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RETURN OF THE Js

THE INCOMPARABLE J CLASS RETURNS TO MED FLEET RACING FOR THE SUPERYACHT CUP PALMA AND BEYOND. ANDI ROBERTSON TRACKS THEIR FORM.

PALMA PROMISES

AN ECLECTIC MIX OF SUPERYACHTS, WHICH INCLUDES FOUR J CLASS, SHOULD ENSURE A PRIZE SUPERYACHT CUP PALMA, WRITES TOBY HODGES

HITTING THE SWEET SPOT?

OFFERING SPACE AND A COMFORTABLE INTERIOR WHILE KEEPING A CAT LIGHT ENOUGH TO PERFORM IS A TOUGH BRIEF. DOES NAUTITECH DELIVER, ASKS FRANÇOIS TREGOUET?

MAXI POWER

MAXI RACING IS BOOMING AND IS MORE REGULAR THAN EVER, REPORTS JAMES BOYD

FLYING HIGH

AFTER HER INCREDIBLE VENDÉE GLOBE, LIFE HAS CHANGED FOR SOLO SAILOR PIP HARE. SHE REVEALS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE YOUR DREAMS

MATT SHEAHAN

SHARED INNOVATION ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINES OF SAILING IS ACCELERATING RACING SPEEDS AT THE TOP FLIGHT

EASTBOUND EPIC

A DOUBLE-HANDED PASSAGE FROM TURKEY TO SEATTLE WAS AN ADVENTUROUS SOLUTION FOR PETER AND GINGER NIEMANN

All female Jules Verne bid

Vendée Globe skipper Alexia Barrier is putting together a campaign to create an all-female Jules Verne Trophy crew.

OCEAN TO OCEAN

A PANAMA CANAL TRANSIT BY YACHT IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. WE GET ADVICE ON PLANNING THIS UNIQUE PASSAGE FROM SKIPPERS WHO'VE CROSSED RECENTLY

STAY CONNECTED

HOW DO YOU CHOOSE WHICH SATELLITE COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO USE FOR OCEAN SAILING? BY LEARNING FROM OTHERS! TOBY HODGES CRUNCHES THE DATA FROM 216 SKIPPERS ON THE LATEST ATLANTIC RALLY FOR CRUISERS

SPECIAL REPORT

JAMES DEVOY ON OCEAN CITIZEN SCIENCE

NEW YACHTS

RUPERT HOLMES REPORTS ON A CROP OF ATTRACTIVE FAST CRUISERS

REFINED RECIPE

HAS BENETEAU MANAGED TO TURN A NICHE SPORTSBOAT INTO A FUN CRUISER? RUPERT HOLMES SAILS THE FIRST 27 TO FIND OUT

HEIGHTENED SENSES

WHISPERING AN ENGINELESS CATBOAT AROUND THE SOUNDS OF MAINE, BILL CHENEY RELIES ON ALL HIS SENSES

OUR ΜΑΝ IN PAΝΑΜΑ

A 5,000-MILE CROSSING FROM PORTUGAL ΤΟ PANAMA TESTED TOR JOHNSON, BUT THE REWARDS WERE WORTH EVERY CHALLENGE

FEEL GOOD FACTOR

40FT A CHIC, CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE CRUISER WITH A SURPRISINGLY SPACIOUS INTERIOR

GEAR FOCUS

SIX OF THE BEST 240V PORTABLE POWER PACKS

CUBA LIBRE

SUZY CARMODY DISCOVERED AN UNSPOILT PARADISE IN SOUTHERN CUBA'S JARDINES DE LA REINA

Albatross Mission

Skip Novak’s final adventure on pelagic Australis was a mission to save the Albatross

The J Way

This fast, but civilised, cruiser has a timeless appeal that will resonate with J/boats’ many long standing devotees

To the Edge

Taking a luxury cruiser to the margins of arctic ice, photographer Mike Jones experienced true wilderness sailing

The Wall of Sharks

Joshua Shankle explores French Polynesia’s ‘dangerous archipelago’ above and below the surface

5 Expert Tips

Shirley Robertson on offshore preparation

Atlantic Divide

This year’s Atlantic Rally for Cruisers proved a reminder that no ocean crossing is ever straightforward. Rachael Sprot and Helen Fretter report

Remaking of a Classic

Crosbie Lorimer reports on a dramatic Rolex Sydney Hobart race

Special Report: Helen Fretter on Sailing With Young Children

Would you take your preschooler cruising? Or are toddlers and yachts a recipe for stress, sleep deprivation and restricted sailing?

Taken by the Wind

Memoirs of a 1970s Pacific voyage reveals a time when sailors had to rely on their own pilotage skills for safe passage

Taking on Big Weather

Heavy weather is not always avoidable. Andy Schell has expert advice on how to prepare for and handle the big stuff

RISKING THE REEFS

DODGING BREAKING SURF AND REEFS OF THE PACIFIC MOTUS AND MEXICO, UNTIL ONE SKIPPER’S LUCK FINALLY RUNS OUT

EXTRAORDINARY BOATS

HELEN FRETTER ON RECLUTA