Non-slip decks are vital for safe sailing, with a wide range of long-lived, and sustainable coverings available. Jake ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

One of the inescapable truths about owning an old boat is, well… it’s old! If you’re pushing 45, like my Down East schooner Britannia, many things need renovating or completely replacing, writes Roger ...