Just over a year ago a little-known Chinese yard, the Shanghai Fareast Boats Co, made a big impression at the Düsseldorf boat show with a rocket red, all-carbon, downwind master-blaster. Having moved ...

Sailing across the Atlantic in the tradewinds – or back to Europe – is one of the biggest feats and adventures in sailing. In most cases, the crossing is the culmination of years of planning and ...

The influence of modern offshore racing on cruising design has never been clearer. Today’s short-handed ocean racers (such as Class 40s and IMOCAs) have proven that powerful hull forms, wide aft ...

Solo sailing may seem daunting at first, but if you regularly sail with a novice crew, you’re probably already going through the motions of a solo sailor without even knowing… ...

Rupert Holmes has some 85,000 miles of offshore cruising and racing experience in waters ranging from the Norwegian fjords to the Southern Ocean, plus the Caribbean and Mediterranean. As well as ...

How long would it take you to roll out of bed, dress and get out of the front door if you had to leave home in a hurry at night? Ten minutes? That’s far too long. If you’re part of an RNLI lifeboat ...

Replacing a very successful model is a huge challenge for any boatbuilder. Is it best to take a conservative approach, opting for a similar design to the original with only incremental updates and ...

“We were prepared for a very rough night but we didn’t have any inkling how rough it was going to be. As we passed the Scillies the wind was picking up from the west and as the front came through ...

The fastest circumnavigation ever: Thomas Coville sets a new non-stop around the world record time to win the Jules Verne Trophy Thomas Coville’s Sodebo team crossed the virtual finish line between ...

Smart glass cabins, modular flat-pack builds, twin engines, and structural loads routed directly through the coachroof, the latest generation of performance multihulls is throwing out the traditional ...

The biggest revolution to hit watersports has been foiling, but how did it start and what are the issues involved? Matthew Sheahan investigates Here’s a challenge. Design a way to support the weight ...

The history of the world speed sailing record is one of battles between boats, windsurfers and kitesurfers all vying for the ultimate prize Speed sailing records are a relatively new concept. Although ...