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Sun protection for sailors: a guide to staying safe
Sailing on a sunny day is hard to beat: but apart from the mood-enhancing qualities…
Kevin Escoffier: Tough guy of the sea
We all know how French solo skippers get so darn good. They move from youth…
Roving Commissions extract: Calm in the Storm
Not for the first time, the Royal Cruising Club’s wonderful annual journal Roving Commissions has…
Chasing summer sun from Falmouth to Formentera
Slipping our lines on a sunny day in the last week of June, we left…
Learn to sail: What to expect from the RYA Dinghy Level 1 Start Sailing course
There can be few more forgiving places to learn to sail than Horseshoe Lake Activity…
Speed sailing record: A global battle for dominance
Speed sailing records are a relatively new concept. Although the motor car is a newer…
An Arctic adventure: ice-bound in Spitsbergen
Andrzej Jankowski, better known as Captain Andy, is a one-off. I met him in Warsaw…
Bluewater cruising insurance – what you need to know
There’s no getting around the fact it has become a lot harder to get boat…
Letters from the Lost Soul extract
The author of Letters from the Lost Soul Robert B Lipkin (better known as Bob…
Great seamanship: Taken by the wind
Mike Jacker is a retired orthopaedic surgeon living in Illinois. Among many other activities he…
I married an Explorer extract: exploring the far north
Today, the auxiliary schooner Bowdoin operates under the flag of the Maine Maritime Academy, making…
Second hand boats: how to buy a ready to sail yacht
It’s no secret that if you want to buy a new yacht the wait is…
Tom Slingsby: man on a mission
What is the mark of a truly great sailor? Is it an Olympic gold medal,…
Great Seamanship: Where the Trade Winds Blow
Lou Boudreau shipped out of Nova Scotia in the 1950s at five months old in…
43 of the best bluewater sailboat designs of all time
Which yacht is the best for bluewater boating? This question generates even more debate among…
Foiling: the history of the hydrofoiler
The biggest revolution to hit watersports in general has been foiling, and it’s easy to…
On the shoulders of a giant: the legacy of Sir Peter Blake
Twenty years after the death of Sir Peter Blake, Sarah-Jane Blake talks to Alex Stone…
Nordic legends: cruising the breathtaking Faroe Islands
“Stop filling the boat with cheese!” I exclaimed to Paul, as he stowed a massive…
The grave human cost of teak wood – and alternatives
Teak is synonymous with boatbuilding. But the Environmental Investigation Agency recently issued a report on…