Introducing the new stylish and speedy daysailor from Saffier Yachts... Sam Jefferson gives us a tour of the Saffier SE28 at Düsseldorf Boat Show. Dutch boatbuilder Saffier has set the benchmark when ...

This winter, on 26th December 2025, the crews of the Sydney-Hobart race set off... Sam Jefferson reports.

Days can get messy and wet in the yard when hulls are cleaned with pressure washers. Sacrificial anodes are checked for wear ...

The next generation of yachts was unveiled by co-founder and chairman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston at the Dusseldorf Boat Show in January and the boat is the evolution of three previous yacht generations.

Dylan Fletcher has been on quite the journey over the past two years. To steer Emirates GBR to victory in the Grand Final of this season’s Rolex SailGP Championship places him firmly in the top ...

Over the years, Boreal has become much less rudimentary in the way its boats are fitted out and the 56 is positively luxurious down below. Did I mention that the French were dominant in the sector of ...

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 ...

There is roughly 12hrs 20 mins between successive high waters at Dover, and the peak of the tidal wave that passes Falmouth ...

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 ...

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 ...

Smart thinking: Bali Catamarans have been producing voluminous cruising catamarans in huge quantities since 2014 – during that time they have perfected the art as Sam Jefferson discovers. They say ...

If Brexit was all about ‘taking back control’ then that is all well and good but Paul Heiney was left feeling somewhat confused after sailing to France… If they can get it to work, which seems far ...