A drawing of the Astus 26.5 trimaran

The first images of the new Astus 26.5 have been released. The yacht will be available towards the end of 2024

A Tideway 12 being recovered. The hull only weighs around 240lb (110kg) so can be easily moved by hand. Credit: John Husband/Alamy

Prolific boat owner Clive Marsh extols the virtues of the Tideway 12, which can be launched by hand from a trolley

Two people in a boat sailing in waves

Why the correct manoeuvres for the sea conditions will reduce hogging and sagging stress on both ship and crew

Boats sporting a junk rig sailing

David Harding looks at some of the latest developments in junk rig and meets the owners of different types of boat who are all convinced of its merits

A yacht, made out of plywood, sailing with a blue hull and green and white sails

A wonder material in the 1950s and 1960s, plywood is making a comeback. Rupert Holmes analyses what lies behind a new wave of plywood boats

A thames sailing barge with spritsails with red sails sailing on the sea

There’s a lot to be said for owning small boats and chartering big ones...Clive Marsh looks at spritsails, snotters and leeboards

A proa design boat moored

Roger Nadin on traditional proa design that’s enjoying a kit-boat revival