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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whether you’re a serious buyer or just interested in the latest yachts on the market, this Dufour cruiser is certainly one to take a look at. Our Editor Sam Jefferson continues his mission to find the ...

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 ...

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.

Up and down the UK and across the British Isles the summer racing and regatta calendar is something to behold. The racing scene extends over the summer months and is jam packed full of likeminded ...

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 ...

Hallberg-Rassy is a brand synonymous with high quality, blue water cruising and tradition. Yet, its new 340 is full of surprises, writes Sam Jefferson. If some marketing goon were going to give a ...

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 ...