In December 2022, the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) met and signed the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

From the very outset, The Ocean Race Europe brought surprise. It began with a heart-stopper – the kind no-one wanted, or predicted... The seven IMOCA60s with their mixed gender crews of four (plus ...

In a week of mixed wind conditions peaking at 28-30kts on the first day, and then ranging from 12-13kts to the low 20s for the rest of the week, the WASZP Games at Weymouth and Portland National ...

Constance’s new Code Zero has given the boat a new lease of life in light airs. | Photo credit: Tom Cunliffe I’ve had Constance – an American Mason 44 – for 13 years. We’re getting to know each other ...

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 ...

When our friends asked if we’d help them sail Tourterelles, their brand new Knysna 500SE catamaran on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic from South Africa, we jumped at it. We’d sold our own ...

There’s no worse feeling than setting off to sea and realising you’ve forgotten something essential. From your latest high-tech sailing gadgets to home comforts, there’s often fairly difficult to go ...

Are you in the market for a cruising catamaran, that’s not only fast and comfortable, but also fit for an ocean crossing? Our Editor Sam Jefferson takes the new Balance 580 out for a test, marking it ...

If you haven’t already visited Linjett’s boatyard in the sleepy hamlet of Rosättra just to the north of Stockholm, I highly recommend it to you. If you love sailing, you cannot fail to be seduced.

Cruachan is an iconic Rustler 42 from 2011 that has had very little use. She has been sailed in UK waters only and is in pristine condition. She has a blue hull and teak decks with oak interior, and ...

As you would imagine, there are two varieties of pole stars; one in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern hemisphere. The northern variant is Polaris, guiding us true north more accurately ...

From the 13th-22nd September the 55th Southampton International Boat Show celebrated the vibrant marine industry for ten days of sunshine, here’s a full round-up of the show and some of this year’s ...