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Scandinavian Summer
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Scandinavian Summer

George DuBose explores capital cities and lonely islands on a cruise from the Netherlands to northern Denmark

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10+ mins  |
March 2022
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The great river of waiting

Owen Moorhouse recalls building an ‘unsinkable’ canoe from sheet metal and endeavouring to master the wild Whanganui River on it

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8 mins  |
March 2022
What's the charge?
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What's the charge?

Gilbert Park installs a Victron BMV-712 battery monitor

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4 mins  |
March 2022
Mast down
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Mast down

Rob Crabbe recalls the rig of a new yacht breaking on a delivery trip from Dartmouth to the Southampton Boat Show

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6 mins  |
February 2022
Sailing short-cut to spectacular views
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Sailing short-cut to spectacular views

Norman Inglis rediscovers a love for Scotland’s west coast, one of the best locations in the world to combine sailing with hill walking

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7 mins  |
February 2022
Fairey Swordsman 30
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Fairey Swordsman 30

Peter Poland tests a crowd-pleasing jet boat with James Bond connections

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9 mins  |
February 2022
Little luggers
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Little luggers

Compulsive boat owner Clive Marsh explains why little luggers make perfect trailer-sailers

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6 mins  |
February 2022
Do we still need pyrotechnic flares?
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Do we still need pyrotechnic flares?

Gilbert Park discusses modern distress signalling options, safety regulations and what kit he takes on board for boating and kayaking

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10+ mins  |
February 2022
Red Original bags
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Red Original bags

Ali Wood puts Red Original’s waterproof bags to the test

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2 mins  |
February 2022
Birding from the helm
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Birding from the helm

Why counting seabirds as a sailing hobby is an educational addiction

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3 mins  |
February 2022
Lockdown project is just the ticket
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Lockdown project is just the ticket

John Rogers is a big hit in his restored classic wooden launch

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9 mins  |
February 2022
Toplac single-pot paint
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Toplac single-pot paint

In 2017 Richard Hare painted his Golden Hind 31’s sheerstrake with a single pot paint. How did it perform?

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3 mins  |
February 2022
How To Build Yourself A Mini Tugboat For Fun
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How To Build Yourself A Mini Tugboat For Fun

Determined to build a small, fun boat for his young grandchildren, Ian Royston made one in the style of a cheeky tugboat

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5 mins  |
October 2021
How To Get Your Boat Organised
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How To Get Your Boat Organised

Are you always misplacing tools and spares? Roger Hughes has the answer

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6 mins  |
October 2021
Should You Insure A Project Boat?
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Should You Insure A Project Boat?

Insurance expert Steve Risk has some useful advice for boat owners

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2 mins  |
October 2021
A winter project
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A winter project

Now’s a great time to start a refurbishment

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3 mins  |
October 2021
It's good to talk
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It's good to talk

Wilf Lower makes a dodgy connection

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3 mins  |
October 2021
Going loopy – making a continuous splice
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Going loopy – making a continuous splice

Roger Hughes declutters the cockpit by splicing his furling lines end-to-end into a continuous loop

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6 mins  |
October 2021
The HR evolution
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The HR evolution

Hallberg-Rassy’s reputation for building quality bluewater cruisers evolved from its early 31-38ft models. Peter Poland reports

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10 mins  |
October 2021
Summer in the Med
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Summer in the Med

Ned Coakley enjoys affogatos, smart marinas and stunning cliff-edge villages on a Mediterranean cruise from France to Italy and back

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10 mins  |
October 2021
When Britannia waives the rules
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When Britannia waives the rules

Profiting from the world while losing its soul

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3 mins  |
October 2021
‘I am very much alive!'
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‘I am very much alive!'

A wartime act of kindness is recalled by a survivor of St Helier Yacht Club’s ‘miracle of St Malo’ evacuation, writes Philip Jeune

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6 mins  |
October 2021
That sinking feeling...
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That sinking feeling...

Brian Johnson became quickly and intimately acquainted with his engine’s silencer when it threatened to sink his Westerly Pageant

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6 mins  |
November 2021
Why more cruisers should go wireless
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Why more cruisers should go wireless

Nick Charman makes the case for all cruising yachts to change tack

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5 mins  |
November 2021
Parker 660 Pilothouse
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Parker 660 Pilothouse

Peter Poland test drives the Parker 660 Pilothouse

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7 mins  |
November 2021
Sailing The Martello Coast of Corsica
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Sailing The Martello Coast of Corsica

Owen Moorhouse recalls wonderful cruising and friendships made in Corsica in the 1980s

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7 mins  |
November 2021
Sailing solo to the Isles of Scilly
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Sailing solo to the Isles of Scilly

In the summer of 2020 Katie McCabe (aged 13 at the time) sailed her newly restored classic yacht solo to the Isles of Scilly

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10+ mins  |
November 2021
North Sea dash
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North Sea dash

With Covid and Brexit bureaucracy melting away, Saskia Groen-in’t-Woud enjoyed her first North Sea crossing – despite rough return weather

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5 mins  |
November 2021
Cut and thrust of sailing
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Cut and thrust of sailing

The best ways to call a halt to proceedings

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3 mins  |
November 2021
Cook's challenge
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Cook's challenge

Scraping the food locker bare at the end of the season requires some culinary creativity

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3 mins  |
November 2021