The breeze that whistles through the pines that line Bermuda’s shores ranges from a prevailing…
Cruising
Are you ready to take on an ocean crossing? How to refit and maintain a bluewater yacht
In 2012 I bought a neglected 15-year-old Hallberg-Rassy 46 which had stood ashore unsold for…
Sailing the Pacific: ‘As we sailed away from lush Hanalei Bay, it was so beautiful I actually teared up’
After two recent deliveries sailing the Pacific to Hawaii and back, on two very different…
Great seamanship: unstepping a solid wood mast solo
The late Steve Pickard was the very essence of a cruising sailor. Never a high-aspiration…
‘I knew I needed to do something, take some action, to honour his memory… I knew I had to go to Cambodia.’
Rob Hamill wasn’t supposed to be in the water that day. Although he was tempted…
Exploring remote British Columbia on a 210ft superyacht
The Inside Passage is one of North America’s great cruising grounds – an intricate, fjord-lined…
Great seamanship: The Log of the Molly B
The Log of the Molly B stands out from the crowd of today’s cruising accounts.…
New approach to reduce the chance of whale strikes in yachts
“When a 45-tonnes Sperm Whale is on starboard tack, it has right of way. It…
Saint Lucia: not just a transatlantic stopover
At the end of a long transatlantic crossing, the island of Saint Lucia is a…
Cruising around Japan: ‘Small fishing ports on far flung islands became potential cruising destinations’
Far ahead on the horizon we saw the sweep of a lighthouse and the pin…
A testing time for 140 yachts taking on an Atlantic Crossing
They call themselves The Lost Buoys, a nautical pun on the ragtag group led in…
Expert guide to difficult anchorages
When dropping the hook, identifying a good anchorage is half the battle. The better-known spots…
Island-hopping across the vast Indian Ocean
There’s a saying among sailors that plans are only ever made in the sand at…
Sailing to the remote islands of Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea
For a month, the boys had been hidden in the mountains with their uncles. They…
Croatia is a yacht charter destination that is chock-full of surprises
Why charter? To have a deserved break afloat; to sail somewhere different; to try before…
Let’s Go Offroad… Sailing? Cruising the Gulf of Bothnia
The massive structure of Svartklubben lighthouse looms on the horizon. Standing on the small Swedish…
Jimmy Cornell: ‘Some of my most memorable sailing was due to unforseen detours’
When it comes to regrets, I have none. But on all my voyages the golden…
What you need to know about shipping a yacht
When my partner Nick and I had our dream boat built in Asia, we knew…
Great Seamanship: Becoming Coastal – A small boat in big seas
Alex Zimmerman gives us a new perspective on small boat seafaring. His vessels are Hornpipe,…
Getting into bluewater cruising: ‘I wanted to see the world… and I just kept going’
All the luckiest kids I know spent their childhoods messing about in boats. They had…