The shortest Channel crossing from Southampton to Cherbourg is 75 nautical miles, a 12-15 hour passage for most cruising yachts. A practical guide to tides, traffic separation, weather windows, customs, and what the crossing actually feels like at 03:00 in mid-Channel.
A sailing dinghy teaches the craft faster, but a keelboat is more comfortable and the right starting point if your goal is cruising. Here's how to choose the right boat for your first season — by skill goal, comfort, age, and budget.
A working sailor's guide to sailing Thailand and the Andaman Sea — Phuket as a base, Phang Nga Bay anchorages, the 130 nm hop south to Langkawi, and the offshore passage to the Indian Andaman Islands. Routes, marinas, charter costs, and seasonal weather.
A working sailor's guide to the best anchorages in Martinique — Sainte-Anne, Le Marin, Anses d'Arlet, Saint-Pierre, and the lesser-known east-coast bays — with holding, depth, weather notes, and a suggested one-week charter itinerary.
The 1,820 nm passage from Bermuda to the Azores takes most cruising boats 14 to 18 days. Here is the route, the timing, and what really happens on the mid-Atlantic leg.
The 130-nautical-mile run from Phuket to Langkawi is one of Asia's best-known cruising routes — three to five days down the Andaman Sea, with limestone karst islands, sheltered anchorages, and straightforward formalities at both ends.
The shortest Sicily-Malta hop is just 55 nm from Pozzallo to Valletta. A practical passage guide covering departure ports, weather windows, the Sicily Channel shipping lanes, marina options, and what to expect arriving at Grand Harbour.
