Shoestring voyage of adventure

Our speed over ground aboard Polaris reads 16kts. It’s midnight and the black, star-studded sky jigs around overhead. I’m tethered to the helm, watching our instruments like a hawk as I bear away to t

“The big problem I had was doldrums. I ...

Greg Manning sails his Fairey Atalanta from Arisaig in the West Highlands to the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides

Rupert Holmes looks at one of the most desirable cruising yachts of the Sadler era, as well as some alternative boats

In Potopaddu harbour, on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia, we were navigating through a narrow and tricky channel, with minimal depths, which then widened into a large, sheltered pool. There were seve

The late Jim Mottram explains modifications to make his 23-footer easier to sail. Here are just some of his tips from the archives