Misunderstood and little used, the kicking strap or vang is often largely ignored by cruising sailors. It is an important ...

If you were asked to describe the design needs for a modern sailing cruising yacht to someone new to sailing, you might tell ...

To many, the idea of that type of freedom is a huge motivator, a life goal, an idyllic retirement plan, or buzzword for a lifestyle that they aspire to. For others, such wide open liberty implies ...

Sailing fast in light airs can be a challenge in boats of a certain displacement. Tom reminisces on some innovative solutions ...

Rod's pilot guides - Pick any tranquil anchorage in the Greek islands and the chances are that Rod has already been there | Photo credit: Adobe Stock Like all good things that happen to us, it was an ...

On each side of Sydney Harbour there is a club which is home to an 18ft class of boat, and while both classes have common historical roots, they could hardly be more different. To the south is the 18 ...

As October comes round, it feels like I can breathe again! When the crowds set sail, the Ionian finally returns to its usual calm self. Harbours empty and queues disappear, waiters have time to chat, ...

In the grand tradition of Baltic boatbuilding, Saare Yachts doesn’t often update or replace one of its models. They are designed to provide a lifetime of sailing – at a price to match, unbending to ...

There’s something of history repeating itself as I make my way to the test sail of Grand Soleil’s radical new Blue on the shores of Lake Garda in Italy. Five hundred years earlier, the Venetians ...

In conversation, Harald is a modest, mild-mannered man and to hear him outlining his 2022 cruise is the perfect expression of that. “It was mid-May that I left Medemblik for Den Oever and then to ...

With all the chatter around toughening laws on biocides, the marine paint industry is grinding towards less toxic alternatives. Less toxic to humans and the environment, but also to the fouling that ...

Did I ever tell you I was colour blind? Not in a serious way, although I can’t be certain because never having had a technicolour experience of the world which you probably enjoy, I can’t possibly ...