Friday evening, 21 February, 2025, and we are anchored inside a reef lagoon in a…
Cruising
Exploring the Tyrrhenian Sea and the hidden islands of Italy
A shirtless sailor in a roughed up inflatable dinghy approached as we sat in the…
Everything you need to know about sailing in Bermuda
The breeze that whistles through the pines that line Bermuda’s shores ranges from a prevailing…
Are you ready to take on an ocean crossing? How to refit and maintain a bluewater yacht
In 2012 I bought a neglected 15-year-old Hallberg-Rassy 46 which had stood ashore unsold for…
Sailing the Pacific: ‘As we sailed away from lush Hanalei Bay, it was so beautiful I actually teared up’
After two recent deliveries sailing the Pacific to Hawaii and back, on two very different…
Great seamanship: unstepping a solid wood mast solo
The late Steve Pickard was the very essence of a cruising sailor. Never a high-aspiration…
‘I knew I needed to do something, take some action, to honour his memory… I knew I had to go to Cambodia.’
Rob Hamill wasn’t supposed to be in the water that day. Although he was tempted…
Exploring remote British Columbia on a 210ft superyacht
The Inside Passage is one of North America’s great cruising grounds – an intricate, fjord-lined…
Great seamanship: The Log of the Molly B
The Log of the Molly B stands out from the crowd of today’s cruising accounts.…
New approach to reduce the chance of whale strikes in yachts
“When a 45-tonnes Sperm Whale is on starboard tack, it has right of way. It…
Saint Lucia: not just a transatlantic stopover
At the end of a long transatlantic crossing, the island of Saint Lucia is a…
Cruising around Japan: ‘Small fishing ports on far flung islands became potential cruising destinations’
Far ahead on the horizon we saw the sweep of a lighthouse and the pin…
A testing time for 140 yachts taking on an Atlantic Crossing
They call themselves The Lost Buoys, a nautical pun on the ragtag group led in…
Expert guide to difficult anchorages
When dropping the hook, identifying a good anchorage is half the battle. The better-known spots…
Island-hopping across the vast Indian Ocean
There’s a saying among sailors that plans are only ever made in the sand at…
Sailing to the remote islands of Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea
For a month, the boys had been hidden in the mountains with their uncles. They…
Croatia is a yacht charter destination that is chock-full of surprises
Why charter? To have a deserved break afloat; to sail somewhere different; to try before…
Let’s Go Offroad… Sailing? Cruising the Gulf of Bothnia
The massive structure of Svartklubben lighthouse looms on the horizon. Standing on the small Swedish…
Jimmy Cornell: ‘Some of my most memorable sailing was due to unforseen detours’
When it comes to regrets, I have none. But on all my voyages the golden…
What you need to know about shipping a yacht
When my partner Nick and I had our dream boat built in Asia, we knew…