A weather forecasting app developed especially for sailors. It’s user-friendly and lets you choose between different forecast ...

It is amazing how quickly close-quarters manoeuvring under sail can go awry if there is a moment’s lapse of concentration, ...

You might one day need to sail your boat int a marina without an engine. Rupert Holmes explains useful techniques for boat ...

Zoe Barlow and husband Martyn quit their jobs for a liveaboard adventure with their dog, Ralph. They share their tips for ...

There are multitudes of sailing knots but, thankfully perhaps, today’s boat owner only needs to learn a few. These are mostly ...

Small cruisers, so they say, give pleasure in inverse proportion to their size. ‘The smaller the boat, the more it gets used and the more fun it gives,’ goes the saying. Nowadays we’re spoiled for ...

In most marinas around the UK and Europe, you will see used Beneteau sailboats, an indication of how much this brand has grown over the decades. So how has a humble family firm building wooden fishing ...

Some call them pilothouse boats, some deck saloons. There’s frequent confusion about which is which with this variety of yacht. Some of them have a raised coachroof to allow for more light through ...

The pros and cons of converting to an electric engine, Expert advice on maintaining engine belts, Second-hand spotlight on the Contessa 32, First test of the Merry Fisher 895 & Cap Camarat 9.0, Is low ...