Propellers are a complicated business. Pitch, torque, number of blades, fixed or folding… Not to mention the fact that they just get forgotten about when we are under sail. But when we fire up the ...

The Parasailor? It’s a symmetrical spinnaker whose central part forms a paraglider. Particularly efficient and stable in any sudden wind, this is the sail of choice for transatlantic crossings… ...

It is often said that the hardest thing about a long-term voyage project in a boat is taking the decision to set off. Once this choice is made, the voyage has already started, often several months ...

Whether its wintering, a long stopover or you’re putting your boat up for sale, these are all excellent reasons to store your canvas away in the right place... until the time comes to set sail ...

As it does every four years, the Route du Rhum has re-awoken your dreams of heading over the horizon, and crossing the Atlantic. Your childhood dream is revisiting your nights, but maybe not just ...

Night sailing? A long passage? The question, or sometimes even anxiety, seizes hold of the skipper... What watchkeeping system should be favored, how do you manage watches aboard?

Harbors, docks and pontoons? They’re not really the stuff of multihulls... we are so much better off in a pretty little cove somewhere! So as soon as we’ve filled the water tank and topped up the ...

If most of our sailing - at least generally the longer trips - is usually conducted downwind, upwind work sometimes gatecrashes the party... How do we deal with this and how do we avoid resorting to ...

Sailing thousands of miles and living on board for months (or even years), generally means you’ll be customizing, preparing, modifying and personalizing your multihull. Modifications that aren’t ...

The connection to your mooring deadman, or to your anchor chain for smaller boats (and also for a kedge anchor set astern, or the one on the tender), pre-set dock lines for your cleats… there are ...