A lot of it is down to money when the cost of overnight marina berths can come close to an air ticket to the Greek islands. You only need an engineer to walk past your boat carrying a spanner and that ...

On 31st August 2025, the Clipper fleet departed Portsmouth, toward Puerto Sherry, Spain. From the outset, the crew faced ...

The British Yachting Awards 2025 will be online-only. Voting closes on October 24th. Boats geared for coastal cruising, ...

If you would like to support the Greig City Academy sailing programme, please donate to Scaramouche Sailing Trust (Charity ...

Sailors in Greece are joining forces with NGOs and government bodies this summer, to help protect one of the world’s rarest ...

Looking for a new lightweight sailing jacket that is properly waterproof and super breathable? I put Henri Lloyd’s new ...

The seasoned polar explorer Franklin lost two vessels and 129 men, himself included, in the late 1840s, searching for the route that would take 3,000nm off the sea route to the Orient. Even though ...

If you are looking to cruise the northern Scottish Isles, or further afield to places like Scandinavia, Orkney is a good option as a first port of call from the mainland. It takes just a day’s sail to ...

Tell us a bit about VentureSail. What does the company do, and how did it get started? VentureSail offers a variety of fully crewed sailing experiences across a fleet of unique and interesting vessels ...

Material science and clever sailmaking have combined to chip away at the difference between cruising and racing sails. A new breed of crossover sails are being marketed for the first time at ...

A camping dinghy may not offer the comforts of a modern cabin yacht, but no yacht is comfortable on a hard beat, no matter how many berths she may accommodate in her cabin. And there are serious ...