From the Editor Fastnet: a question of race responsibilities
Tested to the limit "Wild", "boat-breaking" and "really very very horrible" - how crews fared in one of the toughest-ever Fastnet Races
Cream of Cowes A blip of fine weather in a dismal summer made this year's Skandia Cowes Week one for the scrapbook. Elaine Bunting reports in our seven-page picture special
Walrus Mind your language - and your bum cleats
Letters Raymarine service; too much information about the Fastnet race; and strut fin folly
Robin Knox-Johnston The lost art of heaving lines
Moment in The Times In part two of his series, Edward Gorman recalls Cayard's Whitbread victory
Gear Raymarine's flagship black box plotter; a counter for anchor cable; a life-saving sausage; and a folding GRP tender.
Gear: The toughest of togs The research, development and technology that goes into sailing clothing; Oilies will never seem mere clothes again
Leading Edge Delaying the Rolex Fastnet may have been easier than the decisions RORC now faces
Yachts First look at the one-design speed-machine in which SolOcean solo racers will go global; a 62ft traditional cruiser; and beachable cruisers
On test: Elan 410 and Impression 514 Built in Slovenia, trialled in the Solent, a sporty racer and a 52ft cruiser from Elan
Metre magic Centenary celebrations for 6-metre and 8-metre classes, Metre Rule Centenary Regatta and British Classics in Cowes - even extreme weather couldn't take the shine of these beauties
Peaks and pilot cutters Cruising Ezra and climbing Munros among the gorgeous scenery of the western Scottish islands
Home the hard way David Pugh meets the battered crews of the ARC Europe fleet in the Azores
Cruising Coastguard pay dispute; aground on Elizabeth Reef; Red Sea Rally. Plus bridging the gap from Yachtmaster-qualified amateur to industry pro
Emergency! 4. Fire To fight or to flee? Beth Leonard offers advice on strategies to prevent and tackle fires on board
Great Seamanship A drama for Drum during the 1985-86 Whitbread
Racing Know your Rules: John Doerr explains a simple way to understand racecourse rights and wrongs; plus a timeshare raceboat
Going for Gold Team GBR notches up major success at the Qingdao pre-Olympic Regatta
Supersail Superyacht Cup 2008; new Oyster 100 to be composite build; another new Salperton
Yachts for sale Classified ads
One Amazing Day 1 June 1995 and an 18-year-old Ellen MacArthur sets off solo round Britain and into history
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