In a bitter north-east wind accompanied by flurries of snow we watched the desolate coast recede. By now, even on this coast, all the ice had vanished, all but…
Theo Stocker
Tom Cunliffe November 2016 Podcast
Insurance seems like a waste of money, but it only needs to go wrong once and you’ll wish you had it, says Tom Cunliffe
Libby Purves November 2016 Podcast
A healthy fear of the sea comes with experience, but new crew remind us why we fell in love with sailing, says Libby Purves
November 2016
See what’s inside our November 2016 issue here… Sailing Skills Expert On Board: Save time, sail more! How to streamline your cruise planning. Chris Beeson explains how to make getting…
Cheeki Rafiki owner to be prosecuted
The Crown Prosection Service has authorised charges to be brought against Stormforce Coaching and its owner, following the sinking of yacht Cheeki Rafiki with the loss of four lives in
Jonty Pearce: Going clubbing
Jonty Pearce pins his hopes on a sailing club and cruising with friends to ease him through the cold-turkey of retirement
British Kiel Yacht Club closed after 71 years
The British Kiel Yacht Club on Germany's Baltic coast, owned by the UK Ministry of Defence, has closed for the final time and the yachts brought back to Portsmouth
Salvation in a shipwreck on a Scottish isle
By this time, we had got round Iona and begun to come alongside Mull. The tide at the tail of the land ran very strong, and threw the brig about.…
Jonty Pearce: A seasonal consideration
With the end of the season approaching, Jonty Pearce considers whether to keep his boat ready for action, or to pack it all away and enjoy the nearest warm pub
Jonty Pearce: A foul subject
We need to keep our hull clean, be don't want to be poisoning the water around our boats with antifouling, says Jonty Pearce