There’s little in the world more idyllic than sailing across a sun-kissed, deep blue sea. When it starts to look like it’s within our grasp it’s difficult to contain the excitement and we spend hours upon hours daydreaming about where we’ll go and what we’ll see. You might even look at ways to make a return on your investment, whether it’s deep-sea fishing, w...

  It will come as a surprise to most people who work and enjoy their leisure time on the water in the UK that cold water shock is an all year round hazard and not just confined to the Winter months. In short, cold water shock is a killer. Even in the warmest of Summers, the waters around the UK rarely warm up more than 16° to 17°C with the average UK and Ireland sea ...

If you lost three limbs in a horrific bomb blast, you can imagine that most things in life would become pretty challenging - even just simple day to day tasks. That’s not quite how twenty-seven-year-old Craig Wood sees things. He’s already mastered the art of living a normal life and is taking steps even further by sailing around the world completely unaided.   Doncast...

All around the world, there are people who, out of choice or necessity, live aboard their vessels throughout the year. Whilst on a sunny afternoon they are envied for their simple, uncluttered lives, the colder months present a number of challenges even to the hardiest of liveaboards.     Dealing with Condensation In addition to the cold temperatures of winter mon...

The perfect classified ad needs to highlight all the positives of your boat, whilst avoiding coming across as too much of a sales pitch. Often, the reason people are looking at classifieds in the first place is to avoid dealing with pushy sellers and dealers. Be honest about your boat and the condition it’s in; do some research and determine a reasonable asking price. Use these five tips ...

For many years now the boating giants of South Africa have urged for luxury facilities to be made available in the country in order to stamp some authority on the yacht market and help bring more marine business to the area. Historically, wealthy superyacht owners haven’t identified South Africa as a particular hot spot for looking after their vessels - more due to the lack of service and...