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Channel Islands sailing – La Coupée joins Sark to Little Sark – the railings are a relatively recent addition! Credit: Shutterstock Clive Loughlin, his daughter Jess, and friend Keith put a Channel Island passage plan to the test. Here is what worked, and what didn’t… In a previous article ‘Channel Island Tidal Tactics’ (ST May…

The SailGP F50 catamaran fleet in action on Race Day 1 of Bermuda SailGP presented by Hamilton Princess, Season 3, in Bermuda. 14th May 2022. Credit: Bob Martin for SailGP Is now the time to contemplate the workings of the America’s Cup? And how the SailGP circuit is re-shaping the grand prix racing landscape, including…

Race. Credit: Ian Roman / International Paints Poole Regatta A good start cannot win you a race but a bad one can lose it for you. Jon Emmett takes a look at some of the classic errors made on the startline. In a previous article we highlighted that in order to win, you first have…

Wine tasting was never like this. Is it salt or is it fresh? Dealing with Bilge pumps – Credit: Tom Cunliffe Whatever sort of boat you buy, whether it’s brand-new or used, you’ll find it will inevitably bring the sort of trials and tribulations that you could well do without… The thing about buying a…

Credit: Shutterstock Paul Heiney raises thoughts about doing ‘your bit’ for the country during the war, even just helping out with posting letters! I was there at the outbreak of the Falklands War in April 1982. Well, to be honest, I wasn’t exactly there, but I was certainly standing at the bar of a rather swanky…

New Boat: Ice 62 Sam Jefferson looks at the latest designs and launches… Beneteau First 30 The renaissance of Beneteau’s First range was fully realised with the Beneteau First 36; an all new racer with a real emphasis on speed. The First 30 is a continuation of that theme. Designed by Sam Manuard, working with…

You voted in your thousands for the best boats, sailors and kit of the past year. Here are the winners of the British Yachting Awards 2024… The British Yachting Awards is an annual celebration of all things sailing; from the finest bits of kit, to the most extraordinary feats of endurance or skill out on…

Decking – Permateek, made in Ringwood, Hampshire There was a time when fake wood seemed to go against the grain. Those days are long gone and Sam Fortescue looks at the various options available. There are lots of reasons for redecking a boat. Maybe the old surface is beginning to look a bit tatty or…

Credit: Jeanneau The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 350 is the French giant’s ‘entry level’ boat and, as Sam Jefferson discovered, size isn’t everything. The days when nostalgia seemed passé are gone. Remember when we had weather instead of a series of mini catastrophes? Gone. Remember when a fresh-faced Labour politician told us that things can only…

Sunset sailing – Virtual Regatta Hitting the shoreline is never the plan during a non-stop circumnavigation. Here are the dos and don’ts of the virtual Vendée Globe – or rather, just the don’ts. On November 10th, the world (or at least the sailing world) watched as 40 skippers set sail from Les Sables-d’Olonne for the…