Rush along the coast and you may miss some scarce-visited delights of Cork, including Kitchen Cove in Dunmanus Bay, says Norman Kean
Cruising guides
A sailing charter in the Greek Ionian
How do you sell sailing to the uninitiated? Charter somewhere warm, dry, safe and beautiful. Chris Beeson takes a novice crew to the Greek Ionian
A cruising guide to the Greek Ionian
The Ionian cruising ground off the Greek west coast is one of the Med's most popular destinations. Chris Beeson explains exactly why
Sailing charter in Desolation Sound
Avoid the high season and a sailing charter in Desolation Sound can give you a genuine flavour of wilderness cruising. Chris Beeson explores Big Country
A coastal cruise to the Azores
I’ve wanted to cruise the Azores since childhood. Not to make a brief pitstop at Horta or Ponta Delgada on an eastbound transatlantic passage, as thousands of sailors do every…
Anchorages: Halstow Creek, River Medway
Dick Durham drops anchor in Halstow Creek, a mud-hole once used to create the bricks that built London
Anchorages: The Black Isles, Firth of Lorne
For Brian Black, missing the tide led to the discovery of a delightful little anchorage at The Black Isles
Anchorages: Mullion Cove, Porth Mellin
Kitiara Pascoe recommends the beautiful Mullion Cove, which offers good holding and amazing views
How an ocean passage really sounds
Jessica Barber reflects on life with the constant cacophony of wind and wave on an ocean passage
Anchorages: Whiteground Lake, Poole Harbour
After bobbling to the powerboats wake in Studland Bay, the tranquillity of Whiteground Lake, Poole Harbour, is a welcome relief, as Graham Snook explains