Pilotage drone tested: Raymarine UAV

How useful is a pilotage drone to the average sailor? Ali Wood tests the Raymarine Axiom UAV app and Clear Cruise Augmented Reality to find out

Stress corrosion cracking that could cost you your rig

Some types of corrosion are easy to spot, but stress corrosion cracking has the potential to weaken your rig with very little warning, says Vyv Cox

From sail plans to nav software, rig failure and SSB, there's plenty you can learn from the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, as Ali Wood discovers

Every boat owner wants peace of mind when leaving their vessel. Graham Snook tests the Yacht Sentinel YS6L remote boat monitoring system

Fed up with waking up as soon as the sun rises when sleeping in your forecabin? Theo Stocker tests the Oceanair Skyshade hatch shade

Installed properly, your diesel heater will last for years, but done badly, it could prove fatal. Theo Stocker discovers the difference

Theo Stocker turns up the heat with a test of one of the new generation diesel heaters - the Eberspacher S2 D2L

Planning on extending your sailing season? Duncan Kent investigates diesel forced air heaters and finds out what is available on the market

The Sebago Portland Tumbled is a twist on the US shoe brand's classic deck shoe but does it live up to the much loved original? We put a pair to…

Barry Pickthall considers the best options for communications at sea where even the most modern boat might look to old technology for answers