Losing a rudder is a big issue, but in bad weather it can quickly become…
Special reports
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…