Navigation briefing

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?

Trevor Martin recalls a testing voyage that taught him almost all he needed to know for the next 20 years of sailing

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

My friends and I have got to the age where bucket lists deserve serious attention. Last year I teamed up with my friend Keith and his daughter Jess to take his syndicated Sigma 362 Fast Escape to the

According to the AngelNav app on my iPad, the GPS reading in my study this afternoon is accurate to less than two metres. Hooray for that! This sort of mind-blistering precision breeds innate confiden

HOW TO SAIL BETTER