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SEMI CUSTOM CLASS

THE 70-90FT SEMI-CUSTOM SECTOR IS BOOMING. TOBY HODGES EXPLORES SOME OF THE HOTTEST NEW DESIGNS BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PRODUCTION YACHTS AND SUPERYACHTS

ADRIFT IN THE PACIFIC

A FIRST SOLO OCEAN CROSSING BECOMES AN EXTRAORDINARY TEST FOR JAMES FREDERICK WHEN HIS RUDDER FAILS 1,000 MILES FROM SHORE

GRAND SOLEIL 40

A RARE SPECIES? HERE'S A CRUISER-RACER WITH GOOD LIGHT AIRS PERFORMANCE, APPEALING ACCOMMODATION AND A PROVEN HERITAGE

TAKING OWNERSHIP

SAM FORTESCUE ON FINANCING A YACHT

Back to (sea) school

James Wood gets to grip with navigation, passage planning, tides, buoyage, Colregs and more on his RYA Day Skipper Theory course

17-20ft POCKET CRUISERS

Whether you're moving on from dinghies, or downsizing to a boat that's fun without being a financial millstone, here's a trailer-sailer market guide

The Maxi with the most

Why has the Maxi 84 proved so popular since her launch 45 years ago? David Harding sailed Maximus, the 'work in progress' refurbished PBO Project Boat, to find out

Plastic classics

A vintage boat doesn't win the same admiration as an elderly car - but it should!

Beachcombing

How wrecking became a fine art on the dangerously rocky Isles of Scilly

Selecting the right gear...

Coming into a crowded marina late at night after a great day sailing across Lyme Bay, Andrew Carter's feathering prop failed and jammed in 'full ahead' - even when engaged in astern

Tried & Tested

Will Renilson improves boat handling aboard his Jersey 36

Worrying times for UK's seabirds

The UK is currently experiencing its worst-ever outbreak of avian flu, commonly known as bird flu.

Azores and back THE SCENIC ROUTE

Phil Taylor dusts off the charts and turns a winter dream into reality after overhauling his Sabre 27 for a bluewater cruising adventure

Slow boat through the mountains

James Wood discovers the joys and challenges of narrow boating in the Brecon Beacons

Invitation to female offshore passagemakers

The adventure company 59° North Sailing has announced that it will now reserve two bunks for women on its offshore sailing passages.

UK drops National Flagship plans

The Ministry of Defence and Defence Equipment & Support has suspended the design procurement process for the new National Flagship.

Marine micro-organisms mission

Every day in every boatyard, marina and port the cleaning of hulls, slipways and marine infrastructure kills billions of marine micro-organisms – all vital for sustaining wildlife and the food chain all the way up to human beings.

Working boats for leisure

Strong and often cheap, retired working boats make good leisure vessels if you don’t mind fettling to repurpose them

Rudder bother

You know something's up when you're going round in circles with the tiller straight ahead

New Gear

Rupert Holmes gets an early look at the latest ideas

Changing times

Alasdair Kirkpatrick tells Ali Wood about narrowboat innovations including a fully accessible design plus hybrid and electric propulsion

'Ordinary crew' wanted for global sailing race

The organiser of the 2023 Ocean Globe Race, Don McIntyre, is looking for crew to sail with him in the round-the-world race.

My near-miss up a mast

A transatlantic sailor has told of her ordeal after a gust knocked her off the mast, jamming her harness, and swinging her repeatedly into the rigging.

Sunk boat salvage

Marsali Taylor reports on the salvage efforts to raise a wooden vessel at Aith Marina that attracted spectators despite the mizzle and smirr

TROPHY HUNTER

THE FASTEST WOMAN AROUND THE WORLD, DONA BERTARELLI HAS SPENT 10 YEARS TRYING TO WIN THE JULES VERNE. HELEN FRETTER FINDS OUT WHY

SKIP NOVAK

WHEN THINGS RUN THEIR NATURAL COURSE IT’S EVENTUALLY TIME TO LET SOMEONE ELSE TAKE THE HELM... SO SKIP IS DOING JUST THAT

Cyclops Marine Wireless Load Pin

Over the past 15 years load sensing has changed from a technology in its infancy even on the latest IMOCA 60s to widespread use in fleets such as J/70s and two-handed racing in small offshore yachts

Simarine Nereide 3

This digital switching brand is increasingly popular on new yachts and its third-generation product received a DAME nomination.

120-knot ‘land yacht' record set

America's Cup sailor Glenn Ashby has set a new wind-powered land speed record of 222.4kmh (or 120 knots) in the Emirates Team New Zealandbuilt Horonuku.

ePropulsion 1-20 electric inboard

propulsion’s I range of electric inboard motors for shaft drive boats is intended to be easy to fit on existing engine beds.