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YOUR PERFECT DOWNWIND SAIL

HOW TO SET UP YOUR BOAT FOR SMOOTH, STRESS-FREE DOWNWIND SAILING: RACHAEL SPROT EXAMINES THE OPTIONS

5 EXPERT TIPS

BILL O'HARA ON USING THE RACING RULES

TAKING OWNERSHIP

RUPERT HOLMES ON BUYING A BOAT TO WIN

CLASSIC APPEAL

SOMETIMES LOOKS REALLY DO MATTER. AND THIS PILOT CLASSIC 47 IS A SWEET HARMONY OF CLASSIC LINES AND MODERN BUILD

WHERE THE SKY IS BORN

THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IS RARELY SAILED BY VISITING CRUISERS, BUT KILA ZAMANA DISCOVERED WILDERNESS AND MAYA MYTHS

TIME ΤΟ TIME

A NON-STOP PASSAGE FROM FALMOUTH TO FORMENTERA ENABLED PHIL JOHNSON AND ROXY SEARS TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE MED

RETURN OF THE Js

THE INCOMPARABLE J CLASS RETURNS TO MED FLEET RACING FOR THE SUPERYACHT CUP PALMA AND BEYOND. ANDI ROBERTSON TRACKS THEIR FORM.

PALMA PROMISES

AN ECLECTIC MIX OF SUPERYACHTS, WHICH INCLUDES FOUR J CLASS, SHOULD ENSURE A PRIZE SUPERYACHT CUP PALMA, WRITES TOBY HODGES

HITTING THE SWEET SPOT?

OFFERING SPACE AND A COMFORTABLE INTERIOR WHILE KEEPING A CAT LIGHT ENOUGH TO PERFORM IS A TOUGH BRIEF. DOES NAUTITECH DELIVER, ASKS FRANÇOIS TREGOUET?

MAXI POWER

MAXI RACING IS BOOMING AND IS MORE REGULAR THAN EVER, REPORTS JAMES BOYD

FLYING HIGH

AFTER HER INCREDIBLE VENDÉE GLOBE, LIFE HAS CHANGED FOR SOLO SAILOR PIP HARE. SHE REVEALS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE YOUR DREAMS

MATT SHEAHAN

SHARED INNOVATION ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINES OF SAILING IS ACCELERATING RACING SPEEDS AT THE TOP FLIGHT

EASTBOUND EPIC

A DOUBLE-HANDED PASSAGE FROM TURKEY TO SEATTLE WAS AN ADVENTUROUS SOLUTION FOR PETER AND GINGER NIEMANN

All female Jules Verne bid

Vendée Globe skipper Alexia Barrier is putting together a campaign to create an all-female Jules Verne Trophy crew.

Why do we change our engine oil?

PBO's engine whisperer Stu Davies ponders the not-so-silly question

Taking the lead: best 30ft French yachts

Few would dispute that the French production yacht builders have left British builders floundering in their wake, writes Peter Poland

RS Pulse 63 Electric RIB

Jake Frith ponders whether a 23 knot RIB could change the world

ResQLink V FastFind PLBS

Fox Morgan takes a closer look at the PLBs with Return Link Service

Post-Brexit Channel Hop

The sailing was fantastic, the admin a little onerous and the French Border Patrol visit a surprise - Steve Hodges and Sam McClements share their first post-Brexit Channel hop experience

Propulsion options

Inboard diesel engines are common for sailing cruisers, but there are other ways to power a boat, as Stu Davies explains

Orca encounter left our yacht rudderless

Zoe Barlow shares her experience of losing a rudder when targeted by orcas while on passage from Spain to Morocco

Dinghy disasters

A former inspector with the Marine Accident Investigation Branch, Owen Brown reflects on sailing adventures that taught him safety lessons

Italy to England trailer-sailer tow

Alice Driscoll recalls driving and towing a 10m-long car and trailer combo carrying a J24 keelboat, 1,000 miles home from Lake Garda

Eco power for a cruising cat

The expansive deck of an 8m Catalac catamaran proves to be a huge asset for Simon Milward's solar electric propulsion project

Freeman 22 Mk2

A comfortable little motor cruiser with an interesting engine

All Sail Week

Tough as old boots, brave as lions, has our ancestors' innate skilfulness become extinct?

Best British-built cruisers around 32ft

Peter Poland shares his expertise on British-built second-hand yachts costing less than £30,000, which are comfortable and seaworthy

Solo sailing around Scotland's Small Isles

Paul Radcliffe takes advantage of good weather to explore the islands off the west coast of Scotland

Alternatives to gas

Rupert Holmes encourages a broad-minded approach to onboard cooking appliances and gadgets

A guide to seal spotting

Can you tell the difference between a common seal and a grey seal? Genevieve Leaper shares some identification tips