Going back to his roots in the Route du Rhum is making Peyron happy
Elaine Bunting’s blog
Coral island navigation
We try out a mixture of old-fashioned methods and modern technology to enter an uncharted…
Escape from a lee shore
Our visit to an island community in Fiji is cut short as we are forced…
Man overboard!
We practice recovering a man overboard while sailing under spinnaker
Aboard ‘the world’s fastest 100-footer’
This superfast cruiser incorporates some of the best ideas from solo ocean racers
Inside Falmouth Coastguard
A tour of the ops room of one of the busiest rescue co-ordination centres in…
A fond farewell to David Glenn
As the Editor retires, he looks back at the milestones of his time at YW
Two crews dismasted off Cape Horn
Solo sailor and a family with three young children are rescued - and discover a…
Jeanne Socrates awarded Blue Water Medal
After three solo circumnavigations, the indomitable yachtswoman joins a pantheon of greats
Storm Brigid on the way
Look who's arriving this weekend. Yes, it's another nasty weather bomb
Solo record raised to 682 miles
New 24hr record by Armel Le Cleac'h, while another trimaran record attempt ends in capsize
Skip Novak wins cruising award
Author of our Storm Sailing series wins award for encouraging adventure cruising
Bob Shepton wins Yachtsman of the Year
Recognition for one the most remarkable voyagers of our times, a modern day Bill Tilman
Rescued sailor’s boat ‘broke in half’
Bernard Stamm says the bow of his 60ft yacht tore off and jack-knifed
Bernard Stamm rescue: ‘I swam for my life’
Swiss sailor describes a miraculous rescue after his boat broke in half
ARC rally sets new records
This year's ARC has set a batch of new records in very unusual weather
Mini Transat: a dream come true
The 25-year-old winner got a complete surprise as a childhood dream was realised
ARC yachts: bigger and glossier?
There are some real stunners in the 225-strong fleet – a step upwards or is…
Thomas Coville on solo round the world record
It’s his fourth painful bid to break the most punishing and elevated of all sailing…
Have flares had their day?
There are better ways of making a distress signal, says the RYA