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Low-tide checks

Spring tides offer the chance to check out what lies beneath the usual low water mark

A week on the Thames

Bill Howlett recalls a blissful holiday filled with gymnastics, locks and a very curious cow

Rest insured

Coronavirus has had the unfortunate effect of pushing up insurance premiums, but you can still save money, as Sam Fortescue discovers

Recovery Plan

A bad start is, well, a bad start but it doesn’t have to be the end of your race. Jon Emmett coaches you back to the head of the fleet

Tom Cunliffe

Whether it comes to taking restaurant recommendations or advice on the finer points of seamanship, sometimes it’s just as well to find out for yourself

Two's company

Many couples have been learning about living in close proximity recently but a long voyage as a couple is in some ways the ultimate test as Rod Heikell narrates

Southern Man

Mike Taylor talks to Graham Nixon, outgoing Commodore of the Royal Southern Yacht Club as he discussed the club and an eventful sailing career

Jess Lloyd-Mostyn

The fine art of setting the anchor and then relaxing for the night is not nearly as simple as it sounds and Jess often finds herself absorbed as her yacht takes part in the ‘slack tide dance’

Hare's no tortoise

British skipper Pip Hare chats to us from the Southern Ocean about her impressive Vendée Globe so far

Andy Rice

The absence of tangible dinghy racing action led me to take a look at the history of the Bloody Mary pursuit race - and unearth some gems of knowledge

Socially Distanced Sailing

Last summer’s cruising season was, for many, a bit foreshortened. Yet sailors such as Mark and Nicky Green worked around the problem as he narrates

Berths And Debts

For many of us, searching for a mooring is a one time decision. But with spring around the corner, there are offers to be had for those who shop around

BENETEAU GRAN TURISMO 41

Replacing the Gran Turismo 40 has seen Beneteau take a more gentle evolutionary approach as opposed to a total rethink.

YARD VISIT: IRON BROTHERS - MELTING POINT

We visit a foundry that has been making keels for sailing yachts since the 1960s

THE DOORS TO MY HEART

Princess V48 owner Tommy Montaigne was tired of fitting canvas covers every time the weather turned so he set about designing and fitting his own set of folding glass doors

TOM CUNLIFFE - A JOLLY BREEZE

Life’s a breeze on Jolie Brise, thanks to the relaxed teachings of her skipper

SHARING ECONOMY

Despite a tough 2020, Harry Metcalfe’s decision to put his Princess into a yacht share scheme has paid off

SCILLY SEASON

Max Campbell won our ‘Classic Boater’ award in 2018 when, aged 20, he sailed across the Atlantic in the tiny Flying Cloud. This time, the Scillies are far enough

POCKET ROCKET

Is there more to the Saxdor 200 Sport than striking looks and a decent turn of pace? The opportunity of week-long test gave us the chance to see what this funky starter boat is like to live with

RIFAT EDIN - Turkish collector

Rifat Edin might have grander boats in his stable, but his heart belongs to a small, clinker dinghy

NORD STAR 31+

The Finns know a thing or two about building wheelhouse cruisers, and with the 31+ Nord Star is hoping to take the fight to its established rivals

Older than time, but ever hopeful

Dave Selby goes sailing with one of the acknowledged style leaders of the ‘gaff brand’

PRECIOUS FETTLE

Having completed some niggling jobs aboard Walrus II, Richard Krause is happier than ever with his Landau

MORTISE GAUGE

Traditional Tool

FIRST TIME LOVE

Boating newcomer Frances Marcellin takes the plunge with a family motorboat charter holiday on the Canal du Midi

GO YOUR OWN WAY

Seven years ago, carpenter Pieter van der Aa set out to build an S&S yawl by himself for himself. In September this year Scarabee set sail for the first time

COMITTI BREVA 35

Is there more to this eye-poppingly beautiful Italian sportscruiser than just good looks? We find out with a blustery test in the Solent

AXOPAR 22 SPYDER

It’s probably not how Axopar wanted to introduce its new baby but at a virtual launch from a train factory in Helsinki the world got the first glimpse of the 22 Spyder.

BOSUN'S BAG

PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BOATER

AQUAHOLIC

Nick Burnham: Oddly, there was something grimly satisfying about trundling up the river all alone in the pouring rain. I was the only boat out enjoying the experience however…