Non-slip decks are vital for safe sailing, with a wide range of long-lived, and sustainable coverings available. Jake ...

A weather forecasting app developed especially for sailors. It’s user-friendly and lets you choose between different forecast ...

It is amazing how quickly close-quarters manoeuvring under sail can go awry if there is a moment’s lapse of concentration, ...

Zoe Barlow and husband Martyn quit their jobs for a liveaboard adventure with their dog, Ralph. They share their tips for ...

You might one day need to sail your boat int a marina without an engine. Rupert Holmes explains useful techniques for boat ...

The ability to soften that slamming motion of a fast boat at sea has been greatly helped with more advanced and compact designs of shock-absorbing seating, self-adjusting trim tabs and… ...

Small cruisers, so they say, give pleasure in inverse proportion to their size. ‘The smaller the boat, the more it gets used and the more fun it gives,’ goes the saying. Nowadays we’re spoiled for ...

In most marinas around the UK and Europe, you will see used Beneteau sailboats, an indication of how much this brand has grown over the decades. So how has a humble family firm building wooden fishing ...

Winston Collinge uses an easy and attractive way to feed a cable through the length of his mast ...

A-Bracket A metal bracket which supports a propeller shaft beneath the hull, just ahead of the propeller.In form it is more like a V than an inverted A. A single-legged bracket doing the same job is ...