Coastal cruises in Wight Wight must be the most familiar sea areas for a huge number of sailors, whether cruising or racing, staying coastal or crossing the Channel. On the…
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The desalination dilemma: Why our thirst for fresh water is changing the sea
Visions of the parched ground of last summer feel very distant as we look back on an extremely wet winter, both in the UK and in many Med regions. The…
The Med-made sailor with a mission to help disabled children: Golden Globe Race skipper Dr. Selim Yalcin in his own words
Dr. Selim Yalcin writes for Yachting Monthly: I grew up in an Istanbul that lived by, on, and of the water. From childhood I was in love with the sea,…
From shearing sheep to sailing around the world solo: Inside the wondrous world of Golden Globe Race skipper Etienne Messikommer
Climber-sailor-storyteller Etienne Messikommer wears a red, Cousteau-style hat. He appears in onboard interviews surrounded by splashes of colour and well-loved paperbacks. His speech is marked by a rare sense of…
Saffier 27 review: ‘When you’re under way, pretty well everything can be controlled from the helm’
Many’s the time I have observed that plenty of people who own cruising yachts rarely – if ever – seem to go cruising. They sail around the bay on a…
Zen again: A 65,000-mile love story on a 1980s IOR classic
Zen Again is our Yamazaki Yachts Stinger 34 1980s IOR ¾ tonner. She’s gorgeous. She has a deep fin keel, strong skeg-hung rudder and tall masthead cutter rig. She displaces…
Boat Building’s Last Stand: A Visit to the Academy
Grinding through January and February underlines how much I hate the winter. Indeed, we have just booked a cheap and cheery week in the Canaries to soak up a bit…
The veteran sailor with a Substack: Colm Walker is meditating his way to the 2026 Golden Globe Race
There’s one tool Colm Walker swears by as he gears up for the 2026 Golden Globe Race: meditation. ‘I’m being very intentional about my land based life and footprint. That…
An ‘inherently selfish endeavour’ says solo sailor Henry Wootton of his Golden Globe Race: Here’s why he’s doing it anyways
Henry Wootton isn’t put off by the Golden Globe Race‘s reputation as ‘the Voyage of Madmen’ and ‘The Loneliest Race in the World’. Far from it. As he prepares to…
Sailing the Shipping Forecast in the Dover sea area: ‘Dover marina is a good place to pause’
Sailing the Shipping Forecast: Dover Dover sea area is a relatively small but significant wedge of water between Deal and Beachy Head on the English coast and across to the…