My kids are confused. Whenever we have a holiday away from the boat, visiting friends and family in the UK, it becomes very apparent to us that they have been raised quite differently from their ...

As Greek summers grow hotter in the face of climate change, the need for green air conditioning on yachts has become more important. Especially in bustling Ionian harbours, where large yachts run ...

All of this somewhat gushing preamble brings us to the Swan 51; all new for 2025 and the smallest boat in the range, replacing the highly successful Swan 48. This is an important boat for Swan, given ...

The location of Boatfolk’s Portishead Marina just below the mouth of the River Avon, up the Bristol Channel, means it is particularly tidal but it does offer some interesting cruising opportunities ...

Kraken Yachts is the brainchild of businessman and sailor Dick Beaumont who, like so many before him, decided to build his dream boat and, off the back of that, launched a new sailing brand of blue ...

After a nail-biting Grand Final in Abu Dhabi, Emirates GBR have won the 2025 SailGP title. This weekend in the City’s Zayed Port, Coming from third, the British team overhauled the Australian and New ...

Think of the Cote d’Azur and you think of refined opulence; F Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night, Brigitte Bardot, Cannes Film Festival; glitz, glamour. The reality if you actually drive there is ...

Many of the Sail Ionian charter yachts, especially the larger ones, are equipped with in-mast furling mainsails. For some guests, these systems are unfamiliar, or they may have experienced ...

Fed up with boat maintenance and the ever-increasing cost of berthing and insurance? Now could be the time to consider boating on demand with a boatshare, fractional, or charter ownership scheme says ...

With over 600 boats across more than 30 classes, this year’s infamous Cowes Week brought some brilliant racing to the Solent, celebrating some top-tier boats and crew. Here are the Cowes Week 2025 ...

All new in 2025, the Dufour 48 is designed by the French manufacturer’s go to naval architect Umberto Felci and takes the concept of using full forward sections to boost internal volume to the next ...

Sunsail is a charter industry global leader and has plenty to celebrate. Sam Jefferson caught up with Sunsail’s Clive Norton to find out the company’s secrets of success. Last year, Sunsail celebrated ...