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A BIT AGROUND

A ROOKIE SKIPPER AND HIS FRIENDS HAVE MORE OF AN ADVENTURE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR

Ocean Proof - How To Prepare For (Nearly) Anything

In the first of a two-part series on planning for bluewater cruising, vicky ellis looks at how to be prepared for almost anything

The Best New Yachts For 2020

Toby Hodges highlights European Yacht of the year nominees and unveils the winners

The One That Got Away

That Boat You Wish You Still Had

SMALL BOAT CRUISE: Key Lime Sailing Club

Some destination-sailing is often in the mix when it comes to coping with northern winters as a sailor.

READER BOAT: Quinque

Many articles have been written on boat restoration.

PURE AND SIMPLE-THE MICHAEL STORER INTERVIEW

Small-boat designer Michael Storer has a gift for turning the simplest of shapes into easily-built boats that somehow manage to exude elegance.

PLAN STUDY: Crow

I see nothing around me. Georgian Bay, slow to warm this season, is blanketed in thick fog. It is cold and damp in the exposed cockpit, but I’m sailing from inside the warm cabin of my 15'-8" camp-cruiser design, Crow, comfortable in a T-shirt.

Changing Times

As a kid, I was drawn to the idea that wa-ter was not a barrier, but an enchanted pathway if you had the right boat for the voyage.

Keeping Up With Your Old Outboard

When the wind doesn’t blow—which is all too common on the Chesapeake Bay where I sail—we need some way to move our boats.

EXTRAORDINARY BOATS

ALISON LANGLEY ON ANNA

WE TEST OYSTER 565

IS THIS THE BOAT THAT SECURES OYSTER’S FUTURE?

BATTLE OF THE GIANTS

THE FIRST BIG OCEAN TEST FOR THE ULTIME TRIMARANS BROKE NEW GROUND. HELEN FRETTER TALKED TO THE SKIPPERS TO FIND OUT WHY

AN ATLANTIC ADVENTURE

HOW SHOULD YOU PLAN A SABBATICAL CRUISE WITH YOUR OTHER HALF, YOUR KIDS, OR FOR RETIREMENT? ELAINE BUNTING HEARS THREE CREWS’ ADVICE

NIGHT FALL

OVERBOARD IN A DESERTED ANCHORAGE AT NIGHT, CULLY PETTIGREW IS IN TROUBLE

5 Expert Tips To Win A Protest

How to win a protest

Flotilla Sailing And Bareboat Yacht Charter Holidays

Kiriacoulis offers the perfect solution

Could You Take On The Atlantic Ocean Alone?

Could you take on the atlantic ocean alone? Ed Gorman headed off on a single-handed cruise to madeira to find out just that

Maine Attraction

PETE GOSS HEADS UP THE EAST COAST OF THE US TO MAINE, TO ENJOY CHANCE MEETINGS AND ALL THE QUIRKS OF LIFE

Smarter AIS: Vesper Cortex

What is it? A new platform that combines AIS, VHF and remote boat monitoring in an effective and intelligent manner.Who is it for? Any vessel that undertakes serious passages.

Built To Rule The Waves

RUSTLER’S STUNNING NEW FLAGSHIP MAY CAUSE YOU TO RE-EVALUATE WHAT COMFORT IS ALL ABOUT WHEN CRUISING

The Decade That Changed Sailing?

2010-2019 SAW UNPRECEDENTED CHANGES: FROM CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TO SIMPLE HANDHELD DEVICES THAT IMPROVED THE SAFETY OF EVERY SAILOR. WE TRACE SOME OF THE BIGGEST SHIFTS AND ASK: WHAT NEXT?

When Is The Right Time To Cut Loose And Sail Away?

When is the right time to cut loose and sail away? Any time, as Helen Fretter finds out from cruisers of all life stages

All-Electric Tugs And Pilot Boats: Are They Ready For Prime Time?

There are electric ferries and tour boats, along with proposals for fully electric containerships, bunker tankers, and barges. But how will all-electric vessels measure up to the extreme power demands of harbor tugs, or the distance and speed requirements of pilot boats?

Enabling Your Boat To Talk

A concerned seller who could not attend the survey and sea trial of his trawler called me, his voice laden with concern: “Jeff, I keep getting text messages that the bilge pump is going off. Are you guys sinking?”

The Boss Is Back

Alex Thomson’s Bold New Hugo Boss Will Change How The Solo Skipper Sails, But Will It Win The 2020 Vendée Globe? Helen Fretter Got On Board To Find Out More

When Surfing Isn't Enough

Surfing seems like it should be a salve for mental health problems, so what happens when it isn’t?

Reader Boat: Cape Henry 21

Almost 15 years ago a friend came into my workshop waving around a copy of Watercraft magazine and said “Have a look at this boat—I’m going build one for myself some day.” That boat was the Cape Henry 21.

The Kids Of Queens

In the birthplace of modern surfing, a young crop of Waikiki surfers who call themselves “The Grom Squad” are redefining Hawaiian style and taking the longboarding world by storm

Plan Study: Various Designs

My interest in boats developed after we moved from the UK to Greece in 2007. We were in the protracted process of buying a house, so I had time to spare. We lived close to the sea and in the summer, unlike in the UK, the weather is hot and the water isn’t cold…so I decided to build a boat.