I tried a more proactive approach to making sure both skipper and crew are equipped…
Special reports
The Dark Transat: how to sail across an ocean after total power failure
A complete power failure mid-ocean is thankfully rare, and it is usually the charging system…
How much does it cost to sail around the world? The real costs of liveaboard cruising
Two years ago my partner Nick and I set off from the UK to fulfill…
Beach rescue – Skip Novak aids lone yachtsman recovering yacht from remote shore
It is rare to leave the Antarctic Peninsula earlier than need be. No matter how…
“What the hell were we doing in this situation?” The true story of the Mutiny recreation for UK television
We staggered up the beach in a remote part of Timor, our weary legs gave…
Yacht shipping versus yacht delivery under sail – which method really costs more and why?
A transocean passage can be a cruising delight, but it can also represent a logistical…
Why do keel failures happen and what can we do to prevent it?
Matthew Sheahan investigates the incidence of keel failure in recent years and finds some worrying…
Conrad Colman’s Vendee Globe story in his own words – “I gave this race my all”
Carbon fibre race yachts are noisy beasts. Sharp creaks from the sheets in the cockpit,…
Could a floating shipping container sink your yacht? How real is the danger?
It is the stuff of every sailor’s nightmare – the unseen object, lurking beneath a…
What is a rogue wave and is it possible to predict where and when one will strike a yacht?
The first oceanographer to define a wave as ‘freak’ was Laurence Draper, a man who…
Rogue waves – real-life stories of the destructive power of the sea
Rogue waves have long divided sailors and scientists. Some question their existence, other schools of…
How Thomas Coville set the solo round the world sailing record
‘A warrior,’ is how Samantha Davies, part of the intelligence team that guided Thomas Coville…
The world’s biggest yachts – what’s behind the growth of the gigayacht
Dwarfing not only any other yacht that happened to be on the River Eider, but…
Telemedicine for cruisers beyond the reach of an airlift – how a phone call saved one sailor’s life
Anchored in a remote lagoon in the Solomon Islands last year, Tom Partridge and his…
What is life cruising on a superyacht really like? To the Antarctic on Adele
David Glenn finds out what it's really like cruising on a superyacht
What is behind the surge in new 60ft plus yacht designs and can you sail one safely without pro crew?
Looking along the row of new yachts berthed stern-to at Cannes Boat Show in September,…
Why don’t more women hold professional sail qualifications?
There has been a highly publicised drive to increase the female participation in competitive sailing…
Why yacht designers see a major role for toughened glass in new structures
It was once virtually a given that the bigger and more elaborate the superyacht, the…
Disaster relief by yacht – how cruisers around the world are doing their bit
Gusting up to 190mph, Cyclone Winston was the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded reaching land…
A challenge, not a spectacle: onboard the RC44s
The RC44 class is in the UK for the first time this weekend. Helen Fretter…