Given the brash headlines and images often associated with superyacht owners, you would be forgiven for thinking that anyone who owns one has more money than taste. However, you would be wrong. For much of the year, many of the world’s wealthiest stay well below the radar as they take to the sea in style, […]
Things to get you home
Electronic gadgets are no longer the preserve of large yachts – satellite navigation, digital communications and radars are now cheap and small enough to be fitted to practically anything that floats. Even tiny dinghies can sport equipment that would have been limited to professional seafarers just a few years ago. And there’s no shortage of […]
The Seychelles… Lovely
Here I am, on a sunny afternoon in the Seychelles, helming a 39ft catamaran heading towards the island of La Digue. I feel like Lady Penelope from Thunderbirds — commanding, if a bit twitchy limbed. Googly eyed certainly, but that’s to be expected with all these important-looking dials and switches to tend. In truth, I […]
Victory in the water
It’s the longest-running battle in sport. This week, the America’s Cup World Series comes to Portsmouth and the epic sea clash between Ben Ainslie and his former teammate turned bitter rival resumes. The celebrated sports writer David Walsh talks to the combatants in Britain and Bermuda, and explains the history of this famous race.
Sailing at high speed
Sir Ben Ainslie is ready to call on his Olympic spirit as he bids to end Britain’s 166-year America’s Cup drought.
On the mend
Attacked surfer set up a unique society to help victims overcome fear and their injuries. Even as he lay in a hospital bed after a shark tore off most of his arm, Dave Pearson vowed to go back in the ocean.
Things to splash out on
Watch yourself using a tiny projector, step onto a small Ford, play your favourite vinyl tracks on a minimalist turntable, and bring back school memories with a stylus
