Special report

Like all good things that happen to us, it was an accident I started writing pilots for the Mediterranean. It all began when I was skippering a flotilla around the Saronic and eastern Peloponnese in G

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

The British Yachting Awards celebrate the finest of both the cruising and racing worlds. This year it offers recognition at the end of an extraordinary year, which has seen sailing deliver an astonish

Relying on digital mapping can erode your traditional navigation skills. Could a refresher course be the answer? Alex Roddie joins an Austrian Alpine Club-organised course in Eryri to find out

Simon Ellis completes the final leg of his three-month sabbatical cruise along the South Coast of England

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