY YACHT IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. WE GET ADVICE ON PLANNING THIS UNIQUE PASSAGE FROM SKIPPERS WHO'VE CROSSED RECENTLY

STAY CONNECTED

HOW DO YOU CHOOSE WHICH SATELLITE COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO USE FOR OCEAN SAILING? BY LEARNING FROM OTHERS! TOBY HODGES CRUNCHES THE DATA FROM 216 SKIPPERS ON THE LATEST ATLANTIC RALLY FOR CRUISERS

SPECIAL REPORT

JAMES DEVOY ON OCEAN CITIZEN SCIENCE

NEW YACHTS

RUPERT HOLMES REPORTS ON A CROP OF ATTRACTIVE FAST CRUISERS

REFINED RECIPE

HAS BENETEAU MANAGED TO TURN A NICHE SPORTSBOAT INTO A FUN CRUISER? RUPERT HOLMES SAILS THE FIRST 27 TO FIND OUT

HEIGHTENED SENSES

WHISPERING AN ENGINELESS CATBOAT AROUND THE SOUNDS OF MAINE, BILL CHENEY RELIES ON ALL HIS SENSES

OUR ΜΑΝ IN PAΝΑΜΑ

A 5,000-MILE CROSSING FROM PORTUGAL ΤΟ PANAMA TESTED TOR JOHNSON, BUT THE REWARDS WERE WORTH EVERY CHALLENGE

FEEL GOOD FACTOR

40FT A CHIC, CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE CRUISER WITH A SURPRISINGLY SPACIOUS INTERIOR

GEAR FOCUS

SIX OF THE BEST 240V PORTABLE POWER PACKS

CUBA LIBRE

SUZY CARMODY DISCOVERED AN UNSPOILT PARADISE IN SOUTHERN CUBA'S JARDINES DE LA REINA

Albatross Mission

Skip Novak’s final adventure on pelagic Australis was a mission to save the Albatross

The J Way

This fast, but civilised, cruiser has a timeless appeal that will resonate with J/boats’ many long standing devotees

To the Edge

Taking a luxury cruiser to the margins of arctic ice, photographer Mike Jones experienced true wilderness sailing

The Wall of Sharks

Joshua Shankle explores French Polynesia’s ‘dangerous archipelago’ above and below the surface

5 Expert Tips

Shirley Robertson on offshore preparation

Atlantic Divide

This year’s Atlantic Rally for Cruisers proved a reminder that no ocean crossing is ever straightforward. Rachael Sprot and Helen Fretter report

Remaking of a Classic

Crosbie Lorimer reports on a dramatic Rolex Sydney Hobart race

Special Report: Helen Fretter on Sailing With Young Children

Would you take your preschooler cruising? Or are toddlers and yachts a recipe for stress, sleep deprivation and restricted sailing?

Taken by the Wind

Memoirs of a 1970s Pacific voyage reveals a time when sailors had to rely on their own pilotage skills for safe passage

Taking on Big Weather

Heavy weather is not always avoidable. Andy Schell has expert advice on how to prepare for and handle the big stuff

RISKING THE REEFS

DODGING BREAKING SURF AND REEFS OF THE PACIFIC MOTUS AND MEXICO, UNTIL ONE SKIPPER’S LUCK FINALLY RUNS OUT

EXTRAORDINARY BOATS

HELEN FRETTER ON RECLUTA

INSIDE OUT

WE SHOWCASE THREE OF THE LATEST STANDOUT SAILING SUPERYACHTS FOR THEIR ABILITY TO BRING THE OUTSIDE IN – STARTING WITH THIS VISUAL FEAST, CeFeA

Caribbean 100-footers showdown

NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE WORLD OF YACHTING

CHASING 80 KNOTS

THE SPEED SAILING RECORD HAS STOOD FOR 10 YEARS, BUT TWO NEW CHALLENGERS ARE LINING UP TO MOVE THE DIAL TO 80+ KNOTS, MARK CHISNELL REPORTS

The Xtra Mile

X-Yachts’ new flagship X5 6 combines luxury, style and power with a practical and seamanlike approach for extended cruising

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS?

THE SWAN 58 HAS AN AMBITIOUS DESIGN REMIT OF BEING A FAST, LUXURY BLUEWATER CRUISER THAT CAN ALSO BE HANDLED BY A COUPLE. DOES IT SUCCEED?

5 Expert Tips Simon Fry on Upwind Headsail Trimming

Simon ‘Stir’ Fry is a world-class trimmer with wins in a huge range of classes. He shares headsail set-up tips with Andy Rice

Fresh Approach

"A refreshing new brand building fast and spacious cats out of volcanic rock and plastic bottles? Toby Hodges was intrigued"