Ready to sail for the sunset

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

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

Race charter in the Caribbean is not only all about sailing in turquoise waters with consistent trade winds and dramatic island backdrops but it’s also about being part of a lively, local tradition. Y

Sharing your boating thoughts and opinions

Fourteen yacht clubs assembled two-boat teams to contest the ‘unofficial’ world cup of yachting, gathering Admiral’s Cup veterans reliving their dreams through to youth crews realising theirs in compe

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