There is not a sailor in the world who does not recognise the craggy, conical peak of Cape Horn. It is, like it or not, the ultimate sailing goal, the…
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How to clean an anti-syphon valve on a yacht’s engine
On sailing boats the exhaust pipe is swept up into a ‘swan neck’ to stop following waves flooding the exhaust when the engine isn’t running. Exhaust gas normally drives water…
Sailing though the British winter with the Little Ship Club
And then there was light, most welcome it was, too after a gruelling drive via several motorways into the pitch black New Forest. I drove on, motivated by the thought…
Maintenance: Put an end to the annual chore and cost of antifouling
One of the most unpopular but inevitable chores is a fresh application of antifoul. Not only can this be time consuming and expensive, it is a genuinely unpleasant job, given…
Shared boat ownership: All the fun at a fraction of the cost?
Many sailors dream of owning their own boat, with heady dreams of a seafaring life, but the mundane reality is that many yachts sit unused for the majority of the…
Conquering the Northwest Passage
The Atlantic passage had been strange. The crossing from Scotland to the west coast of Greenland, or vice versa, is usually ‘the meanest Atlantic crossing of them all’, fraught with…
Beneteau Oceanis 37.1 review: Easy, enjoyable, and forgiving
The Beneteau Oceanis 37.1 is the latest model in the Beneteau Oceanis range – one of the best-known and recognisable in cruising yachts today. Sixty different models or variations have…
15 intrepid sailors to race around the world in Mini Globe Race
Fifteen intrepid and rather brave sailors will set off from Antigua on Sunday in home-built, 19-foot Class Globe 5.80 yachts to sail 28,000 miles around the world in the inaugural…
When it comes to yachts, does beauty really matter? – Libby Purves
A seagoing boat is not a toy. It is the most serious of vehicles, built to let humans brave an unpredictable, lethally dangerous element with efficient control and reasonable dispatch.…
Sailing in the Atlantic: ‘Fog, gales, hurricanes and calms in one voyage’
Zen Again, our Japanese designed and built 1980s IOR ¾ tonner, is a well-equipped ‘pocket’ blue-water cruiser. She has over 50,000 miles under her keel with us and about twice…