Watch our unique footage of sailing the 1934-built J Class Endeavour. Yachting World's Toby Hodges had the chance to sail her and takes a look around ► ...
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Onboard J Class Velsheda at Les Voiles de St Tropez, 2016
How do you get the best out of a cruising cat downwind and how do you gybe safely? Multihull expert Nigel Irens explains ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to ...
Why don’t cruising cats sail very well to windward? Nigel Irens explains and has some tips on how to get more out of a cruising catamaran upwind ► Become a ...
Catamarans have many advantages over monohulls when it comes to sitting at anchor or on a mooring. In particular, their shallower draft means that you can get ...
Having left the harbour for the first time, taking a few minutes to find out how the cat handles in the safety of open water will make life much easier when ...
The view from the cockpit of a cruising catamaran as you prepare to leave the dock for the first time can be intimidating. But as multihull guru Nigel Irens ...
Dan Bower's advice on catching a fish for your supper is the last in our series of Bluewater Sailing Techniques ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Yachting World's ...
It's one of the great pleasures of cruising to explore the element below you. Dan Bower considers the practicalities of going underwater ► Become a FREE ...
Yachting World looks at the features that go into a bluewater cruiser by sailing the new Discovery 58 to Jersey. See the full report on our website, available ...
Sailing an XOD at Cowes Week - Matthew Sheahan finds out why this classic one design class continues to be so popular when he sails with XOD veterans James ...
A major part of your cruising lifestyle will be spent using your tender. In many of the cruising areas in the tropics, marinas are few and far between, so you ...
Choosing a watch system and routine that works for your crew numbers is key to an enjoyable passage. How should you plan it, what should you take into account, ...
Yachting World tests the new Gunboat 55 – arguably the coolest, most versatile fast cruising cat in the world. For the full report and further pictures click ...
We show you the best way to stop a boat quickly under downwind sails and remain close to the casualty so you can ensure a speedy and safe recovery. ► Become a ...
What would you do if someone fell overboard when the spinnaker was flying for a long downwind passage, with foreguy and afterguy fixing the pole in place and ...
It’s to be avoided if possible, but how do you protect the environment and stop your anchor cable from snagging if you are in an atoll strewn with unseen ...
In the fifth instalment of our bluewater sailing videos, we explain how to set up a spinnaker safely for long downwind passages when offshore cruising or ocean ...
Sailing with a poled out headsail on one side and your main secured on a preventer on the other is a very stable and comfortable set up for long distance ...
We show how to identify squalls and prepare the boat and crew to weather them safely so that they can even be enjoyed as an exhilarating and refreshing ...
Yachting World video showing our trial onboard the spaceship that is the Rapier 550 – an innovative new British cruising catamaran with sailing systems inside. ...
In many places around the world, and often in the Pacific Islands, the only shelter to be found is inside a coral lagoon. Getting through a reef pass is the ...
The Yachting World team sail to the outer islands of Fiji to try out cruising techniques and experience the joys of the bluewater cruising life. To be followed ...
Your tender is your lifeline to the shore and its type, size and equipment are critical in remote areas. Skip Novak demonstrates what he uses, why - and how ...