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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Kraken Yachts believe that their new 50-footer is the ultimate blue water cruiser. Are they right? Sam Jefferson finds out Anyone who has spent a long time on passage will know that by the end of the ...

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 ...

Bahamian mooring is a system of anchoring that reduces the distance of swing. The boat lies to two anchors: one set forward, one aft. The technique gets its name from the fact that around the Bahamas ...

Are you planning a cruising holiday around the Scottish Isles, or looking for a safe place to keep your boat on the west coast? With 730 berths, and a safe and sheltered location on the Clyde at the ...

As October comes round, it feels like I can breathe again! When the crowds set sail, the Ionian finally returns to its usual calm self. Harbours empty and queues disappear, waiters have time to chat, ...

The 25 is a pure daysailer/weekender with purpose-built roll-on roll-off trailer for easy launching and recovery. She weighs 1,050kg and, with her minimal wetted area, it’s a recipe for speed. The ...

The final piece in our six part guide to splicing looks at a multiplait rope to chain splice. Three-strand synthetic rope is cheap to buy, durable, stretchy, and most importantly in this context, ...

Looking for a salty tale to get stuck into, searching for a page turner for your bedside table, or a holiday read that will transport you far away? Editor Sam Jefferson has the answer for you - here ...