They may look like eccentrics, but the sailors in the Jester Challenge are the heart of simple ocean sailing
Elaine Bunting
Third time round
Retired lecturer and grandmother Jeanne Socrates plans her third solo circumnavigation
One-design round the world?
Why solo Vendée Globe sailors are debating one-design versus rule constraints
Dinghy cruising adventures
This cross-Channel voyage in a 14ft dinghy whets the appetite for small boat ventures
Skipper of missing yacht ‘Berserk’ detained
Adventurer whose Antarctic expedition led to the loss of yacht and three crew is in trouble again
Stampede for ARC places
The perennial success of Atlantic crossing rally contains lessons on how to make sailing immune from gloom
Are you tough enough?
What role does mental toughness play in solo sailing and is it innate or can it be trained? A new study aims to find out
Cutty Sark: restored to glory
The simple idea of suspending the famous tea clipper above her dry berth is sensational
Dinghy challenge round Britain
Two young sailors are about to set off separately round Britain - in two very different types of boat
Ugly – but fast?
The latest hot trend in ocean racing design is the scow bow. But it's ugly and it looks as if it'd be brutal upwind
Match racing – are you tuned in?
It has grand titles of World Championships and World Tours but, honestly, who’s watching?
Message in a bottle
Is the 6,500 mile ocean voyage this bottle made a record journey?
The magic of Pink Gin
Readers tell us that this superstar beauty is the Marilyn Monroe of yachts
Relaunching Paul
Yachting Monthly's editor Paul Gelder embarks into retirement with traditional pomp
Pocket extinguisher
A perfect way to put out and store cigarette butts on board - if you're so inclined
Bonus boats
Can't decide what to buy with that £1 million bonus? Here's what we're doing with ours...
Sailing school stories
We'd like to hear from you if you've had a good or bad training course or offshore charter
Stand and deliver
We've received a sizeable package of 'female portable urinary devices'. Anything to know before our test run?
Women-only transatlantic race
The new two-handed WOW race is open only to women. Is segregated sailing a good idea?
Anti-American? Or Anti-French?
Are French sailors really anti-American, or is the assumption a US prejudice?