Playing with coloured sails

I’ve had Constance – an American Mason 44 – for 13 years. We’re getting to know each other bit by bit and I’d like to report that she’s everything a yacht should be. Excellent though she is, as the sa

Stephanie Jones talks to the skippers in the 2025/26 Mini Globe Race to find out...

Misunderstood and little used, the kicking strap or vang is often largely ignored by cruising sailors. It is an important sail control, however, helping you to flatten or open the main as required. Ra

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Matt Dale pulls his old Yamarin 59HT out of the cattle shed for a well deserved spruce…

On each side of Sydney Harbour there is a club which is home to an 18ft class of boat, and while both classes have common historical roots, they could hardly be more different. To the south is the 18