I write this blog while bobbing at anchor in Loch Scresort, the best anchorage on the Inner Hebridean island of Rum. Kinloch Castle, a spectacular example of Victorian excess, is…
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Libby Purves April 2016 podcast
I have been brooding about harbours, what we cruising yachtsmen want and what we ought to tell the industry, our local authorities and tourist authorities abroad. Yachts and ‘leisure boating’…
Dick Durham April 2016 podcast
The first thing I noticed, while leafing through the tourist board bumpf in the room of my Tallinn hotel, was barely a mention of what I’d been invited to Estonia…
Tom Cunliffe April 2016 podcast
Easter is upon us again, reminding me of the first time I crossed the Channel as skipper of my own boat. My wife and I set out for Cherbourg from…
Dick Durham May 2016 podcast
From my bedroom window I can see a small stone memorial in the corner of an ancient churchyard overlooking the Thames Estuary; on it are the names of four fisherman…
May 2016
May 2016 In your May 2016 issue: SAILING SKILLS Expert On Board: Atlantic crossing advice Graham Snook met crews who had just crossed the Atlantic to find out what they…
Stealth Tax on Sailing
Financially strapped UK Government seeks to tap new revenue streams and sailing is in the crosshairs. Is there a tax bullet coming our way?
Hurley heads home to Plymouth
The Hurley Owners’ Association is celebrating half a century since the Hurley 18 and 22 were created, staging a weekend-long event in Plymouth called ‘Bring Your Hurley Home’. Between July…
Monohull or multihull: which is best for blue water?
As former editor of Yachting World, David Glenn has plenty of experience of both monohull and multihull cruising. Here he weighs up the pros and cons
Pirate attacks revealed on global map
386 counts of maritime crime in were recorded in 2015, according to maritime security company MAST. Figures for global maritime crime shown on the MAST risk map, show that 66…