Shortlist: Eight best sailing knives

The following list is a quick glance at sailing knives on the market. See more sailing knives tested in our longer article here   Gill personal rescue knife  A stylish, simple knife with a composite handle that gives...

WIN! Raymarine Yachtsense Link Marine Cloud Router worth £1,395

We have teamed up with Raymarine to offer a fabulous prize to one lucky reader – a marine mobile router, the Raymarine Yachtsense Link Marine Cloud Router (Part Number E70640). This is a 4G-enabled...
Tom Cunliffe app

Why I’ve developed a new navigation app, by Tom Cunliffe

Paper or electronic? Tom Cunliffe and Bill Aylward have developed an app which gives you the best of both worlds, using raster charts derived from UKHO data. Tom explains... Shortly after GPS made its inaugural real-world appearance in the...

Wind Generators – Gear Guide

Here's some top picks for wind generators, to keep you charged up out on the water! There's nothing worse than disturbing the peace of an anchorage with a diesel generator, although the hum of a...

Lifejackets – gear guide

There's a vast range of automatic lifejackets on offer, and increasingly high-tech specifications for top-of-the-range models means there's a wide range of prices too. But whichever one you buy, always remember to keep your...

Barton Marine Exhibiting Latest Boating Hardware Releases at Southampton Boat Show 2022

The Barton tech team will be exhibiting a large selection of their extensive deck equipment range at Southampton Boat Show 2022, including recent releases Skydock and the Stanchion Bullseye Lead Block.  Barton can be...
sailing books

Reviews of classic and modern sailing books

Your shelves are bulging with classic and modern sailing books – by the Hisocks, the Smeetons, Knox-Johston, Moitessier and other great names. But there's always room for more sailing books! Scroll down for a...

Confidence and clarity: navigation with Garmin Navionics+™ cartography

SPONSORED Garmin have updated their chart-plotting and cartography suite with Garmin Navionics+™ and premium Garmin Navionics Vision+™ . What does the new kit offer for the sailor on the water? Firstly, let's clear up one thing -...

Sailing clothing: what’s new for this season

What with the Olympics and the America’s Cup, much of the recent development in sailing clothing has been focused on racing gear. Much of that feeds through to the cruising world and of course...

Christmas gifts for sailors

What to give the sailor in your life? Look no further!   Nautical art Patricia Edith Mary Thompson's work includes a range of sailing scenes, some painted in atmospheric style over nautical charts. hartgallery.co.uk or 1create.co.uk/patricia-thompson-fine-art Purchase direct from the artist via patriciathompson550@gmail.com     Kids lifejackets It’s hard...