Yachting in Croatia is an excellent way to spend time off because it offers many beautiful towns, anchorages, and hidden gems to explore. Many of the team here have chartered…
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Beneteau First 27.7 used boat review: Fast, fun, and still very capable
Now and again you come across a boat that occupies a very particular niche in the market. The Beneteau First 27.7 is undoubtedly such a boat. It’s hard to think…
Should you avoid a mystery green light at sea?
Mike and two crew are sailing north up the east coast of England towards Sunderland. They are on board Amelia, a 15-metre gaff cutter and finding the trip hard work.…
Can you use AI to make a decent passage plan at sea? Would you? – Lu Heikell
From time to time, we get asked for advice on cruising routes from those looking to explore a new area. We are generally happy to oblige, as it usually isn’t…
Zhik Spirit of Adventure: ‘Steep cliffs rose into immense mountains [and] ice fields shone high above’
Sullen clouds pressed down upon a pewter sea. To port, the mountains vanished into swirling mist; to starboard, Bird Island jutted from the restless ocean. I stood in the cockpit…
Why wireless tech and handheld devices are on the rise
This article in association with Orca: You have probably seen the headlines by now, that the Imray range of paper charts has been saved from extinction by a tie-up with…
How I moved my mooring into deeper water better suited to my yacht
Typical of a purchase driven by the heart, the reality of buying a long keel cruiser struck home immediately when I tried to keep Swedish Lass on the drying mooring…
Swellies quandary: Go at low or high water?
Nick and Judy own a 9m bilge keel yacht with a draught of 1.2m. They are on a voyage up the west coast of Britain and are now in the…
‘The engine coughed, then spluttered, then died, and I had a brief moment to reflect on chaos theory’: A leaf caused problems aboard my yacht
The engine coughed, then spluttered, then died, and I had a brief moment to reflect on chaos theory, which notes that ‘the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial…
MAIB report into woman overboard death highlights safety issues, particularly for charities
Elizabeth Wood, a 43-year-old crew, fell overboard from an Andrew Cassell Foundation Sonar keelboat, LimbItless at around 1330 on 1 October 2022 while racing off Cowes, Isle of Wight. The…