Tom Cunliffe is a British yachting journalist, author and broadcaster - and has been a long time columnist for Sailing Today with Yachts and Yachting. He was born in 1947, and learnt to sail as a ...

The Lagoon 380 was the bestselling catamaran of all time and did much to popularise the cruising catamaran, but the new ...

The IMOCA 60 boats for the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic have arrived on the scene, and the designs are turning heads. Two ...

This was the 95th edition of the iconic Round the Island Race, which is a proving ground not only for seasoned racers but ...

As the 38th Louis Vuitton Cup draws closer an official announcement has been issued by the Regatta Director Iain Murray.  The Louis Vuitton Cup dates and format are part of that announcement, and ...

If ever proof was needed to illustrate how success can be obtained by pure team effort, then look no further than the WLYC 24 Hour Race that’s held annually in mid September and run by hundreds of ...

The arrival of September brings a familiar feeling - the fast approach of Southampton Boat Show! From the 19th-28th September this year, Mayflower Park in Southampton is set to welcome around 100,000 ...

With competitors in the Transat Café l’Or essentially ejected out into the North Atlantic in late October, the event is noted for its dramatic starts but the 2025 edition trumped its predecessors with ...

Described by organisers as ‘the world’s oldest and largest regatta’, it Cowes Week has an unrivalled reputation for superbly ...

While the age of smartphones may make handheld GPS devices seem old school, there is no competition for the service ability, toughness, battery life and seagoing usability of these pocket sized ...

Beneteau’s Oceanis 51.1 features a radical hull shape with ‘champagne glass’ sections. But does that lead to the sailing equivalent of Lambrusco? Sam Jefferson finds out Chines. Back in the days ...

Saffier Yachts is all about fun daysailers, right? Not any more. This company has taken that concept and shifted it to a larger canvas as Sam Jefferson discovered when he tested the Saffier SL 46. So ...