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A day with the Falmouth Coastguard, Britain’s busiest maritime rescue centre
On a headland outside the town Falmouth Coastguard station looks out to sea like a…
J Class racing: what’s behind the close competition and spectacle of sail
Photographs were what made the J Class famous. The camera has always loved their sweeping…
Mayday! What happens in the 12 minutes (tops) it takes an RNLI lifeboat crew to respond to a rescue
How long would it take you to roll out of bed, dress and get out…
How to lay up a yacht abroad: cruisers find they can fly home and still save money
A high percentage of cruisers we meet plan to lay up a yacht in a…
Yacht refit 2: how a three-month refit of Zest was worth all the effort and expense
Many owners have found yacht refit to be a protracted process and in some cases…
Yacht refit tips: you can save costs on refitting a quality cruiser by project managing the work yourself
Have you ever hankered after a top-quality yacht, fitted out to your own requirements, but…
5 tips: sailing to win. Top match racer Ian Williams gives his top tips
Sailing to win - how to win a race and ensure you cross the line…
Whale encounter – there seems to be an increasing number of collisions with whales as yachts get faster
The first I heard about a sailing boat colliding with a whale mid-ocean was…
How to keep your connection to the internet on board, so you can remain online offshore
There isn’t as much logic as you might expect when it comes to hooking up…
Steely determination: the voyage that won Sir Robin Knox-Johnston a fourth Yachtsman of the Year Award
In a storied history of sailing still very much in the making, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston…
These Volvo boats are tricky beasts to sail, say Volvo Ocean Race crews
It used to be the case that the fastest boat with the biggest budget won…
What’s it like going on a rescue with an RNLI lifeboat crew? We go on exercise to find out
Yachting World’s Matthew Sheahan goes out with the crew of the Falmouth RNLI lifeboat and…
Pilot book author Chris Doyle shares some of his favourite places to cruise in the Caribbean
Pilot book author Chris Doyle shares some of his favourite places to cruise in the…
Keel safety self-help: you may not be an expert, but you can keep track of changes to your keel
Following Matthew Sheahan’s feature on the shocking facts of keel failure, he looks at what…
Our comprehensive guide to bluewater sailing rallies around the world
As the popularity of bluewater cruising has grown, rallies have boomed. Worldwide, there are scores…
A stormy voyage with Skip Novak to Antarctica on the tall ship Lord Nelson
Skip Novak joins the tall ship Lord Nelson as pilot for a 25 day voyage…
Exclusive: Elaine Bunting is invited aboard Princess Anne’s royal yacht in a remote harbour in Scotland
As in any good intrigue, the rendezvous was remote and the instructions brief: wait at…
How a crew saved the lives of four Haitian refugees abandoned at sea and left for dead
Cruising Dominica to Antigua the crew of Nefertiti heard voices in the water. Daniel Calascione…
A rich history: 500 years of Trinity House, set up to safeguard lives at sea
Every year at Trinitytide a procession of Brethren emerges from Trinity House to be sworn…