Former BA pilot Paul Jefferies swapped joystick for tiller to navigate the world at sea level, choosing a cutter built like a Panzer tank for the job...
Reviews
Bénéteau Sense 46 – video and review
Bénéteau wanted to reinvent the cruising yacht for the cruiser of today. Chris Beeson thinks the French giant has broken the mould with this 46-footer
Swan 411 – Video review
YM reader John Bailey invites Dick Durham for an overnight cruise aboard a classic from the 1970s
Discovery 57 – video and review
Easier to sail than a 30-footer, more palatial than a suite at the Savoy, and built for blue water life. Chris Beeson reports
Bavaria 42 Vision – video and review
A family friendly and easy to sail modern cruiser – with superyacht pretensions
Super Seal 26 – Video and review
Graham Reed takes Dick Durham on an inland sea cruise from ancient Wareham through Poole Harbour
Hallberg-Rassy 26 – video and review
Gilly Scott shares her favourite anchorages with Dick Durham on two daysails from Devon to Cornwall
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 41DS – video and review
If you think Jeanneau only makes boats for the charter market, think again. The 41DS is aimed squarely at the average cruising couple, as Chris Beeson finds out
Westerly Oceanlord – video and review
Civil engineer Nigel Wrigley shows Dick Durham the nuts and bolts of his centre-cockpit 41-footer as they cruise overnight from Poole to Weymouth
Dehler 38 – video and review
Dehler celebrates its 50th anniversary with a new 38-footer. We expect good performance, but are there any other surprises? Chris Beeson finds out