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Little ships and the wrong sort of waves
Why the correct manoeuvres for the sea conditions will reduce hogging and sagging stress on both ship and crew
Watching boats, saving jerseys
It's amazing what you can see from a hospital window if it's the right hospital
Sweating the mooring asset
Sam Llewellyn looks at ways of getting top value out of his boat's swinging mooring
A little confession
The Sailfish 18 fan has had his head turned by another classic boat... made from wood
Routing in tide
Professional meteorologist and expert sailor Chris Tibbs explains how to navigate more efficiently through tidal waters
Sinking pontoons and a twisted knee
John Latham experiences an inauspicious start to his cruise from Dublin to Northern Ireland when hit by gale force winds in harbour
Build your kit boat like an expert
Polly Robinson shares her best practice for constructing a boat from a pre-cut kit, and how to troubleshoot potential problems
How to fit your own autopilot
Gilbert Park shows how he installed a new autopilot on his Trusty T23 motorboat
Diesel heat exchanger and manifold repair
Barry Pickthall explains how he carried out engine repairs on a budget after a couple of years of Covid lockdown neglect
Do I need my vessel re-certified?
Surveyor Ben Sutcliffe-Davies gives his advice on the implications to be considered when making changes to your boat
How to design modifications for your boat
Yacht designer lan Nicolson explains how to make changes to living space on board
Portable toilet buyer's guide
Ali Wood checks out the best places to go... when you really need to go
Long-haul cruising CHECKLIST
Jimmy Cornell boils down decades' worth of world cruising surveys to find the factors that affect voyage success
Boats for cruising around the UK
Duncan Kent chooses the best sail and motor boats under 40ft for circumnavigating the islands of Britain and Ireland
Traditional Broads motor cruisers
Why large wooden traditional cruisers such as the 43ft Silver Jubilee class are Clive and his wife's favourite holiday charter vessels
Calm day antics
Getting close to seabirds, achieving a level horizon... and not dropping the camera
Death of the compass?
Navigation-what's hot and what's not
A narrow escape
Dave struggles to remember why owning a classic boat is such a privilege...
Fair winds to yachtsman Duncan Lougee
Tributes have been paid to a solo skipper who disappeared while sailing his 25ft Folkboat from the UK's south coast to Ireland as part of the Jester Baltimore Challenge.
Dreamboats
Travels among the Great Unlaunched
It's the voices
When you can’t do right for doing wrong, doing wrong Is the right thing to do
Cruising through mountainous Wales
Charles Beddingfield takes a nostalgic tour of Milford Haven and the Pembrokeshire coast
How NOT to start the sailing season
It's like the boat-launching Olympics for Greg Manning as he leaps hurdles and avoids cutting corners to cover 1,920 miles back and forth in 15 days to get his yacht safely afloat
Safe mast climbing
Most of us prefer to climb the mast when safely alongside, but what if you have to climb it at sea? Pip Hare shares tips and techniques
e-Cat conversion
Michael Sanatani’s electrification of a British fishing catamaran into a Canadian family cruiser
Frank and Margaret Dye
Roger Barnes reflects on the legacy of small-boat sailors Frank and Margaret Dye
Lost at sea
Cruising pioneer Peter Tangvald's son, Thomas, disappeared after sailing from South America in 2014. Kathy Catton recalls her memories of him
A modern take on the traditional proa
Ali Wood finds out more about visionary designer Rob Denney
Hull design HOW IT IMPACTS PERFORMANCE
Peter Poland explains how hull design has evolved over the years and how this affects boat handling and accommodation
Crossing Wide Bay bar
crossing John Tylor recalls a treacherous sideways, and while asleep-on the tropical Queensland coast with his good friend Don