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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?

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

New World ‘Super Rally'

A new round the world rally with a VIP service level is being launched by four former team members of the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR).

Fastnet And Back In A Day!

The Rolex Fastnet Race is one of those rare events where weekend sailors can truly take on the pros. This year’s race saw legendary performances right across the 388-boat fleet. Helen Fretter reports

40 Years On

This year marked the 40th anniversary of a race never to be forgotten. Elaine Bunting looks back at crews’ experiences of the 1979 fastnet race.

Storms Bring 40-knot Conditions To Cowes

Cowes Week got off to a late start in August when unseasonal 40-50 knot winds swept the Solent on the opening day.

Ready To Race

A classic wooden yawl might not seem the obvious choice for offshore racing, but nic compton finds this yacht up for it

A Lucky Escape

In the 1970s-80s, Sir Peter Johnson Wrote a column in Yachting wWorld. This was his article in the issue immediately after the race

Built For Bluewater

Made for an owner with a very particular set of demands, the first contest 85cs incorporates a host of features that make it a world cruiser with a difference. David harding tells the story

Matthew Sheahan

Could Autonomous, Self-propelled Race Marks Provide The Perfect Answer To Laying Fair Race Courses Quickly And Easily?

Grand Soleil GS 80 Custom

Toby Hodges sails the largest grand Soleil yet, a powerful carbon build designed to compete in a high-end cruiser-racer field.

Revolutionary Trimaran Will Foil Solo At 50 Knots

This Radical New 100Ft Trimaran Is Designed To Do 50 Knots Across The Open Ocean. Elaine Bunting Talked To Her Designer.

Special Report

Will Bruton On Own Boat Tuition.

Caribbean Gold

Antigua Sailing Week 2017 Marked 50 Years of Top-flight Racing. Helen Fretter Reports 

The Two Year Goal

Caspar Craven Dreamed Of A Two-year Voyage With His Family. How Could He Make It Happen? 

Beached In Tierra Del Fuego

When a solo sailor Went aground in a remote area, skip novak came to the rescue

Let Battle Commence

The 35th America’s Cup Promises to Be One of the Most Closely Fought Ever. We Look at Why 

Stripped And Reloaded

What is the Volvo Ocean Race One-design Fleet Doing in an Old Fish Market by the River Tagus? Elaine Bunting Finds Out 

The Peyton Way

Yachting Cartoonist Mike Peyton, Who Died In January, Touched So Many Lives With His Art And Sense Of Humour, But He Was First And Foremost A Great Sailor 

Matthew Sheahan

Certain species have developed the ability to align themselves with the earth’s magnetic fields. So why not us?

The Ostar's Perfect Storm

A Fierce Low Hit This Year’s Classic Solo Transatlantic Race, Sparking A Huge Rescue Effort. Helen Fretter Reports.

Get Out Of That

Mike ‘Moose’ Sanderson, CEO of Doyle Sails New Zealand, is one of the world’s most respected professional racing sailors. Here the double Volvo Ocean Race winner explains how to deal with the aftermath of a sail blow out.

Homeward Bound

Preparations for the voyage from the Caribbean to Europe need to begin before you leave home.But what should you consider?

A Feast Of Classics

Tom Cunliffe and his wife, Roz , were invited to Judge the finest vessels in the Antigua classic Yatch Regatta.They were spoiled for choice.

Top Of Her Game

For Dee Caffari, skippering a Volvo team is the culmination of an extraordinary career. So why doesn’t she feel she’s made it yet? 

A Test Of Commitment

Jessie Zevalkink and her fiance .Luke Yeates, Sailed from her house to his - 4,800 north atlantic miles from Michigan to Cornwall.

Tested: Dufour 56 Exclusive

Does Dufour’s revamped 560 live up to its ‘exclusive’ badge?

Navigation Briefing

Navigators need to have a close knowledge of tidal streams and currents.

Riding To A Record

Akzonobel Set a New Race Record When the Crew Covered 602 Miles Through the North Atlantic in 24 Hours. Navigator Jules Salter Tells Justin Chisholm How They Did It

Floating Hazard Or Tall Tale?

Millions of containers are shipped around the world. helen fretter investigates what the chances of hitting one at sea really are