Rick Channnon heads off grid for a restorative dose of carnage

Mike and Nicki Reynolds have been cruising almost full-time for 15 years. Finding the time and the money for regular refits is the key

Easy to handle and surprisingly sporty, the Gib’Sea 312 Plus is less well known than many of her contemporaries but she makes a great fast cruiser, says David Harding

Fitting-out time is here again. Because I winter up in the Baltic where the sea still sometimes freezes, my season doesn’t really start until May. It was different when I berthed my 22ft wooden sloop

Colin and Linda complete their Brittany adventure, exploring Vannes, Quiberon, Concarneau and Camaret and Roscoff en route back to Guernsey

Italian jet-tender turns the ride to shore into the main event