Joe Phelan is one of Ireland’s great sailors. With his wife and equal partner Trish he has been quietly standing out from the crowd for over 50 years, with dinghy…
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The land of four kings: discovering Indonesia by yacht
The night is almost over when we motor our dinghy across Namatote Strait, drawn by the glinting fluorescent bulbs of a dozen fishing trimarans. The lights that attract the nightly…
Bynolyt Oceanranger marine binoculars review
Bynolyt Oceanranger marine binoculars The Bynolt Oceanranger carry case has no useful front pocket, but it’s a cut above the Searanger III: made of better material and better construction, plus…
Bynolyt Searanger III 7×50 marine binoculars review
Well, it would appear that minimal change is the order of the day and with good reason – Chris Marlow of CFM Services, the UK distributor of this Dutch binoculars…
Bushnell All Purpose 7×50 waterproof marine binoculars review
Bushnell All Purpose 7×50 waterproof marine binoculars Despite ticking all of the boxes on test these marine binoculars were outperformed by the Bynolyt models, the Konus Tornado and Plastimo Rescue…
Plastimo 7×18 Pocket marine binoculars review
Plastimo 7×18 Pocket marine binoculars Arriving in a simple cardboard box, the Plastimo Pocket marine binoculars come with a lightweight carry case and no lens protectors or eyepiece protectors.…
Plastimo Rescue 7×50 marine binoculars with compass review
Plastimo Rescue 7×50 marine binoculars with compass It is always good to see companies respecting the environment and packaging their products in simple, lightweight cardboard packaging. Despite the brand name,…
Plastimo 7×50 Admiral FX marine binoculars review
Plastimo 7×50 Admiral FX marine binoculars We tested the Admiral FX, which comes with no individual eye adjusters; the Admiral RC marine binoculars enable you to adjust individual eyepiece focus…
Konus 7×50 Tornado marine binoculars review
Konus 7×50 Tornado marine binoculars The Konus 7×50 Tornado marine binoculars float and are waterproof, they autofocus and come with a two-year warranty. They use BaK4 prisms and special coated…
Gael Force 7×50 focus-free waterproof marine binoculars review
Gael Force marine binoculars The product is described as waterproof, but a rating of IPX3 does not mean these binoculars will survive immersion and they are not buoyant, as the…
How to find the right weather window
How do you pick the right departure date? One of the most critical aspects of planning for an offshore passage is choosing the right weather window for departure. A weather…
How to manoeuvre a yacht under power
When handling under power is done well, it’s like a black art. It wasn’t until I became an instructor that I realised it could be broken down into a few…
Red Paddle Voyager 12’6″ paddle board review
The stand up paddle board market has grown at an incredible rate in recent years and now there are a great many companies on the market. One of the earliest…
American Magic win first AC40 showdown at America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta
The second day of racing for the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta was something of a mixed bag. Three solid fleet races in full foiling conditions were followed by an attempted…
First America’s Cup AC40 races: France and New Zealand share wins
It was a day of firsts in Villanova, some 30 miles along the coast from Barcelona today: the first races in the 37th America’s Cup cycle, the first ‘proper’ races…
Cruising couple hook an unexploded bomb while at anchor!
A Dutch cruising couple were forced to abandon their brand new anchor and chain off the port of Pula, northern Croatia, after they discovered they were entangled with an unexploded…
October 2023 – on sale 14 September
In Yachting World October 2023 we bring you a complete guide to setting off around the world, take on grizzly bears and ferocious winds in the Race to Alaska, and…
How to get a multihull ready for bluewater sailing
If you’re contemplating buying a multihull for bluewater sailing, be it a new one or a brokerage yacht, what equipment and spec should you be thinking about? The choices you…
Richard Mille Cup: a classic yacht revival
For two weeks in mid-June it looked as if those evocative black and white photographs taken by Beken of Cowes had come alive and the past was racing again. But…
Helly Hansen Crest Watermoc review
While serious, all-season paddlers are more likely to go with a substantial shoe such as the Palm Descender or the Gill Marine Edge boots, less-frequent and more fairweather kayakers and…