5 expert tips

HOW TO SAIL BETTER

John Willis explains the consequences of cresting a bigger-than-expected wave while helming his 25ft motorboat

I’ve had Constance – an American Mason 44 – for 13 years. We’re getting to know each other bit by bit and I’d like to report that she’s everything a yacht should be. Excellent though she is, as the sa

How do you fix boats in the middle of the Atlantic? Ali Wood visits a unique business that deals with everything from broken booms to ARC crews and Interpol

I’ve just come back from SailGP in St Tropez. Practice day was cancelled because the Mistral was blowing hard and it was a bit too much of a risk sending the boats out. The first day of racing was fan

Richard Ayres makes his first Mayday call when his yacht is dismasted and prop fouled close to the Manacle rocks