Our resident used boat expert Phil Sampson explains how to find a good Windy 29 Coho on the secondhand market and what features to look out for… All photos: Phil Sampson In build: 2013 – 2018 Price range: £95,000 – £190,000 Windy has been building boats since 1966 when Hugo Vold, the son of a […]
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Nikki Henderson reveals what you really need to know before going bluewater multihull cruising It has become routine now for me to bookend the summer sailing season with a trip to the south of France for the biannual ‘Outremer Week’. This hugely popular event gathers 100-plus new Outremer catamaran owners for five days of training, […]
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By David A. Brown September 18, 2022 – Wild West Bass Trail Duel on the Delta. The fishery that had consistently befuddled Alex Klein rewarded his diligence with a 3-day winning total of 66.23 pounds at the Wild West Bass Trail Duel on the Delta presented by the City of Oakley Calif. “The Delta has […]
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The 5.5 Metre Jean Genie is the first ever British boat to win the prestigious Scandinavian Gold Cup, also winning this year’s 5.5 Metre World Championship Cowes-based businessman Peter Morton, widely known as Morty, is a serial winner who’s enjoyed a long career on the podium at everything from the Admiral’s Cup and Half Ton […]
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It is here at last, the fall run. In the salt, hordes of stripers have begun their migration back to their winter waters further south. In fresh water, billions of juvenile herring are feeding gamefish in every lake, river, and pond. Warm water visitors like false albacore and Spanish mackerel are here for a few […]
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Tired of choosing between Minn Kota Spot-Lock® or having control of your live sonar? You don’t have to choose between these two powerful technologies any longer. For years, anglers have utilized Minn Kota’s coveted GPS anchor technology, Spot-Lock, which can keep their boat locked in place on windy days, in current, while culling fish, or […]
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New accessories make boating easier. Imtra The editors at Boating have teamed up with the experts at Imtra to bring you advice on how to keep your boat in Bristol condition and get the most from your hours spent out on the water. For more great tips, see Better Boating with Imtra » As boats are […]
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When tying up any boat, small or large, it has to achieve the basic aim of securing it safely and making sure it will still be there when you return. A wander around any marina will show a multitude of different ways of doing this, some neat and sensible, some less so! Larger boats bring […]
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Among the many lessons Captain Casey Allen has learned from years of albie fishing, number one is to always have the fly line in your hands, ready to react. Photo by Capt. Casey Allen Things happen fast in albie fishing. But, somehow, it’s the opposite of a blur. Like video captured in frames per second, […]
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Catchy Tunes Rock bassist Dale Stewart of Seether balances touring with a fishing life. Rock stars have a reputation for being a little weird, passionate, and a touch rebellious. Bassist Dale Stewart of the rock band Seether likes to fish. Okay, that’s not weird, millions like to fish. But the 42-year-old can’t just chill before […]
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Erin Carey talks to a variety of liveaboard yacht cruisers about how they make a living on a yacht and what their days look like When my family and I set off on what we thought would be a two-year sailing sabbatical in 2018, we didn’t have any plans of working along the way. We […]
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Used boat expert Nick Burnham picks out four of the best hardtop sportscruisers on the market, from the likes of Princess, Jeanneau, Sunseeker and Fairline… Hardtop sportscruisers haven’t always been as ubiquitous as they are right now. Back in 1998 Windy introduced its replacement for the Grand Mistral 36, the Grand Mistral 37. That very […]
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If you’re interested in electric boating then a catamaran might be the way to go, with slim, relatively-low drag hulls and expansive deck and roof areas for solar panels. The Silent 60 is available with an auxiliary kitesail system to boost efficiency Headquartered in Austria with manufacturing plants in the Far East and Italy, Silent […]
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Keen kitesurfers Ariel and Cindy Poler bought a new Princess F50 during lockdown to live aboard in San Francisco. Just one small problem – the boat they bought was in San Remo, Italy… Transporting Octavia from Italy to California was a logistical challenge Regular readers may remember that back in December 2020 we wrote about […]
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Europe’s biggest on-water boat show returns next month (Sept 6-11), and we’ve picked out the cream of the crop at the 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival. The 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival is almost upon us and once again it promises to be a bumper show, drawing in boat lovers from across the Continent and beyond. In […]
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Windy has revealed updated renderings of its next model, the Windy 34 Alizé, previously known as Project Hawk… Norwegian superyacht designer Espen Øino is a man with a stellar CV and an even more stellar reputation. Who better then to take the lead on the all-new Windy 34 Alizé – a boat designed to evoke […]
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Despite rig failure and a tropical cyclone, Francis Hawkings remains composed on an eventful Pacific crossing. Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract from Roving Commissions Not for the first time, the Royal Cruising Club’s wonderful annual journal Roving Commissions has turned up a jewel of seamanship. Delving into the 2021 edition I found an account by […]
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Turning in a tight space is best broken down into a series of pre-planned steps. Even experienced skippers take a deep breath when presented with a very small space, especially if it’s windy. Our resident boating instructor Jon Mendez explains all… It’s best to practise when the conditions are not too challenging so that each […]
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A double-handed passage from Turkey to Seattle was an adventurous solution for Peter and Ginger Niemann Departure time is a time of optimism for Ginger and me. All the stress of decision making and the work of planning and provisioning is behind us, and we are almost always full of good hope for an upcoming […]
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Everyone wants to spend less time fishing and more time catching fish. This is particularly true for novice anglers who are looking to get into the hobby. If you’re a beginning angler, chances are you’re already thinking about how to make your trip to the local trout stream easier on your wallet and your conscience. […]
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