A shortage of tradewinds has meant slow transatlantic times - and lots of motoring
Elaine Bunting
ARC: torturous weather
Headwinds and gale force squalls are setting crews up for a month at sea
Safe to charter?
Beware charter yachts that fall below proper safety standards - they are out there...
JP54 boat test video
Video showing our test in Nice of this novel canting-keeled fast cruiser with rotating interior – the brain child of Vendee Globe sailor Jean-Pierre Dick
Salvage disaster
This Cornwall doctor abandoned his yacht and his run of bad luck hasn't stopped
‘Big Red’ does the ARC
Whitbread Race winning maxi ketch Steinlager 2 is going home to New Zealand
Route du Rhum – could this be you?
If you dream of one day doing a famous solo race, this London banker is lighting up the way
Could you just sign this off?
Why am I feeling so guilty about my latest expenses claim?
Bénéteau’s revolutionary idea
French boatbuilder's Dock & Go berthing system solves one of boating's thorniest problems
Piracy risk is spreading
One year after Paul and Rachel Chandler's capture by pirates the risk zone has spread even wider
Small world in the Indian Ocean
I'm preparing for an Indian Ocean passage with some eye-opening shopping in Mauritius
Velux 5 Oceans: “the model is broken”
Race director admits the formula for the original solo round the world race needs a rethink
Velux 5 Oceans: a chance to shine?
A round the world fleet of five is a disappointment, but a superb opportunity for the few skippers
Gallery of sailing legends
Why the docks of La Rochelle are a living lesson in the history of voyaging
Pete Goss’s solo comeback
Britain's enduring sailing hero is preparing for his first solo ocean race since the 1996 Vendée
How I kicked my chandlery habit
...Only to develop a far worse marine obsession
Remembering the Chandlers
Spare a thought for Paul and Rachel Chandler, held hostage in Somalia for a year
Video: the €2m fast cruiser
On board video from my test sail of the JP54 lightweight canting keeler
What a whopper
More fishy tales, but can you possibly beat this 60kg yellowfin tuna?
Having a blast on Hugo Boss
Scorching downwind at 20 knots is like a scene from The Dam Busters. Here's video to prove it