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MULTIHULL Q&А

NIKKI HENDERSON REVEALS WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW BEFORE GOING BLUEWATER CAT CRUISING

12 of the world's most exciting shipwrecks

James Wood picks his favourite wrecks, from warships and ill-fated expeditions to Bronze Age cargo vessels and Spanish treasure troves

We swapped sails for power

Peter Poland meets 10 seasoned sailors who bought motorboats to extend their time afloat after sailboats became too much like hard work

Tense shortcut

A stone-lined hole or a 60-mile hike around one of Britain's least hospitable headlands?

Dream job?

Let's face it, sailing's hard enough work without having to work while you're sailing

First evidence of GRP boats' impact on aquatic organisms

Microscopic analysis of oysters, mussels and sediment from Chichester Harbour has uncovered a dizzying number of glass fibres linked back to boatyards and derelict vessels.

Winchelsea Lugger

With a nice, buoyant bow and cod shape they look the part and are superbly seaworthy, says prolific boat owner Clive Marsh

The long way home

Marsali Taylor encounters difficulties with unseasonable weather during a midsummer night sail from Brae to Aith in Shetland

Homeward bound

After a six-month restoration, PBO Project Boat Maximus sails to her new home... but not without a few hitches, reports Ali Wood

Shakedown preparations

Shortly before the post-restoration voyage to Poole, Ali Wood gets to grips with the rewire, new electronics and passage planning

Overpowered on the Atlantic coast

Shannon Deconinck recalls a challenging sail around Cabo de São Vicente in southern Portugal, a headland renowned for its surf

First world problems

Chris Pearsall, whose yacht sank during a single-handed voyage in the Med, reflects on the circumstances now facing his Ukrainian rescuer

Upwardly mobile

Fancy a bigger boat? Get wealthier friends...

A man in three boats

Gilbert Park has a white knuckle experience saving three boats from Storm Eunice

Gulf Stream adventure

Roger Hughes sails his brigantine schooner Britannia along the largest of the world’s currents

A Falcon in Loch Ness

Prolific boat owner Clive Marsh charters a roomy 36ft Van de Stadt steel ketch for a pleasant cruise on Scotland’s Caledonian Canal

Easy ways to sail better

Rupert Holmes shares some expert tips on how to make your boat easier to handle, sail faster and safer with better manners

A rediscovered boat for all reasons

Once used by the trappers, traders and hunters of the New World, the Adirondack Guide Boat is just as relevant today, says Roger Nadin

Made in Germany

Peter Poland looks at ‘fantastisch’ 30-footers that have proved how a hobby can become a multi-million euro business

Globe40 round the world race

Globe40 round the world race

MASTERCLASS

PIP HARE ON WATCH HANDOVERS

SPECIAL REPORT

ERIN CAREY ON MAKING A LIVING WHILE CRUISING

Run and run

RUPERT HOLMES INVESTIGATES A NEW TYPE OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY THAT REALLY CAN HAVE A LONGER LIFE

AMAZON DELTA

A RACE AGAINST TIME AND TIDE ACROSS THE MOUTH OF THE AMAZON FOR STEPHEN LADD IN HIS 21FT HERRESHOFF SEA PEAR KETCH

TOUGH GUY

KEVIN ESCOFFIER MAY BE FAMOUS FOR HIS DRAMATIC VENDÉE GLOBE RESCUE, BUT THERE IS MUCH MORE TO HIS STORY, AS HE TELLS HELEN FRETTER

YOUR PERFECT DOWNWIND SAIL

HOW TO SET UP YOUR BOAT FOR SMOOTH, STRESS-FREE DOWNWIND SAILING: RACHAEL SPROT EXAMINES THE OPTIONS

5 EXPERT TIPS

BILL O'HARA ON USING THE RACING RULES

TAKING OWNERSHIP

RUPERT HOLMES ON BUYING A BOAT TO WIN

CLASSIC APPEAL

SOMETIMES LOOKS REALLY DO MATTER. AND THIS PILOT CLASSIC 47 IS A SWEET HARMONY OF CLASSIC LINES AND MODERN BUILD

WHERE THE SKY IS BORN

THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IS RARELY SAILED BY VISITING CRUISERS, BUT KILA ZAMANA DISCOVERED WILDERNESS AND MAYA MYTHS