Lake sailing in Poland is very different to coastal sailing. In many ways it’s more relaxing. There are no tides to contend with and because you can find a marina…
boats
Lifeboat and working boat conversions
The basic shape of a traditional lifeboat is a long shallow keel, double ended and beamy – ideal for conversion into a cruising boat
The VMG 40 – a 40ft kit boat for bluewater cruising
VMG Yacht Design's VMG 40 can be built from a modular kit and is aimed at the offshore cruising market
First look: the new Oyster Punt by Falco Boats
The new Oyster Punt by Falco Boats can be either rowed or driven by electric engine, and has been hand built at the boatbuilder's yard in Cornwall
Keel types and how they affect performance
Peter Poland looks at the history of keel design and how the different types affect performance
Bente 28: designed for sailing offshore
The new Bente 28 builds from the success of the Bente 24, and has been designed for cruising further afield
First look at the BayCruiser 32
Swallow Yachts is now expanding its BayCruiser range with the BayCruiser 32
Drascombe & Devon Lugger vs the Dabber
Designed for safe family boating under sail, or or power, but taken long distance by intrepid sailors, Clive Marsh looks at the Drascombe and Devon Luggers and the Dabber
How I converted my Albatross Mk3 Runabout into a 25-knot electric boat
Having bought an unfinished project boat from a couple who had started to convert a memorable aluminium craft into an electric boat, I was faced with the decision of whether…
Best boat for crossing the Atlantic
What is the best boat for crossing the Atlantic? Ali Wood asks the owners of two catamarans and two monohulls sailing the North Atlantic to the Caribbean
Orkney Longliner & Sussex beach boat
Clive Marsh sails from Rye Bay upriver to Bodiam Castle in East Sussex by Orkney Longliner and Sussex beach boat
What makes the best liveaboard boat? Jimmy Cornell explains what he’s learned
Every voyage starts with a dream and for me it goes back a long while to when I was a little boy and wanted to become a sailor when I…
Best bilge keel yachts and twin keel yachts for drying out ashore
Back in the late 1970s, I found myself on the horns of a dilemma. For the last decade or so I’d dismissed bilge keels and twin keels as ugly and…
Cornish Cormorant used boat report: The day boat that feels much longer than 12ft
The Cornish Cormorant is an attractive cat-rigged dinghy and I was very pleased when Alex at Anglia Yacht Brokerage was able to locate and deliver one to me. I’d done…
Pocket cruisers: the best boats between 17-20ft
Whether you’re moving on from dinghies, or downsizing to a boat that’s fun without being a financial millstone, here’s a pocket cruisers market guide
Hunter 19 restoration: lessons learned from restoring an unwanted cruiser
Richard Date takes up the challenge of restoring an unloved and unwanted cruiser
Normandy Flobart & Sussex beach boats
Prolific boat owner Clive Marsh sings the praises of Sussex beach boats and their French sisters, the Normandy Flobarts
Viko S30 walkaround review: Affordable Polish-built cruiser
Jake Frith looks at the Viko S30 and wonders how far he’d cruise in this affordable Polish-built cruiser…
Jimmy Cornell boat survey reveals how much sailing has changed in 40 years
‘During the past four years I have sailed through some of the major crossroads of the cruising world: Rhodes, Gibraltar, Antigua, Panama, Tahiti… and everywhere I was struck by the…
Best daysailers: All thrills, no frills with these compact craft
You can learn a lot from studying famous sailors and what they say. Take Uffa Fox, for example. As well as being a designer, confidant of Royalty and an intrepid…