Extremes of temperature whilst sailing affect not only our comfort but may have a significant effect on health and wellbeing. The scourge of hypothermia or, on the opposite end of…
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‘There is no such thing as too much preparation’: Cruising the British Virgin Islands
During the spring of 2024, a friend of mine delivered my 41ft Moody sloop from Annapolis to American Yacht Harbor Marina (AYH) in Red Hook, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands…
‘Astral was rolled and lost her mast as the wind increased to 80 knots’ – Dick Durham
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the world’s second worst yacht-racing disaster, and yet most sailors have never heard of it. It has gone unremarked for all these years…
What to do if someone anchors too close to your boat?
Clara, Fi and Ahmed are cruising north Brittany on Clara’s Rival 34, Grace. Clara is a recently-qualified Coastal Skipper, and Fi and Ahmed, who are both more experienced sailors, are…
Sailing through the Kiel Canal to the Baltic and beyond
There are not many ways into the Baltic. A yacht travelling from the west has to either go north around the tip of Denmark (Skagen), or through the beautiful Limfjord…
Navigating blind: The urgent threat of GPS spoofing to sailors
About three weeks before US/Israeli bombing of Iran began, Euronews.com published a fairly low-key report online about a US tanker: ‘The Stena Imperative was approached by three pairs of small…
Etap 26i used boat review: Unconventional and underpowered? Not exactly
Perhaps we were being a little optimistic setting off up the River Dart only an hour after low tide. But we both knew these waters well and could practically navigate…
Your ultimate pre-season marine electronics checklist
We are all familiar with the list of things we need to do to get our boats ready for the coming season, but one area often overlooked is our electronics.…
‘We spot a reindeer on the shore of an island close to an anchorage’: Sailing through the Baltic to Bothnia
The massive structure of Svartklubben lighthouse looms on the horizon. Standing on the small Swedish island of Singö, it guards the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia. Passing it feels…
What if the Truman Show was set on the High Seas? The new ‘GGR Window’ will offer 24/7 one-way access to the solo round-the-world adventure
In the latest from the Golden Globe Race, a livestreamed ‘GGR Window’ is set to give a voyeuristic spin to the gruelling voyage. In a first for solo around-the-world racing,…