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Our shortlist of favourite harbours, anchorages and marinas around the UK – sheltered spots to spend the night, or days on end

The decision by the US Coast Guard to adopt e-flares over traditional pyrotechnic distress signals has been welcomed by manufacturers of electronic visual distress signaling devices (eVDSDs). e-flares are. currently subject to country-by-country. Credit: ACR Electronicsapprovals The US Coast Guard’s ALCOAST 234/25 directive, which came into effect in April, replaced traditional MK-124 pyrotechnic distress signals…

Sam Jefferson takes the new Beneteau First 60 out for a spin and finds out how it compares to the likes of Solaris and Grand Soleil

Making an Atlantic crossing? Or looking for further afield cruising grounds? Helen Shulz explains why sailing in the Cape Verde Islands, an off-the-beaten-path archipelago, should be top of your list

The 41st Atlantic Rally for Cruisers – ARC 2026 – sets sail in late November this year. Here is everything you need to know about this iconic transatlantic race

The Route du Rhum 2026 sets sail from Brittany on 1st November – bringing together world-record holders, rookie dreamers, and the ultimate test of solo ocean racing

Adam Waugh shares his footage and inside story of his round-the-world voyage completing the Mini Globe Race 2025/26

“Eye opening” with “life-saving insights”, the Cruising Club of America (CCA) has published the most comprehensive examination of yacht to yacht rescues ever produced. The report states: “Pete Goss’s Aqua Quorum’s 1996 rescue of Raphaël Dinelli on Algimouss is recognized as one of the most demanding rescues in the Southern Ocean; sailing upwind in a…

Our hand picked selection of some of the best yachts on the market, from Moody and Arcona, to Hanse and X-Yachts

METSTRADE 2026 Prepares to Gather the Global Marine Equipment Sector in Amsterdam