A knockdown wave inflated the crew's lifejackets and broke the skipper's leg as they tried to rescue a man overboard in 3-4m ...
Sailing in fog is one of the things sailors most fear – but circumstances mean it often can’t be avoided. Sticky Stapylton ...
With her rudder back in action, Christina continued to sail towards Cape Verde, a scheduled stop on the ARC+ rally. Frenesi’s ...
With a half-empty liquid filled compass and no obvious sign of a leak, Norman Eastwood decided it was time to do something ...
Paris Olympic gold medallist Marit Bouwmeester, and the Olympic and SailGP champion duo of Diego Botin and Florian Trittel ...
You’ve made a pilotage plan: now’s the time to put it to the test. Sticky Stapylton explains pilotage techniques that’ll keep ...
Ben Meakins outlines some techniques and tips for applying sealant without ending up covered in the sticky stuff ...
Three family boats led the fleet at the start of the ARC+ rally this afternoon in Gran Canaria, all of them Outremers.
Living in a world of power-hungry electronics, windvane self-steering is an appealing concept. Instead of steering to a compass course, you steer the boat to the wind, thanks to a mechanical vane ...
Confession time: I currently have five boats in the garden. It might seem a bit odd or extravagant. Some people may say that I’m obsessive when it comes to boats. I’d argue that each of my boats does ...
British skipper Pip Hare says she plans to "maximise every opportunity" to achieve a top 10 finish in the 2024 Vendée Globe ...