Featured Article · Liveaboard Over the shelf and into the Atlantic By Tanya Moxon 2021-01-11 Another learning opportunity which Gary and I grabbed with both hands in 2019, was to sail to Spain with Brian, a work colleague of Gary's. This was to be the absolute defining moment that sealed ...
Featured Article · Sailing Sailing through Winter By Simon Lambert 2021-01-05 Silence floats down the Hamble River. Busy boatyards which have been hoisting yachts ashore for the past few weeks lie motionless. Marina car parks, bars and pontoons are deserted...
Featured Article · Dinghy Cruising the River Lynher and Tamar - Part 2 By Steve Parke 2020-12-14 A flash of dazzling blue and orange, a deep plop sound and the kingfisher emerges from the brown water with a tiny fish that promptly wriggles a headlong dive back into the water below. Mentally confl...
Article · Sailing Despite COVID we slip the lines By Tanya Moxon 2021-01-20 Despite the pandemic, we were committed to slipping the lines to embark on our new life of fulltime cruising. We left Whitehaven on 12th August, known as the glorious 12th in the shooting world but this was sailing not shooting, but all the same a glorious day. With excitement and a wee bit of trepidation we left for Bangor in Northern Ireland, this was the start of something big, different, and bonkers. A life at sea, where we hoped to find and challenge our limits and push...
Article · Safety equipment Solo Sailor Pitched Overboard in Rough Seas Survives Eight-Hour Ordeal after Activating PLB By Boats and Outboards Team 2021-01-20 Nigel Fox was rescued 23km from his yacht in Australia’s Arafura Sea after AMSA responded to Ocean Signal personal locator beacon alert. A solo sailor has been rescued eight hours after being pitched overboard in rough seas off Australia’s Northern Territory coastline. Southampton-born expat Nigel Fox, who has been praised by rescue services for the quick actions which saved his life, was located by an Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) aircraf...
Article · Sailing One Design Racing: Load data for those fine margins By Boats and Outboards Team 2021-01-14 One design racing is all about those tiny margins. A skipper that knows this better than most is Tony Mack who retained the J/111 National Championship and was awarded the J-Cup at the helm of McFly back in September last year. Cyclops Marine proudly sponsored the event and gifted the winner of the J-Cup a smarttune load sensor. Cyclops were excited that Tony should be the recipient of the device, not just as a worthy winner after his crew’s performance, but because they kne...
Article · Liveaboard Over the shelf and into the Atlantic By Tanya Moxon 2021-01-11 Another learning opportunity which Gary and I grabbed with both hands in 2019, was to sail to Spain with Brian, a work colleague of Gary's. This was to be the absolute defining moment that sealed our commitment to make our dream happen, seek freedom, and live a simpler life. The idea of crewing with Gary, my husband, on a passage from Whitehaven to A Coruna in Northern Spain seemed a perfect way to test the notion of living an alternative life and sailing to distant shores. I ...
Article · Buying a Boat Online Fraudsters - How to catch them on boat buying sites By Boats and Outboards Team 2021-01-06 Buying or selling a boat should be a joyous occasion, and we hope our mission has made the process a relatively painless experience for all. Unfortunately, whenever large amounts of money are being dealt, there will always be people out there looking to capitalise on this and turn those boating dreams into crushing nightmares. Due to the current pandemic and restrictions to travel, there has been a dramatic increase in less face-to-face dealings and boat buying remotely. Although ...
Article · Sailing Sailing through Winter By Simon Lambert 2021-01-05 Silence floats down the Hamble River. Busy boatyards which have been hoisting yachts ashore for the past few weeks lie motionless. Marina car parks, bars and pontoons are deserted. A frozen Heron hunts silently in the shallows. Nothing stirs. Slowly, one boat slips her moorings and glides past the deserted fuel pontoon, beyond Hamble Point to the sea, her work for the year not quite complete. Onboard are David, Ollie & Dan who live in Totton...
