Matthew sheahan

IF USING AN ENGINE IS ‘CHEATING’, WHAT ABOUT AN ELECTRICAL ‘BOOST’? ONE OF THE LAST TENETS OF RACING UNDER SAIL IS ABOUT TO BE CHALLENGED

I’m going to start this review with an apocryphal story about my favourite subject; myself. Please bear with me though because it is relevant to the Beneteau First 30. Last summer I was sailing my own

THIS YEAR MARKS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FASTNET RACE. YET EVERY EDITION STILL THROWS UP SOME SURPRISES. TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT OUT, WHAT CAN EVERY CREW DO TO PREPARE?

From cruising to rowing, three women reveal the very different ways they crossed the ocean

HOW TO SAIL BETTER

This year’s Round the Island Race takes place on Saturday 7 June, with the first start at 7.30am. Renowned as a #RaceForAll, the sheer variety and volume of boats that enter each year is at the core o