Foiling technology has revolutionised the world of sailboat racing, but can it make its way to cruising yachts too? Saša Fegić reports
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Yachting in the Mediterranean with children
Antoni Mazur reflects on six-years of a back and forth liveaboard dream, family yachting in the Mediterranean, in between UK life and work commitments
French canal boating: the essential kit
Julian and Vanessa Dussek took their Southerly 115 down through France to the Med, about 1,000 miles. Listed here are items they found essential or desirable
The pioneers: Teddy Seymour & Bill Pinkney
H.E. Ross looks at the lives of the first African American sailors to sail solo around the world
Sailing solo: how to go from crewed to single-handed
Round the world sailor Ian Herbert-Jones shares valuable advice on how to transition from crewed to single-handed sailing
How to fit a removable mainsheet track
When your boat’s mainsheet arrangement doesn’t quite do the job it’s not difficult to improve upon it yourself. Here’s how Bob Goode devised his own
How I made a specialist tool to repair my dinghy
Paul Diamond creates a specialised valve removal tool from a socket spanner in order to repair his inflatable tender
The legacy of Cruiser Kits
Richard Reed investigates the history of Cruiser Kits and its founder, Charles Greene
How to replace a stern tube on a boat
Bruno Brown isn’t fazed by what seems a daunting task
Seamanship tips from a seasoned sailing instructor
Sticky Stapylton has sailed thousands of miles and taught numerous people how to sail. He shares some of his seamanship tips
A solo sailor shares his top safety tips
John Cotton describes the modifications he has made to his Albin Ballad to make her a safe and dependable yacht for Nordic single-handing
Lessons learned from a first Atlantic crossing
Ben Good, 60, swaps Drascombe pottering in the Suffolk estuaries for a “proper 60ft offshore yacht” to cross the North Atlantic
How to replace a leaking portlight
Roger Hughes digs out his tools and repairs the leaking portlight on his boat
Electric engine conversion on a Contessa 32
Norman Rubenis gets ‘Thunderstruck’ when he ditches the diesel and converts his Contessa 32 to run on a 10kW electric motor
Cape Horn to port – gaining confidence as a new skipper
Eugénie Nottebohm sails her Contessa 32 solo to the Azores and across the Atlantic, then with crew around Cape Horn
“I worried the mast might strike the rotor blades” – helicopter rescue from sailing boat
Talan Skeels-Piggins experiences a medical emergency in rough seas while attempting to sail around Britain in his Colvic UFO 34
Replacing Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 DS windows
Phil Symonds tackles the problem of aged bonding on the front windows of his 2008-model yacht to maintain value and usage
Sail cleaning the DIY way
Mike Attree shows how he spruced up his genoa in the garden
How to make a wind scoop for under £10
With a previous home-made wind scoop now showing its age, Ann Berry fashions an efficient replacement for less than £10
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