Living in a world of power-hungry electronics, windvane self-steering is an appealing concept. Instead of steering to a compass course, you steer the boat to the wind, thanks to a mechanical vane ...

The first person to both sail around the UK (albeit using the Forth and Clyde Canal) and write a book about it was the slightly deranged Lieutenant E Middleton, writes Charles Warlow. He was a ...

Sunsail’s Funding the Future competition returned this year after a brief hiatus to celebrate the community initiatives of sailing and yacht clubs across the UK. A £6,000 top prize attracted entries ...

Cornish Crabbers has a loyal following, and the company’s new owner and management team are hoping this core group of Shrimper and Cornish Crabber owners will be key in helping to ensure these ...

Cast your mind back to your first trip out of sight of land, writes James Stevens. If you were the skipper, my guess is that your greatest worry was the weather. Navigation can be learnt in a ...

Allan Earl, the author of the marvellous book Dinghy Cruising, published in 1945 successfully sailed his 10ft clinker dinghy all along the Dorset, Hampshire and Sussex coast. And as the knowledgeable ...

As it celebrates its 75th year, the not-for-profit Southwold Sailing Club (SSC) is crowdfunding to “secure its future.” The club “desperately needs” to replace its dinghy launching slip on the River ...

Small enough to trail, big enough to cruise for a fortnight and fast enough to win races, the Etap 24i is as versatile as they come, says David Harding Back in 2000, I headed across to Holland to sail ...

Engineer Stu Davies explains the steps you should take to make sure your boat’s engine is protected over the winter months ...

Monohulls vs multihulls: which one is best? Sailing downwind: how the pros do it, Where is the best place to stow your liferaft? Staying warm on board, Tips to prepare your boat for a dream voyage, ...

For the first time in the UK, artefacts including cannons are being forensically marked underwater on some of the 57 Protected Wreck Sites in English waters which have the highest… ...

Enhanced with digital technologies, a ‘smart boat’ is a vessel with remote and onboard control, monitoring, and management of systems, writes Rob Ferenczi. One of the great things about converting my ...