Installing an autopilot

Seasoned boat tester Duncan Kent chooses the sub-40ft power and sailing boats most suitable for long-term living aboard

WHAT REALLY MATTERS WHEN IT COMES TO PREPARING FOR AN OFFSHORE ADVENTURE? ANDY SCHELL DISTILS IT DOWN TO SIX GOLDEN RULES

Theo Stocker is put through his paces on an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore prep week, before taking the exam itself. Find out how he got on

The plan had seemed sane enough when I hatched it. Having found a suitable boat to buy in Greece at a price below the average in summer 2023, I thought it would be a pleasant diversion to sail it back