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

5 EXPERT TIPS

CHRIS BROOKS ON MAN OVERBOARD RECOVERY

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

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

TAKING OWNERSHIP

WILL BRUTON ON BUYING A BIG YACHT FOR CHARTER

5 EXPERT TIPS

JOSH HALL ON DOWNWIND SAILING UNDER AUTOPILOT

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

MULTIHULL Q&А

NIKKI HENDERSON REVEALS WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW BEFORE GOING BLUEWATER CAT CRUISING

Globe40 round the world race

Globe40 round the world race

MASTERCLASS

PIP HARE ON WATCH HANDOVERS

SPECIAL REPORT

ERIN CAREY ON MAKING A LIVING WHILE CRUISING

YOUR PERFECT DOWNWIND SAIL

HOW TO SET UP YOUR BOAT FOR SMOOTH, STRESS-FREE DOWNWIND SAILING: RACHAEL SPROT EXAMINES THE OPTIONS

5 EXPERT TIPS

BILL O'HARA ON USING THE RACING RULES

TIME ΤΟ TIME

A NON-STOP PASSAGE FROM FALMOUTH TO FORMENTERA ENABLED PHIL JOHNSON AND ROXY SEARS TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE MED

HITTING THE SWEET SPOT?

OFFERING SPACE AND A COMFORTABLE INTERIOR WHILE KEEPING A CAT LIGHT ENOUGH TO PERFORM IS A TOUGH BRIEF. DOES NAUTITECH DELIVER, ASKS FRANÇOIS TREGOUET?

All female Jules Verne bid

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

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

NEW YACHTS

RUPERT HOLMES REPORTS ON A CROP OF ATTRACTIVE FAST CRUISERS

HEIGHTENED SENSES

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

FEEL GOOD FACTOR

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

GEAR FOCUS

SIX OF THE BEST 240V PORTABLE POWER PACKS

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