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Sailing with children. Credit: Pichaya Monk Selling up and going sailing as a family is a leap into the unknown – the more so if your sailing experience is limited. The Monk family were undeterred however. Pichaya Monk narrates their adventure and provides some top tips for sailing with children. From the moment I met…

Trinidade. Credit: Simone Marinho Bluewater cruising is taken for granted these days – yet one pioneering adventure put it on the map. Sam Jefferson relates E F Knight’s South Atlantic Soujourn. Prior to 1920, yacht cruising was an occupation indulged in by precious few. If you wanted to go sailing, you raced off Cowes with…

Antigua Sailing Week 2025 – Pyewacket racing. Credit: Paul Wyeth Rupert Holmes reports on Antigua Sailing Week 2025, one of the Caribbean’s most appealing regattas. The Caribbean is the spiritual home of the warm-weather regatta and there’s little that can beat the combination of tropical sun and tradewinds. First run in 1967, Antigua Sailing Week…

New Catamaran – Leopard 46. Credit: Leopard Here’s our pick of the latest catamaran launches – fresh multihull designs arriving on the yacht market. Nautitech 41 Type S Nautitech catamarans changed the game some 20 years ago when it launched a new range of sporty catamarans that came with a more accessible price point than…

Channel cruising – Morbihan, Gulf of Morbihan, Les Sept Îles. Credit: Getty Images Clive Loughlin plans a ‘bucket list’ epic adventure to North Brittany. My friends and I have got to the age where bucket lists deserve serious attention. Last year I teamed up with my friend Keith and his daughter Jess to take his…

Yacht for sale – Dufour 360 – Viva. Credit: Clarke Carter Wondering what is on the market? You won’t want to miss these three beautiful yachts… Dufour 360 – Viva – For Sale East coast-based Broker – Clarke & Carter – says the Dufour 360 is renowned for its stylish and effective design, offering excellent…

Saare 47 – Estonian cruiser. Credit: Saare Yachts Saare Yachts is an Estonian manufacturer that is little known in the UK but produces high quality cruisers. The 47 is its latest and Sam Fortescue steps aboard to discover more. It is a quiet spring day in Eckernförde on the Baltic coast. Looking down this deep inlet…

Beneteau first 30. Credit: Beneteau Beneteau has an ambitious new mission; to create a planing cruiser. Sam Jefferson buckles up aboard the First 30 to see if it achieved this aim. I’m going to start this review with an apocryphal story about my favourite subject; myself. Please bear with me though because it is relevant…

Offshore fishing – Reeling in a marlin, lifejacket on and clipped onto the boat. Credit: Jenevora Swann With the Atlantic Ocean crossing season looming, Jenevora Swann shares some tips on how to get ready for offshore fishing, without breaking the bank. Fishing offshore adds an extra dimension to passage making, not only can it provide…

An idyllic anchorage in the Andaman Sea, Thailand. Credit: Shutterstock Looking to a stretch your sailing holiday skill and ability? How about venturing to one of the many exotic locations like the Indian Ocean, South East Asia or Australasia, where demand is on the increase, writes Sue Pelling. As the demand for sailing holidays in exotic…