Messing about in boats
Still thinking of wrapping your boat up and ignoring her till next April? Maybe it's time to think again. Travel Blogger Dylan Winter shows off the beautiful winter sailing to be had at Mylor Yacht Harbour.
Rafted up © Barry Pickthall / PPL Web: www.pplmedia.com August 2016: The Contessa 26 is 50 years old this summer and owners had a party in Lymington to celebrate Jeremy Rogers building (and restoring) so many boats. "We had so much fun, it was an absolutely brilliant event! To be honest I am finding it [...]
Every year there are scores of competitors who throw away the potential for good race results through mistakes that are easy to avoid. Rupert Holmes looks at eight of the most common 1. Too enthusiastic at the start We all know that a good start is a key element in a good result, but it's [...]
The Cowes–Dinard race is a 151NM qualifying competition for the Fastnet. Dan Houston joins Griff Rhys Jones aboard the S&S yawl Argyll for an overnight offshore race to remember It’s ten to three in the morning when the spinnaker blows. Suddenly the ghostly white expanse of energy billowing in front of me is gone, replaced [...]
From our December issue: Opening photo shows: Whooper at the RYS Bicentenary regatta. Inside her is Cereste, third yacht is the S&S Clarionet - Photo James Robinson Taylor Solent based Whooper is a winning yacht – last year she won the Gold Roman Bowl in the Round the Island race... not bad for a 1939 [...]
Living on a barge offers a romantic lifestyle enjoyed by the waterborne community and for many it's a dream - to get away from it all, especially if your barge is seaworthy and can travel along the coast or via inland waterways. But what is it really like to be liveaboards like this? The January [...]
