Envisage a flow chart for choosing a new cruising yacht. As well as establishing fundamental decisions – such as monohull or catamaran? Glassfibre or aluminium? – it also asks if…
£1,246,264.00
Reviews
Pure 42 review: Why this alloy cruiser is the new benchmark for bluewater cruising
It has got busy lately in the explorer segment. While some of the traditional brands like Ovni, Garcia and Bestevaer are still trucking along steadily, new ones have complemented this…
£995,571.00
Seawind 1170 review: Nimble Aussie catamaran comes to Europe
Nearly 800 Seawind catamarans have launched since the brand’s creation in 1983. These were at first all from Australia, before founder Richard Ward took over the Corsair Trimaran factory and…
£396,810.49
Excess 13 review: A great ride and much more
We may think we want that performance multihull, a 50ft+ daggerboard catamaran with the legs to average double figures and outrun weather systems. But for cruising and family sailing do…
£404,354.00
Swan 51 review: A new generation of performance cruising
In 1981, Nautor launched its first German Frers design, a Swan 51 that sparked one of the most successful designer/builder relations in yachting. Yet today’s version (by the same team)…
£1,268,046.00
A year of using the Garmin Quatix – can a Garmin marine smartwatch change your life?
It was a personal low point when I realised I was heading to a weekend laser race with an egg timer to use as my only stopwatch. A new timepiece…
Boreal 56 review: Aluminium explorer yacht with a scow-influenced shape
When it’s blowing a gale and it’s hard to even see outside for the horizontal rain or, worse, sand being whipped off the nearby beach, there’s little appeal in going…
Dufour 48 review: How does this latest big cruiser perform in strong winds?
Today’s cruising monohulls tend to have full forward sections and rather bluff bows that markedly increase interior volumes forward. But how do these new hull shapes handle stronger winds? We…
£311,526.00
Vaan R5 review: The 50ft electric multihull pushing sustainable sailing
Vaan is an emerging Dutch brand creating a new generation of markedly different catamarans. Travel 20 miles from the historic city centre of Rotterdam, on through Europe’s largest commercial port,…
Garmin Descent MK3i Review: Is this the ultimate dive computer and smartwatch hybrid?
For years, I scuba dived and taught diving all over the world with my trusty Suunto Mosquito dive computer and apart from a battery change, it never let me down,…
Beneteau First 30 review: The affordable planing cruiser that’s fun and fast
When you consider how you got into sailing and how the next generation might do so, it prompts some searching questions. Is sailing dying as a sport and a pastime?…
Henri-Lloyd Dynamic Waterproof Jacket & Salopette for Women – Full Test and Review
Best Waterproof Sailing Jacket for Women? Henri-Lloyd hasn’t simply resized a men’s jacket and called it a women’s fit. This is a true women’s sailing jacket with proper shaping and…
Dragonfly 36 review: Probably the most fun boat ever!
Tuesday 12 May 2025 in Skaerbaek, Denmark, was a special day, a defining moment in my sailing career. I’m normally deliberately objective when testing, but I admit to really falling…
Double catamaran review: Fountaine Pajot 41 and Fountaine Pajot 44 tested
Continued development and refinement are key drivers behind the ever-increasing popularity of cruising catamarans. The scale of the rate of change in these boats was brought home to me when…
Saare 47 review: A proper, take you anywhere cruiser
The afternoon sunlight had that sharp clarity of spring in the Baltic; warm and golden, but with cold shadows in which the world felt suspended, undecided at winter’s retreat. Silently,…
£711,249.00
Pogo RC Review: Planing performance for shorthanded sailors
Having raced tens of thousands of miles on 33-36ft yachts optimised for IRC racing, I’ve long been frustrated by the perception that only relatively heavy designs can be competitive offshore.…
Wallyrocket 51 review: Is this the world’s fastest new raceboat (on handicap)?
You have to admire the ambition. A goal to create the fastest race boat in the world (on corrected time) is no small feat, and a particularly punchy thing to…
Magic Carpet-e review: Sailing the first fully electric racing Maxi to be launched
Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones didn’t want a new boat, yet today not only has he a shiny new state of the art 100-footer, but a machine described by some as the…
JOOOL Hybrid energy and propulsion system
Anyone who has visited La Rochelle over the past 25 years will have seen the electric ferries with huge solar arrays that transport locals and visitors alike between the town…
Southern Wind 108 review: ‘The power on tap from the sail area is phenomenal’
When it’s on, it’s on. There’s no delaying showtime. Exactly 20 hours after leaving my UK home, while still hopelessly trying to rub the jetlag out of my eyes like…