Toby Heppell

the Orca co-pilot supports wireless internet connectivity. Credit: Orca

The new Orca-co-pilot promises to go further than MFDs and chartplotters by displaying charts automatically, finding routes and notifying the user of weather changes and challenging situations

A yacht sailing downwind at the start of the ARC

How do you choose which sails to set or what course to steer, and can you stop the boat rolling? Toby Heppell talked to sailors preparing for the ARC to…

From sailing clothing to bags the marine market has seen something of a trend in recent years with designs inspired by the past and the newly re-released Spinnaker Dumas watch…

How to stay warm on a boat - this should be considered for sailing all the year round

Summer nights or winter moorings, keeping cold at bay is aways a hot topic. Toby Heppell shows you how to stay snug whether you are sailing in spring, summer, autumn…