Innovative technology has always created fresh new chapters in how we approach sailing. You only have to look back at the most advanced and sophisticated navigation systems of the mid-twentieth…

In the November 2024 issue of Yachting Monthly magazine: MYSTERIOUS MOUNT ATHOS Alexander Shaw sails to a Byzantine monastery in northern Greece CALLING ALL CADETS Ex-cadets cheer on a new…

Yacht sailors push their boats harder, sail further, night and day, and go out in rougher conditions than almost any other kind of boat owner. As a result, they tend…

Fancy going to Polperro next weekend?’ I asked my partner Chris on New Year’s Day. ‘We’ve finally got some high pressure coming in.’ I needed to visit Polperro as part…