After ‘giving up the rat race’ for a sailing adventure, Erin Carey and her family visited 12 countries in 12 months.

Read the full story in the latest issue of Sail + Leisure available digitally at www.sailandleisure.co.za

Many yachtsmen dream of the cruising lifestyle. We didn’t have the boat yet, but this is how we got hooked… with Bella Luna – By William Edwards

Sailing La Vagabonde – The Bahamas to the Mediterranean, through pirate scares and close…

Time flew by or maybe we were just slowing down, but somehow three months of floating full-time around beautiful French Polynesia had already passed. Our old lives in Australia seemed a world away, although it had only been a year since I first suggested the idea of setting sail across the Pacific to Nick.

Delivery skipper, Jason Ruger rediscovers balance while delivering a 45-ft Lagoon cat, Cheers, and 42-footer, Ruby Ruby 8000nm from France to Cape Town.

Combine the perfect European summer holiday with a special-occasion break that’s all about chic sailing in the Aegean. 

From whatever angle you look at this island country, the Seychelles is magical. It’s the ultimate in unspoilt natural beauty – clear turquoise water, postcard-perfect palms, dreamy wildlife, and deserted beaches and bays around every corner. Kim Richter shares insider tips to cruising the Inner Islands.

The Moorings have added the new state-of-the-art Moorings 5000 to their fleet, and we are beyond excited.

A dhow sailboat made entirely from plastic waste sailed 500km down the East African coast to create awareness of the longterm consequences of single-use plastic. The project made so many headlines that UN Environment decided to back the Lamu-Zanzibar expedition through its Clean Seas initiative.

Enjoy some of the world’s most beautiful canals from the comfort of your own boat. The cruising pace of a Le Boat holiday is a comfortable mosey… an amble at best. The setting is sublime with quaint villages, stunning Gothic cathedrals, ‘Tudoresque’ homes and vines gently passing by.