As Greek summers grow hotter in the face of climate change, the need for green air conditioning on yachts has become more ...

Jess says that returning to the UK on holidays highlights the contrasting ways in which her children have been raised ...

All of this somewhat gushing preamble brings us to the Swan 51; all new for 2025 and the smallest boat in the range, replacing the highly successful Swan 48. This is an important boat for Swan, given ...

The location of Boatfolk’s Portishead Marina just below the mouth of the River Avon, up the Bristol Channel, means it is particularly tidal but it does offer some interesting cruising opportunities ...

Kraken Yachts is the brainchild of businessman and sailor Dick Beaumont who, like so many before him, decided to build his dream boat and, off the back of that, launched a new sailing brand of blue ...

Think of the Cote d’Azur and you think of refined opulence; F Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night, Brigitte Bardot, Cannes Film Festival; glitz, glamour. The reality if you actually drive there is ...

After a nail-biting Grand Final in Abu Dhabi, Emirates GBR have won the 2025 SailGP title. This weekend in the City’s Zayed Port, Coming from third, the British team overhauled the Australian and New ...

How can you have an America’s Cup if the Americans aren’t taking part?” It’s a question that I’ve been asked a couple of times by my non-sailing friends. Of course, you and I know – being the clever ...

When a serious collision put their SunFast 3200 out of action on day one of Cowes Week, the Stride Forward team were determined to find a way to continue sailing. They’d come too far to let this put a ...

When you’re sailing inshore or navigating tidal rivers, you need a jacket that can handle sudden squalls and spray without the bulk and weight of offshore foul weather gear. These waters demand ...

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 the water. The shortlists for each ...

It was a downwind start for the 2,700-mile rally, which sails to Grenada via Cape Verde, with yachts ranging from 33ft to 66ft. First over the line in the monohulls was Oyster 595 XoXo, whilst Lagoon ...