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Channel Hopping

As we eagerly await our freedom to travel again, why not use the time to plan your next Channel-hopping adventure? Felix Rowe looks at a selection of classic and less-known routes

The Fife Dynasty

When people speak of Wm Fife III’s designs, you might be forgiven for thinking he had been placed on this earth by angels. In fact, he learned much from his boatbuilding father and grandfather

TALL SHIP IN TENERIFE

Shipping aboard a square-rigger for some sailing in the Canaries was a chance to learn some new sail names and escape the northern hemisphere winter

JACK GIFFORD Lines man

When he’s not writing his Classic Design column for us, naval architect Jack Gifford is usually designing boats – or prospecting for gold in the Congo

SET FOR ANOTHER CENTURY

Curlew has been through a lot over the last 108 years, but her owner’s philosophy was to make a strong boat even stronger

ITALIAN FLAIR

Meet the family who have built over 3,000 boats

SPEETOG PLIER CLAMP

Speetogs may sound like slimline swimming trunks, but mixing these toggle-operated tools with your Speedos could engender life-changing events. Compact as nutcrackers, the Speetog plier clamp is the true terrier of the toolbox, as tenacious as those eager jaws and muscular levers would suggest.

RENAISSANCE OF A MASTERPIECE

From her controversial start, this beautiful, heavy-weather champion from Fife III has found many lovers in a century afloat

Sailing at a social distance

Harking back to simpler times during enforced boatlessness

HOW TO WHITTLE WOODEN SPOONS

Sailors on long voyages would pass the time whittling spoons. In the first of our ‘lockdown projects’ series, we learn how

CLEAN SWEEP WITH A BROOM

Bought in 2011, Admiral VII has been a labour of love, if not a busman’s holiday, for cross-Channel ferry captain Steve Morgan

ZERO-CARBON DIESEL

A new kind of renewable diesel claims to offer all the performance of a fossil-fuelled boat without the carbon footprint. Is this the holy grail we’ve all been searching for?

THE GREATEST SUNSEEKERS EVER

We asked Sunseeker International Sales Director Sean Robertson to select the 10 most iconic past models and help explain why. Editor Hugo takes up the story...

THE BOATAHOLIC

Nick Burnham: I don’t regret my ridiculous car or my expensive boat

SIRENA 88

With its flagship, Sirena is taking on the semi-custom big boys. The 88 boasts presence, volume and a master suite to die for but is this enough in an arena packed with top-end talent?

SHETLAND ADVENTURE

A bold plan to cruise 130nm from Largs on the west coast of Scotland to the Shetland Isles in his 25ft Finnmaster shows that size is no limit to adventure for kayaker Andrew Morton

READY FOR LAUNCH

Nick Burnham’s Jeanneau Leader enjoys some TLC during a winter ashore

FLY ELECTRIC

The extraordinary story behind the world’s first 100% electric foiling sportsboat

BUYING A USED...PRINCESS 56

IN BUILD 2012 - 2017 PRICE RANGE £650,000 - £1,000,000

BOAT CUISINE

A stylish restaurant for a stylish river. Phil Sampson visited the upper reaches of the River Thames pre-lockdown for a memorable Sunday brunch

VANCOUVER 34 CLASSIC

Duncan Kent looks at the enduring appeal of this versatile yacht which is suitable for blue water as well as coastal cruising

TECHNICAL KEEPING UP TO DATE

Allowing your electronic charts and other software to become out of date is dangerous, but updating can be something of a mine-field. Toby Heppell looks at the options...

Predicting navigational hazards

Jonty Pearce gives a thorough breakdown of how to avoid other ships at sea, from tankers to trawlers

TECHNICAL CHECK YOUR DECK FITTINGS

What’s really going on under your deck fittings? Ben Sutcliffe-Davies investigates the hidden weaknesses

ADVENTURE HELL OR HIGH SEAS

Taylor Grieger and Stephen O’Shea faced pirates, navigated the Furious Fifties and came to blows during a life-changing voyage from Florida around Cape Horn

Why motor-sailing is good seamanship

Pete Goss looks at the times it can pay to switch on the engine, making life easier and allowing for better sailing

A WEEK AFLOAT SCOTLAND

Breathtaking scenery, a plethora of cruising grounds and friendly locals make cruising the West Coast from Oban round the Isle of Mull an unforgettable experience, says Norman Kean

HOME WATERS - RECAPTURING AN EAST COAST CHILDHOOD

Nick Ardley helps a New Zealand expat relive some of his memories of sailing along the Thames Estuary as a boy

A dream fulfilled

Peter Kersey experiences a lively channel crossing aboard the Brixham trawler Provident

Adventure - All Creatures Great & Small

Sheridan Lathe recalls her early experiences sharing her veterinary skills with the locals while on a unique cruise of the Panama islands