Pilotage drone: Raymarine UAV Pilotage and augmented reality

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

Eyeball pilotage is essential when sailing in areas like the Channel Islands

Getting close in to the coast to explore a tidal channel or find a snug anchorage is rewarding but close attention must be paid to the visual clues, says Ken…

The grounding of Team Vestas Wind was partly down to an over reliance on electronic navigation aids

Your boat's electronic navigation aids can help keep you safe, but it's easy to be overwhelmed by the amount of information available. Striking a balance is key, explains Craig Hardy

You can navigate using waves

Developing a thorough understanding of what the waves are telling you can provide you with a 'sixth sense' when it comes to navigation, says Dag Pike