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Sailing holidays

A stirringly beautiful sailing holiday among the remote islands of the Hebrides

Duncan Craig boards the 1930s gaff cutter Eda Frandsen for a week-long voyage around the diverse islands of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides

Exploring Kenya's Lamu coast on a sumptuously restored Indian Ocean trading ship

Cosmo Brockway explores Kenya’s Lamu archipelago on Tusitiri, a restored Indian Ocean trading ship given all the elegance of a bohemian country house by its Norwegian owners

This yacht is the best way to see the dramatic Indonesian islands

Arta Ghanbari explores the dramatic islands and crystalline waters of Komodo National Park on a custom-built phinisi yacht – the latest venture from the founders of Balinese eco-resort Nirjhara

Why sailing is the best way to travel

Nicola Moyne reflects on the transformative power of sailing and considers how it can reveal beauty in the most unexpected destinations