The ability to sail faster and more efficiently can also be safer and more satisfying. Peter K Poland shares his tips to ...

Exploring the Kisköre region of River Tiszna, Hungary, on a boat charter with three children on a 13.5m Estivale Octo motor ...

David Rainsbury demonstrates springing off and on and how it will give you all the power and control you need to leave a ...

Charles Warlow has circumnavigated the UK twice, round Ireland and to the Faroes. He shares his advice for sailors planning ...

Only the foolhardy would put to sea without first checking the weather and forecast – understanding how to make use of the ...

Living in a world of power-hungry electronics, windvane self-steering is an appealing concept. Instead of steering to a compass course, you steer the boat to the wind, thanks to a mechanical vane ...

Sunsail’s Funding the Future competition returned this year after a brief hiatus to celebrate the community initiatives of sailing and yacht clubs across the UK. A £6,000 top prize attracted entries ...

Allan Earl, the author of the marvellous book Dinghy Cruising, published in 1945 successfully sailed his 10ft clinker dinghy all along the Dorset, Hampshire and Sussex coast. And as the knowledgeable ...

Small enough to trail, big enough to cruise for a fortnight and fast enough to win races, the Etap 24i is as versatile as they come, says David Harding Back in 2000, I headed across to Holland to sail ...