Green sailing

Material science and clever sailmaking have combined to chip away at the difference between cruising and racing sails. A new breed of crossover sails are being marketed for the first time at performan

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

After two years living on a Rival 32 off Shetland, Solene Giraudeau-Potel examines the environmental impact of spending long periods afloat

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

Can you protect your boat in UK waters using foul-release coatings, ultrasonic or biomimetic technology? Rob Melotti investigates

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