Corrosion that may cost your rig

None of us plans to be caught in a gale, but if it happens then both the boat and the crew must cope. Jake Kavanagh speaks to Jester Challenge skippers and asks how they get ready for stormy weather

Delivery skipper Ben Lowings explains how you can make your yacht handle better and perform more effectively when cruising

Confidence in the integrity of your yacht’s rig is essential for both safety and peace of mind when on a long-distance passage, advises Neil Brinsdon, managing director at Advanced Rigging and Hydraulics

When Ozzie’s ‘Collie nose’ diagnosis scuppered his dinghy sailing days, Gary Hardy built a kit cuddy boat to get his crew back afloat

You don’t have to be loaded to get into boating as Glen Stanford discovered after a chance encounter with a boat-owning colleague

A camping dinghy may not offer the comforts of a modern cabin yacht, but no yacht is comfortable on a hard beat, no matter how many berths she may accommodate in her cabin. And there are serious disad