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EASTBOUND EPIC
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EASTBOUND EPIC

A DOUBLE-HANDED PASSAGE FROM TURKEY TO SEATTLE WAS AN ADVENTUROUS SOLUTION FOR PETER AND GINGER NIEMANN

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10+ mins  |
July 2022
All female Jules Verne bid
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All female Jules Verne bid

Vendée Globe skipper Alexia Barrier is putting together a campaign to create an all-female Jules Verne Trophy crew.

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2 mins  |
July 2022
Why do we change our engine oil?
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Why do we change our engine oil?

PBO's engine whisperer Stu Davies ponders the not-so-silly question

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2 mins  |
Summer 2022
Taking the lead: best 30ft French yachts
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Taking the lead: best 30ft French yachts

Few would dispute that the French production yacht builders have left British builders floundering in their wake, writes Peter Poland

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10+ mins  |
Summer 2022
RS Pulse 63 Electric RIB
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RS Pulse 63 Electric RIB

Jake Frith ponders whether a 23 knot RIB could change the world

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7 mins  |
Summer 2022
ResQLink V FastFind PLBS
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ResQLink V FastFind PLBS

Fox Morgan takes a closer look at the PLBs with Return Link Service

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2 mins  |
Summer 2022
Post-Brexit Channel Hop
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Post-Brexit Channel Hop

The sailing was fantastic, the admin a little onerous and the French Border Patrol visit a surprise - Steve Hodges and Sam McClements share their first post-Brexit Channel hop experience

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10+ mins  |
Summer 2022
Propulsion options
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Propulsion options

Inboard diesel engines are common for sailing cruisers, but there are other ways to power a boat, as Stu Davies explains

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10 mins  |
Summer 2022
Orca encounter left our yacht rudderless
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Orca encounter left our yacht rudderless

Zoe Barlow shares her experience of losing a rudder when targeted by orcas while on passage from Spain to Morocco

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5 mins  |
Summer 2022
Dinghy disasters
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Dinghy disasters

A former inspector with the Marine Accident Investigation Branch, Owen Brown reflects on sailing adventures that taught him safety lessons

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10+ mins  |
Summer 2022
Italy to England trailer-sailer tow
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Italy to England trailer-sailer tow

Alice Driscoll recalls driving and towing a 10m-long car and trailer combo carrying a J24 keelboat, 1,000 miles home from Lake Garda

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10 mins  |
Summer 2022
Eco power for a cruising cat
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Eco power for a cruising cat

The expansive deck of an 8m Catalac catamaran proves to be a huge asset for Simon Milward's solar electric propulsion project

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10+ mins  |
Summer 2022
Freeman 22 Mk2
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Freeman 22 Mk2

A comfortable little motor cruiser with an interesting engine

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6 mins  |
Summer 2022
All Sail Week
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All Sail Week

Tough as old boots, brave as lions, has our ancestors' innate skilfulness become extinct?

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3 mins  |
July 2022
Best British-built cruisers around 32ft
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Best British-built cruisers around 32ft

Peter Poland shares his expertise on British-built second-hand yachts costing less than £30,000, which are comfortable and seaworthy

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10+ mins  |
July 2022
Solo sailing around Scotland's Small Isles
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Solo sailing around Scotland's Small Isles

Paul Radcliffe takes advantage of good weather to explore the islands off the west coast of Scotland

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8 mins  |
July 2022
Alternatives to gas
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Alternatives to gas

Rupert Holmes encourages a broad-minded approach to onboard cooking appliances and gadgets

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10 mins  |
July 2022
A guide to seal spotting
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A guide to seal spotting

Can you tell the difference between a common seal and a grey seal? Genevieve Leaper shares some identification tips

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10+ mins  |
July 2022
Replace or rebuild?
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Replace or rebuild?

At what point is keeping an old diesel engine throwing good money after bad? PBO expert Stu Davies has some tips to help you decide

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10+ mins  |
July 2022
DIY fuel polisher defeats dirty diesel
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DIY fuel polisher defeats dirty diesel

Diesel engines have simple tastes, says Graham Keating, but clean fuel is one that can't be guaranteed in all corners of the world

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10 mins  |
July 2022
Having a finger on the pulse
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Having a finger on the pulse

It's great living near a pier - there's always something going on that's worth watching

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July 2022
Heads and hosetails
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Heads and hosetails

Holding tanks, electric versus manual heads, and stamping out unwanted smells - Ali Wood gets some advice on sea toilets

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10+ mins  |
July 2022
Knockdown
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Knockdown

Golden Globe Race entrant Guy Waites, a former Clipper Race skipper, suffers mast failure 300 miles from the Azores

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6 mins  |
July 2022
Painting a Corribee Mk2
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Painting a Corribee Mk2

A tale of prolific boat owner Clive Marsh's Corribee Mk2 and a warning to wait a while before changing a boat's colour

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5 mins  |
July 2022
OCEAN TO OCEAN
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OCEAN TO OCEAN

A PANAMA CANAL TRANSIT BY YACHT IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. WE GET ADVICE ON PLANNING THIS UNIQUE PASSAGE FROM SKIPPERS WHO'VE CROSSED RECENTLY

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10+ mins  |
June 2022
STAY CONNECTED
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STAY CONNECTED

HOW DO YOU CHOOSE WHICH SATELLITE COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO USE FOR OCEAN SAILING? BY LEARNING FROM OTHERS! TOBY HODGES CRUNCHES THE DATA FROM 216 SKIPPERS ON THE LATEST ATLANTIC RALLY FOR CRUISERS

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10+ mins  |
June 2022
SPECIAL REPORT
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SPECIAL REPORT

JAMES DEVOY ON OCEAN CITIZEN SCIENCE

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8 mins  |
June 2022
NEW YACHTS
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NEW YACHTS

RUPERT HOLMES REPORTS ON A CROP OF ATTRACTIVE FAST CRUISERS

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7 mins  |
June 2022
REFINED RECIPE
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REFINED RECIPE

HAS BENETEAU MANAGED TO TURN A NICHE SPORTSBOAT INTO A FUN CRUISER? RUPERT HOLMES SAILS THE FIRST 27 TO FIND OUT

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4 mins  |
June 2022
HEIGHTENED SENSES
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HEIGHTENED SENSES

WHISPERING AN ENGINELESS CATBOAT AROUND THE SOUNDS OF MAINE, BILL CHENEY RELIES ON ALL HIS SENSES

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9 mins  |
June 2022