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Although the dreary northern hemisphere winter weather is well and truly upon us, it’s not all doom and gloom because this is the time of year for dreaming about the great escape and signing up for th

Head to the continent for this Maastricht meet year-opener

The British Yachting Awards is an annual celebration of all things sailing; from the finest bits of kit, to the most extraordinary feats of endurance or skill out on the water. The shortlists for each

Orca damage, rudder failure and a monkey bite were just a few of the setbacks facing crews en-route to this year’s ARC+,writes Ali Wood, but happily all 83 boats made it to the start line in Las Palma

THIS AUTUMN’S BIG OCEAN RACE, THE TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR, LIVED UP TO ITS FEARSOME REPUTATION, AS ANDI ROBERTSON REPORTS