Beneteau’s First 36 was a planing masterpiece. The 36SE is a turbocharged version. Sam Jefferson dons his Bermuda shorts and ...

Stravaigin Sailing ’s adventure sailing holidays aboard a 44ft 8-berth sailing yacht based in Oban, offers a huge choice of ...

Sam Jefferson reviews the latest bunkside reads, classic books and more.

Seawind’s 1170 originates from a land down under. This seems to have given them a fresh new approach when it comes to ...

First to the scoring gate was Paprec Arkéa, but with Allagrande Mapei less than a minute behind. Together with Biotherm and Malizia, they were the first to hit a new band of 30kts, tackling squally ...

Misunderstood and little used, the kicking strap or vang is often largely ignored by cruising sailors. It is an important ...

If you were asked to describe the design needs for a modern sailing cruising yacht to someone new to sailing, you might tell ...

Ropes, sails, and safety... Ben Lowings put the best sailing knives to the test to see which ones you can really rely on when ...

Dufour Yachts has been revamping its range over the last couple of years and the new generation of Umberto Felci-designed yachts feature quite remarkable levels of volume thanks to big beam and fuller ...