Yachting Monthly's editor, Theo Stocker drew the short straw and went out into the Solent in a Force 8 Gale for a forthcoming piece on heavy weather sailing | Yachting Monthly

Ever just stop and watch a sailboat lean into the wind? There's something mesmerizing about it. ⛵💨 That moment when the boat heels over, seemingly defying gravity, sailors calmly holding course as the vessel cuts through the water at an angle—it looks like it should tip right over, but it doesn't. It's pure physics and poetry combined. I could watch this all day. The way experienced sailors read the wind, adjust their sails, and lean into that tilt with complete confidence... it's like watching