Woven or laminate? That’s the choice for anyone in the market for cruising sails – until now. Chris Beeson finds out how North Sails has blown the debate wide open…
Yachting Monthly
Jonty Pearce: Take every opportunity you can
A chance meeting presents an unexpected opportunity to get out on the beautiful waters of the Scottish west coast for Jonty Pearce
Southampton Sailing Week gets underway
The first ever Southampton Sailing Week started today, with a parade of sail and events ashore ahead of a week of racing
Alex Thompson to open Gosport Marine Festival
Vendee Globe sailor Alex Thompson is set to open the Gosport Marine Festival this weekend, 27 May, where members of the public will be able to try sailing and other…
Dick Durham Podcast July 2017
Hundreds of yachtsmen in the Thames are set to sail past a ticking time-bomb from the Second World War this season, says Dick Durham
July 2017
Sailing Skills ‘What we learned by crossing an ocean’ 21 tips from transatlatnic cruisers for everyday, offshore and bluewater cruising How to keep a listening watch There’s a simple way…
Search for missing crew as yacht is found aground on Yorkshire coast
HM Coastguard is searching for two Yorskshire sailors from a grounded yacht
Jonty Pearce – The law of chance
Even if they interrupt your planned time away, chance meetings with old friends are happy moments to be relished, says Jonty Pearce
Enough with the radio checks already! Over!
As another day’s sailing begins with radio checks on Ch16, Andy Du Port says enough is enough
Things to practise in harbour – learn to tie a rolling hitch
James Stevens explains which skills are best to perfect while you have plenty of time to do so. This week, learning how to tie a rolling hitch