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BACK WITH A FANFARE

It was love at first sight for Alessandra Della Betta, whose first boat – 105-year-old Tirrenia II – was relaunched with a star-studded party after a decade out of the water

BOSUN'S BAG

PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BOATER

Bluebird The first twin-keeler

The revolutionary twin-keeled Bluebird was met with disdain from sailors in the 1920s, but then the rest of the world caught on...

AFFORDABLE CLASSIC GP14

Jack Holt (1912–1995) was one of the most prolific designers of performance dinghies of all time and made a massive contribution to post-war sailing. With early support from Yachting World magazine, he pioneered hard-chine hulls designed for building in marine plywood by DIY sailors and professional alike.

FOUND IN A BARN

It was a dream come true when boatbuilder Donn Costanzo uncovered this flawlessly restored 1947 Sparkman & Stephens sloop

Folkboat FIRST CHANNEL CROSSING

James Visick and a blissfully ignorant landlubber pal take off from Lymington for the calvados and croissants of Cherbourg

AT HOME WITH TOM CUNLIFFE

From planning a post-isolation cruise to re-imagining classic board games with a nautical slant, Tom has a number of creative suggestions to make the most of lockdown

Saving the past

Commodore of the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships on the postponed Dunkirk return

TORPEDO STYLE

Hotel president John Boulton Simpson ordered this Fay and Bowen-built torpedo-stern boat during the First World War – over a century later she is back on Lake George, where she started life

A time for reminiscing

Sadly, sailing is not officially designated a vital service

Tom Cunliffe

Covid-19 has set us on a strange voyage with an uncertain destination, and the parallels with long-distance cruising certainly don’t end there, as Tom reflects

Tony's Virgin territory

When the first air service arrived in the BVIs half a century ago, Tony Rainold and pal Charlie were ahead of the curve in setting up The Moorings yacht charter. Emma Bamford discovers more

Zoom lens on Tokyo

With the Olympics postponed, 49erFX helm Charlotte Dobson tells Rob Peake how she and the British Sailing Team are coping with isolation

Oceans ahead

With The Ocean Race route announced, skipper Charlie Enright talks about what lies ahead for the event and for 11th Hour Racing

The rest is Istria

Nicola Beykirch headed to Venice in search of a cheap winter berth and endured the hardship of sailing the length of the Croatian coast en route

Grinding to a halt

Sent home from warm-weather training in Sardinia amid Covid-19 restrictions, grinder Freddie Carr updates us on what is now for INEOS TEAM UK and the America’s Cup

Flying the flag

Her rise through the ranks has been meteoric and her helm Charlotte Dobson calls her ‘an absolute weapon’. Rob Peake meets 49erFX crew Sakia Tidey

Cowes Week presses ahead

Cowes Week organisers are pressing ahead with plans for the 2020 regatta, which is due to take place from Saturday 8 August to Saturday 15 August.

Beacons of hope

An electronic MOB device might one day save your life. In a complex marketplace, Nigel Sharp explains the jargon and assesses what is on offer

How To Use Windshifts

Seeing what the wind is doing on the water can aid passage-making for the cruiser and win regattas for the racer. Helena Lucas has some advice

Super, smashing, great

How do you stand out in one of the most competitive sectors of boat building? Sam Jefferson steps aboard the Dufour 390 to find out

ST PETER PORT - GUERNSEY 49°27.19'N, 002°32.00'W

This haven on Guernsey is the ideal starting point to explore the beauty of the Channel Islands, as Emma Bamford discovers

Round the Island Q&A

Dave Atkinson, director of the Round the Island Race, now postponed until the autumn, explains some decisions and breaks down misconceptions about the race in a revealing chat with Rupert Holmes.

The rest is Istria

Nicola Beykirch headed to Venice in search of a cheap winter berth and endured the hardship of sailing the length of the Croatian coast en route

Grinding to a halt

Sent home from warm-weather training in Sardinia amid Covid-19 restrictions, grinder Freddie Carr updates us on what is now for INEOS TEAM UK and the America’s Cup

From a distance

Rob Peake looks at what ‘sailing’ we can do via distance learning courses and online regattas

Flying the flag

Her rise through the ranks has been meteoric and her helm Charlotte Dobson calls her ‘an absolute weapon’. Rob Peake meets 49erFX crew Sakia Tidey

Eire on a shoestring

The Irish sea deserves respect, but the rewards of a summer cruise can be great, as Don Smith notes

MOVING TO THE DARK SIDE

Former yachties Beryl Chalmers and Simon Palmer explain why they sold their beloved sailing yacht in favour of a spacious Dutch steel motor boat

BOAT CUISINE

For boaters venturing to Scotland’s Western Isles, a culinary feast awaits. Phil Sampson reports