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Dinghy sailing: why it’s great for beginners and keelboat sailors
Dinghy sailing – whether racing or as a leisure activity – is one of the…
Masterclass: Using load cells and strain gauges on cruising yachts
How do load cells work? In very basic terms, a load cell is a unit…
World’s coolest yachts: MOD70 Phaedo
I’d choose the MOD70 without too much doubt because the boat is so beautifully thought…
Best bluewater multihulls: Gunboat 48
Gunboat is the forerunner of the ongoing current trend for fast composite carbon catamarans. The…
Oyster 595 test: best selling Oyster ever
Your world becomes a very small place when the ease and convenience of travel is…
5 exciting multihulls at 2021 Cannes Yachting Festival
The 2021 Cannes Yachting Festival has been a long time coming with the majority of…
Ngoni for sale: Stunning sailing superyacht yours for £45m…
“Build me a beast. Don’t build me a sheep in wolf’s clothing. This has to…
First look: Project Fly
Bill Dixon has bags of experience in designing motor yachts, and the team brought this…
Autonomous boats: The rise of self-sailing vessels
‘Vessel not under command’ looks set to take on a new meaning, with the race…
Battling to Hobart: Memories of the Sydney Hobart
Discovering Andrew Wilson has been the sort of exciting surprise that comes with editing a…
Botin 56 Black Pearl: Custom offshore 56-footer
Stefan Jentzsch enjoyed a stunning run of racing successes with his 2014 Carkeek 47 Black…
Maxi-Dolphin 62ab: Semi-custom Italian cruiser
The Maxi-Dolphin 62ab is a fast Italian-built semi-custom cruiser from the board of Argentinian designer…
Vismara VMM76: High speed sailing even in light winds
The Vismara VMM76 is a powerful beast of a boat, which was conceived to offer…
Learning the ropes: An extract from Shakedown Cruise by Nigel Calder
Nigel Calder’s works on the technicalities of boat systems are accepted worldwide as Bibles, but…
Family adventure: How we home-schooled our kids while sailing across the Pacific
Sailing the paradise of the Pacific Ocean with my own boat had been my dream…
iPad sailing: Pip Hare’s top tips on using your tablet to navigate
These days it’s rare for me not to use a tablet as part of my…
Rival to the Fastnet Race is launched by Plymouth yacht club to ‘bring race home’
A new race to the Fastnet Rock and back has been launched by the Royal…
America’s Cup challenger Malta Altus withdraws as $1m fees deadline draws in
An America’s Cup challenger from Malta has officially pulled out of the 2021 America’s Cup…
Düsseldorf Boat Show 2019: a guide
Gone, sadly, are the days of the London Boat Show and the midwinter solace it…