Sacred cowes

The British Yachting Awards celebrate the finest of both the cruising and racing worlds. This year it offers recognition at the end of an extraordinary year, which has seen sailing deliver an astonish

In a week of mixed wind conditions peaking at 28-30kts on the first day, and then ranging from 12-13kts to the low 20s for the rest of the week, the WASZP Games at Weymouth and Portland National Saili

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I’ve just come back from SailGP in St Tropez. Practice day was cancelled because the Mistral was blowing hard and it was a bit too much of a risk sending the boats out. The first day of racing was fan

John Willis explains the consequences of cresting a bigger-than-expected wave while helming his 25ft motorboat

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