More and more boatbuilders are offering electric or hybrid propulsion as an option, says Rupert Homes, but is it viable yet for a heavy aluminium yacht?

Mike Reynolds and his wife Nicki sailed over 5,000 miles to the Azores, Canaries and across the Atlantic to the Caribbean while repairing three separate leaks

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Tim Innes reflects on his first year with his all-new Windy SR40