Leader - Our gear survey reveals that you have a 50:50 chance of gear failure on your ocean crossing. Is this acceptable or should we be campaigning?

On the wind - We explain what went wrong with Pete Goss's boat, the boatowner lobbying for surveyors' qualifications, and the single-hander presumed lost at sea

Letters to the Editor - We reveal the definitive answer to the Panama Canal Question and debate how and why Britain should be back in the running for the America's Cup

Dogwatch - Passmore has some unfinished business with the British coastline and may be out to set a record

The Great Atlantic Gear Test - Over 200 boats crossing the Atlantic in last year's ARC covering a million miles between them agreed to rate the equipment they carried, from GPSs to generators. Elaine Bunting explains the results in this 10-page feature

Cruising Log - A hotline for dolphins (do they need one?), anchors go missing in Galapagos, Greek ports make extra charges. Plus a special report on the extraordinary Agulhas Current off the coast of South Africa

Letter from the Mediterranean - We welcome back Tony Collingridge, who will be reporting on his cruising in the Med for the summer

Cornell takes the northern Line - No, not the London Underground! Cruising guru Jimmy Cornell heads north from Tahiti to the fascinating Line Islands en route to Alaska

Alone across the Atlantic - The single-handed transatlantic race is one of the few remaining headline events where Corinthian sailors can race on equal terms with top flight professionals and share the adventure of crossing an ocean against prevailing winds. Meet all the stars and the hopefuls in our preview of the Europe 1 New Man STAR

Fishtales - The lengths some writers go to to get a story! It was the same back in 1866...

When the going gets tough - The Challenge Business has learnt more than anyone about dealing with heavy weather. Now they are running courses to impart their knowledge to others. Tim Thomas chases gales in the Western Approaches

Forty Two - A new boat and no time to sail it! A frustrated Editor talks about juggling family, work and sailing

Racing Round-up - Match racing from Down Under, two legs of the Caribbean Racing Triangle and news from the Laser Worlds. Plus the first of a series of profiles of Britain's aspiring Olympic sailors

Xtreme Sailing - With ice, fog and cyclones, French sailor Philippe Monnet has been having a tough time on his solo westabout record attempt

What's new - Waterproof cellphone from Eriksson, an update on chart plotters and a review of watches for yachtsmen

Books - Yachting World's books of the month

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New yachts - A special report on the innovative Distancia 60 which hs twin canting keels, gimballed berths and many other novel ideas

On test - How much more would you pay to buy British? We test two 37-footers from Jeanneau and Westerly to see why the British boat is 70 per cent more expensive

SuperSail - Introducing a new regular section on the largest and most spectacular of sailing boats. This month David Glenn goes to one of the top yards to find out why the 140ft Adela is being cut in half

Yachts for sale - 1,000s of yachts in our brokerage pages

Classified ads - See our new Arts and Antiques section

Robin Knox-Johnston - Distress calls are changing because of GMDSS