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Jimmy at the helm. Jimmy Cornell won our Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s British Yachting Awards. Sam Jefferson caught up with him to discuss a life of adventure on the water. Few in the world of sailing have not heard of Jimmy Cornell; a larger than life character who by force of personality combined…

What to expect for Cowes Week 2025 – One of the many exciting starts from the Royal Yacht Squadron line. Credit: Martin Allen Georgie Corlett-Pitt talks to top sailors about Cowes Week 2025 and this event’s unique appeal, and gets their insider tips on taking part…  Cowes Week 2025 takes place this year from 2-8…

Yachts for sale – Blink. Credit: Michael Schmidt Three top picks from the market… just for you. Southerly 420 – Blue Dolphin Blue Dolphin is one of just a few Southerly 420 cruising yachts built by Northshore. This fine example, for sale with Red Ensign Yacht Brokerage in Falmouth, offers outstanding sailing performance with easy…

Approaching Strathaird Bay on the Isle of Skye, one of many deserted anchorages within the Western Isles. Credit: Barry Pickthall/PPL The continuing story of Barry Pickthall’s sometimes dramatic two year cruise from Chichester to the Outer Hebrides and back. Regular readers will recall that we last left Barry in ST/YY July 2025 after a calamitous…

Micky Beckett – 53 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by Iberostar. Credit: Sailing Energy / Princesa Sofía A British medal jamboree at Princesa Sofía Regatta in Palma, and the ups and downs of racing on the professional circuit. I won’t make a secret of it. I was in a bit of a hole after the Olympics.…

Raymarine’s Axiom+ chartplotter in action Sam Fortescue takes a look at the latest developments when it comes to chartplotters. News late last year that Imray will cease publishing paper charts after the coming sailing season has caused concern among sailors and navigators. It may be one of the reasons that the UK Hydrographic Office has given…

The highly active and popular WASZP class is swarming to Weymouth this year. The WASZP Games in July is expected to attract nearly 300 boats, and maybe more. Credit: James Tomlinson There are plenty of factors relating to why class open meeting championship attendance in some classes are suffering more than others. Sue Pelling considers…

New yacht designs Sam Jefferson looks at the latest designs and launches… Pegasus 67 Pegasus Yachts is a Slovenian company that specialises in carbon construction who, up until now, had built only one model, the Pegasus 51. This is a very innovative yacht that combines blistering speed and light displacement with blue water comfort. New…

The Hunter Liberty was an innovative David Thomas design inspired by the whalers he used to race in New Zealand. Credit: Peter Poland Peter Poland helped set up Hunter Boats, one of the most successful British boatbuilders of recent years. He looks back on the ups and downs of building the business. My early sailing experiences came…

Credit: Hanse Yachts Peter Poland puts Hanse’s new 360 through her paces and discovers that this entry level cruiser has much to offer. When Michael Schmidt took a rest from successful racing on German Admiral’s Cup yachts, the Berlin Wall was beginning to crumble in late 1989. So he decided to investigate East German boat…