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From secluded east coast creeks and Solent cruising, to the stunning Scottish islands and the Welsh and Northern Irish Coastlines, the British Isles have plenty to offer for varied & inspirational sailing.

It’s time to start looking at your sailing kit for the season ahead. Do you have everything you need to keep warm and dry when you’re out on the boat, either racing or cruising?

Sam Jefferson takes a look at the latest yacht designs on the market – which is your favourite?

Nautor Swan has been on something of a journey since it first built seagoing sporty cruising yachts in the 1960s. The New Clubswan 28 one-design sportsboat is a prime example of just how far they have come… Sam Jefferson put this design through it paces in St Tropez.

Sam Jefferson sails the new Dufour 54 – a boat that attempts to give new meaning to the term ‘roomy’.

Balance catamarans specialises in producing innovative high performance bluewater catamarans. Its new 580 is an impressive addition to its portfolio.

Lola Morgan examines how a more diversified workforce is helping to preserve traditional boatbuilding skills and techniques The increased availability of short courses and apprenticeships means there are more routes into boatbuilding in the UK. Credit: Albany Communications Boatbuilding has rarely been tidy, glamorous or theoretical. It’s about getting things fair, understanding loads, choosing the…

Here’s a comprehensive list of the sailing races and regattas scheduled for 2026, and we are spoilt for choice! There will be more details to come, but for now, save the dates in your calendars and start planning your sailing season.

A fundraising campaign launched by the Sailors Creek CIC team to replace a shipwright’s tools following the devastating fire of Lowestoft wooden trawler Keewaydin has had a heart-warming response. Keewaydin, a 1913 Lowestoft wooden trawler, had been subject to two years of work by Sailors Creek community interest company (CIC) volunteers led by master shipwright…

Jazz Turner, who is the first disabled person to complete a solo, non-stop and unassisted circumnavigation of the UK and Ireland is named Yachtsman of the Year 2025 Jazz Turner celebrated winning the 2025 Yachtsman of the Year Award with her family. Credit: Mark Jardine/YJA The Yachting Journalists’ Association’s Yachtsman of the Year 2025 has…