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EXTRAORDINARY BOATS

HELEN FRETTER ON RUNNING TIDE

FLIGHT OF THE DRAGONS

SAILING A 120-YEAR-OLD FIFE RATER FROM PLYMOUTH TO LARGS WAS A VOYAGE OF PILGRIMAGE FOR DAN HOUSTON

THE BEAR HUNT

LEGENDARY SAILING PHOTOGRAPHER RICK TOMLINSON LEADS A WILDLIFE EXPEDITION SAIL IN SVALBARD

SPEED FREAK

MEET THE WORLD'S FIRST FOILING MAXI, FLYING NIKKA. DESIGNED FOR MEDITERRANEAN DISTANCE RACING, THIS 60FT SPACESHIP IS GOING TO SHAKE UP THE BIG BOAT SCENE, WRITES TOBY HODGES AFTER AN EXCLUSIVE FIRST SAIL

WATCH THIS SPACE

BENETEAU CONTINUES TO SHOW THAT PERFORMANCE HULL SHAPES ADAPT SMARTLY TO CRUISING NEEDS TOO, AS WE SAIL ITS PROTOTYPE NEW FLAGSHIP

DESERT STORMS

TAKING A STEEL KETCH THROUGH THE RED SEA IS A TEST OF NERVES FOR DENNIS KREBS

ENDURING APPEAL

THIS YEAR'S SUPERYACHT CUP PALMA MAY HAVE BEEN A TRICKY TEST ON THE BAY, BUT THE J CLASS HELPED ADD GLAMOUR TO THE SPECTACLE, AS ANDI ROBERTSON REPORTS

5 EXPERT TIPS

CHRIS BROOKS ON MAN OVERBOARD RECOVERY

SPECIAL REPORT

ERIN CAREY ON ENCOUNTERING MIGRANTS AT SEA

MASTERCLASS

PIP HARE ON LIGHT AIRS

Polycraft Tuffy Tender

With the help of her local sailing clubs, Ali Wood tests this lightweight day boat with both electric and petrol outboard motor power

BEST USED YACHTS PRICED £40,000-£50,000

Peter Poland shortlists the best in a growing stock of pre-loved sailing yachts in this popular price bracket, featuring varied design trends

Aye, Aye brother Shackleton

Seasoned sailor Kia Koropp finally gets the feeling of being worth one’s salt after a two-month ocean passage from South Africa to the Azores

How to check your rigging

Maintenance of your rigging can save expensive failures and could ultimately be a lifesaver, advises Ben Meakins

Bairns are back!

At last, after two years, we’ve been able to host junior sailing again – and demand is high

Fête du Flobart

Prolific boat owner Clive Marsh sings the praises of Sussex beach boats and their French sisters, the Normandy Flobarts

Secrets of Swallows and Amazons

Sophie Neville explains how her role as Titty in the Arthur Ransome classic forged a lifelong love for the iconic dinghy Swallow

Record-breaking solar crossing

Guinness World Record holder Simon Milward explains how he built and motored his solar-powered boat across the English Channel

Just-for-fun delivery trip

PBO engine expert Stu Davies and his wife, Laura, take on the challenge of delivering a yacht from south-east Spain to Portugal

Electric converts

Self-confessed fair weather sailors Jim and Libby Earle share their take on the TEMO 450 electric outboard, after six months of use

MATT SHEAHAN

COULD TECHNOLOGY HELP KEEP SAILORS OUT OF THE PROTEST ROOM?

SKIP NOVAK

SHOULDN'T WE ALL BE GETTING OFF OUR PHONES WHEN AT SEA? SKIP MAKES THE CASE

TAKING OWNERSHIP

WILL BRUTON ON BUYING A BIG YACHT FOR CHARTER

5 EXPERT TIPS

JOSH HALL ON DOWNWIND SAILING UNDER AUTOPILOT

WEATHER BRIEFING

CHRIS TIBBS ON FORECASTING IN A HEAT WAVE

SOLO SUMMIT

A SOLO MAST CLIMB TURNS INTO A TERRIFYING SOUTH ATLANTIC ORDEAL FOR EMMA RICHARDS

CIRCULAR THINKING

A RECYCLABLE ELECTRIC CATAMARAN BUILT FROM RECYCLED ALLOYS AND DESIGNED FOR SAILORS, IS VAAN'S NEW R4 VISION THE FUTURE, ASKS SAM FORTESCUE?

FRESHLY MINTED

AN EXCLUSIVE THREE-DAY TEST ON THE NEW BABY OF THE OYSTER RANGE SHOWS THAT BIG THINGS CAN COME IN (SLIGHTLY) SMALLER SIZES, SAYS TOBY HODGES

ATLANTIC WAYPOINTS

AN EAST-BOUND ATLANTIC CROSSING VIA BERMUDA AND HORTA WAS A VOYAGE OF CONTRASTS FOR VIVIAN VUONG

FUTURE PROOF VOYAGING

THE WORLD'S WEATHER IS CHANGING. CRUISING GURU JIMMY CORNELL EXPLAINS HOW TO FUTURE-PROOF YOUR VOYAGE PLANNING