Roger Nadin ponders boat storage as he prepares to hang up his sailing gear at the end of the season
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ARC 2023 fleet sets sail across the Atlantic
Days and often years of preparation are over. The ARC 2023 saw 156 yachts cross the start line at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria in light 8-10 knot winds, hot sunshine…
Elan Impression 43 review: comfortable family cruiser
Designing a boat that will have a production run of 20 years is rare these days. Other than a few contemporary classics, genuine production boats tend to have a shelf…
Electric propulsion ‘not most green’, study finds
Most in-depth analysis yet of marine leisure vessel's propulsion systems finds that using biofuels in traditional engines is greener than electric propulsion systems for many vessels
Exploring the Pembrokeshire Islands by boat
Setting off from our swinging mooring at Rudders boatyard, Burton, in Pembrokeshire, we have to travel the length of the Cleddau estuary to reach open water. With the wind and…
Yachtsmen warn of unexploded Second World War bomb in Pula harbour, Croatia
The Cruising Association has added a note to the overview page for Pula on the CA’s Captain’s Mate app, saying: ‘Unexploded WW2 ordnance was located at N 44 degrees 52.815…
First look: Beneteau Oceanis 37.1
Beloved of the charter industry as well as many private owners, Beneteau’s Oceanis 38.1 has been a mainstay of the range since its launch nine years ago, yet yacht design…
A disastrous trip saw this sailor shipwrecked for the second time on the same islands… 50 years later
During the afternoon of Christmas Eve 2019, I was steering a tubby old steel ketch called Cristina on a delivery passage slowly westward along the south coast of Isla Las…
Musto Ocean Racer Sailing Boots reviewed
MUSTO OCEAN RACER SAILING BOOTS Ok, the thing is, I’m not going to waste any time saying this, but I absolutely love these Musto Ocean Racer Sailing Boots. I bought…
Best sailing boots for offshore and coastal sailing
The more you look into the subject of purchasing the the best sailing boots – whether for offshore sailing or coastal cruising , the more complex it appears to become,…