CATEGORIES

America's Cup Saudi controversy

America’s Cup organisers have announced that the second preliminary regatta for the 37th America’s Cup cycle will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 30 November–3 December 2023

IT TAKES TWO

THE DOUBLE-HANDED GLOBE 40 TEAMS POWERED AROUND THE WORLD OVER EIGHT LEGS IN JUST NINE MONTHS. RUPERT HOLMES DISCOVERS WHAT CRUISERS CAN LEARN FROM THEIR TOUGH CIRCUMNAVIGATION

Heroes' welcome for retro race history makers

Kirsten Neuschäfer has a solo, round the world yacht race after winning the 2022 Golden Globe Race (GGR).

Anchoring charges and the law

Falmouth Harbour Commissioners has defended charging £15 a night to a boat owner who complained about \"being made to pay to anchor\", despite having no intention of using facilities ashore.

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE - Cruising Europe

Sailing to the EU this summer? The Cruising Association shares its advice on what you need to know for a stress-free cruise

Modern classic, swollen head

The many perfumes of Memory Lane

Tideway 10 GUNTER OR LUGGER?

The trailerable TW10 has the benefits of her sister vessel, the Tideway 12, but is lighter and easier to launch and recover by hand

Essential checks for chainplates

As long as our chainplates aren't leaking, few of us give them a second thought. But should we be checking more closely? Surveyor Ben Sutcliffe-Davies explains what to look out for

PEARL 72

If you want something that feels different, inside and out, this is a boat you need to see

INVERKIP TO OBAN GREAT SCOT

Kelston and Jackie Tobin’s leisurely circum-navigtion of the UK enters its third season as they cruise north from Inverkip to Oban via the Crinan Canal and the occasional whisky distillery!

HERE COMES THE SUN

Songwriter, presenter and serial boat owner Richard Stilgoe’s latest purchase is a solar-powered motor launch that is red and black and green all over

DE ΑΝΤΟΝΙΟ D50 COUPE

Can De Antonio’s first coupé model make an award-winning formula even more attractive? Alex Smith heads to Malaga to find out

HOW TO RECOVER A BOAT ON A TRAILER

Last month we explained how to launch a boat from a road trailer, this month we are looking at how to recover it back onto the trailer.

MONTENEGRO - AEGEAN ADVENTURE

MBY regulars Thomas and Jutta Kittel continue their annual Mediterranean cruise – this time heading towards Albania and Greece from Montenegro

ZERO-EMISSIONS SUPERCAT

A 90ft superyacht that uses no fossil fuel at all sounds too good to be true but that’s exactly what Alva Yachts Ocean has already started building

X POWER 33

Behind the wheel of X Yachts’ first ever outboard-powered sportsboat

NEW HOUSE, NEW BOAT

Gilbert Park trades in his much-loved Nimbus for a boat he can park next to his house

BOAT CUISINE

It’s all change for diners in Chichester Marina and, as Phil Sampson discovers, it promises to be very much a change for the better

THE WORLD'S COOLEST BOATS - FAIRLINE TARGA 33

COOL RATING THE ORIGINAL TARGA OOZES '80s COOL

BUSTED FLUSH

Can Phil Sampson sort his toilet troubles or will they finally drive him potty?

AQUAHOLIC

Nick Burnham: Boating 2023 is officially go!

ADVENTURE SAILING EAST BEYOND THE BERLIN WALL

The coast of former East Germany offers Karen Eriksen and family tranquility and history in equal measure

TECHNICAL WINDOWS & HATCHES

A leaky hatch or window can make life down below miserable. Duncan Kent explains how to ditch those drippy blues forever

FIRST TEST NEEL 43

If you're torn between the performance of a trimaran and the accommodation of a cruising cat, the Neel 43 might offer a solution, says David Harding

Call to fit carbon monoxide detectors after tragedy

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is calling on boat owners to fit carbon monoxide detectors after two men tragically lost their lives in January 2022 aboard sports cruiser Emma Louise, while tied up at Port Hamble Marina.

KIRSTEN NEUSCHÄFER WINS

the Golden Globe crown and makes history

How to get some 'me time' at sea

The GGR has been a riveting slow burner of a race

The Tongan Way

One cruising couple discover the simple, unspoilt and breathtaking islands of Tonga en route to New Zealand

BENTE 28

Once you’ve seen one, Bente yachts are unmistakable. We revisited the brand’s first boat, the Bente 24, a couple of issues ago, which has been around for 10 years or so.

CRUISING HONEYMOON THROUGH THE CRINAN CANAL

Newlyweds Stuart and Emma start their happily ever after' by piloting Evolene up the west coast of Scotland