Visible equality

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

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HOW TO SAIL BETTER

Katy Stickland introduces her non-sailing family to life afloat on a charter holiday in Greece’s spectacular Ionian Sea

The sun is shining, there is a consistent breeze from the southeast, and I hear the distinct flapping sound of a boat tacking through the wind. Popping up on deck I suddenly realise that I am surround

The Melges 15 Reichel/ Pugh-designed performance one-design, which was launched in 2021 and won Sailing World’s Boat of the Year in 2022, is now one of the most successful classes in the USA with over