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MARINE TIMBER WHY TEAK'S TIME IS UP
Jessie Rogers looks at the challenges faced by the yachting industry in sourcing teak that is both legal and sustainable, and considers the latest alternatives now available
SAILING TO SVALBARD
In their electric-assisted yacht two architects venture to the Norwegian Sea's most remote and stunning fjords and islands
Children of the ocean
Liveaboard sailing offers amazing adventures and family time, and it’s becoming easier to do, says Sophie Dingwall
Atlantic pioneer
Nicolette Milnes Walker was the first woman to sail solo and non-stop from the UK to the USA. Julia Jones charts her trailblazing achievement
Little beauty!
Size is relative and dependant on the sailing activity and weather conditions
Every day's a school day
Thirsting for Day Skipper Practical knowledge, sea-schools appear curiously unavailable
Getting an old diesel engine to run
Is it worth buying a boat with a non-running engine? Vyv Cox has some tips on what to look for before deciding if it's a viable project
Orkney Longliner & Sussex beach boat
Clive shares his local knowledge on the best way to travel from Rye Bay upriver to Bodiam Castle in East Sussex - including his choice of open motorboat and family activities en route
TIPS TO SAIL BETTER Preventer set-up
Pip Hare explains why you should rig a boom preventer for downwind sailing
Walking the plank
Alan England looks for a safer way of getting aboard
PROJECT BOAT RESTORATION Summer on Maximus
Ali Wood ventures out on a summer cruise with the family...but not everything goes to plan
Thinking of going electric?
Electric propulsion is clean, near silent and can even be self-refuelling, but is it worth the investment? Jake Kavanagh considers the options
Are we sinking?
A heavily pregnant Kerry Buchanan tries to stem the water ingress in a 11ft 6in plywood dinghy off the coast of Donegal in the northwest of Ireland
Onboard problem solving
Cruising doyen Jimmy Cornell shares 50 years of lateral thinking from his first hull fit-out to what he stows as gear essentials
A boat fit for purpose
What makes the perfect bluewater boat? Ali Wood asks the owners of two catamarans and two monohulls crossing the North Atlantic
Full steam ahead
Welcome to the world of steam - clean, tidy and almost silent
JESSICA WATSON Courage on and off the water
While True Spirit was being filmed, celebrating her teenage solo circumnavigation, the 29-year-old was battling her biggest challenge ashore
Panama and beyond
Dr Roger Geary recounts a canal transit undertaken in 2018
COAST OF RICHES
A DETOUR NORTH TO COSTA RICA ON HIS CLASSIC SWAN 37 REWARDS MAX CAMPBELL WITH SOME OF HIS MOST ADVENTUROUS CRUISING YET
NEW GEAR
RUPERT HOLMES ON THE FUTURE OF CHARTPLOT TERS AND ONBOARD DISPL AYS
SPECIAL REPORT
HELEN FRETTER ON JESSICA WATSON'S TRUE SPIRIT
GOING THE DISTANCE
WHAT IF ONE OR TWO YEARS OF ADVENTURE JUST ISN'T ENOUGH? MEET THE CRUISERS WHO'VE BEEN ON BOARD FOR A DECADE OR MORE, AND FIND OUT HOW TO MAKE LONG-HAUL CRUISING WORK FOR YOU
LINJETT 39
THIS LONG-ESTABLISHED, YET LITTLE KNOWN, SWEDISH YARD BELIEVES IT HAS THE PERFECT FORMULA FOR A CONTEMPORARY YACHT WITH TIMELESS APPEAL
SEMI CUSTOM CLASS
THE 70-90FT SEMI-CUSTOM SECTOR IS BOOMING. TOBY HODGES EXPLORES SOME OF THE HOTTEST NEW DESIGNS BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PRODUCTION YACHTS AND SUPERYACHTS
ADRIFT IN THE PACIFIC
A FIRST SOLO OCEAN CROSSING BECOMES AN EXTRAORDINARY TEST FOR JAMES FREDERICK WHEN HIS RUDDER FAILS 1,000 MILES FROM SHORE
GRAND SOLEIL 40
A RARE SPECIES? HERE'S A CRUISER-RACER WITH GOOD LIGHT AIRS PERFORMANCE, APPEALING ACCOMMODATION AND A PROVEN HERITAGE
TAKING OWNERSHIP
SAM FORTESCUE ON FINANCING A YACHT
Back to (sea) school
James Wood gets to grip with navigation, passage planning, tides, buoyage, Colregs and more on his RYA Day Skipper Theory course
17-20ft POCKET CRUISERS
Whether you're moving on from dinghies, or downsizing to a boat that's fun without being a financial millstone, here's a trailer-sailer market guide
The Maxi with the most
Why has the Maxi 84 proved so popular since her launch 45 years ago? David Harding sailed Maximus, the 'work in progress' refurbished PBO Project Boat, to find out