5 expert tips

One summer’s evening in the days before internet weather forecasting, I was deeply involved in the after-race ‘do’ following a Solent Old Gaffers event. In the 1970s these regattas drew entrants large

Greg Manning sails his Fairey Atalanta from Arisaig in the West Highlands to the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides

Alastair Buchan explains how to handle sails solo or with few crew

Rupert Holmes looks at one of the most desirable cruising yachts of the Sadler era, as well as some alternative boats

Once you’ve won an Olympic gold medal and earned your way through to the big league, why would you ever go back to race against the weekend warriors? If you win, well that’s because you’re a full-time

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