Jon Mendez explains the steps you need to take to ensure your boat stays in top condition for next season

For those dreaming of the joys of owning a yacht, Nick Ridley offers encouragement as well as a look at the harsher reality of financing your dreams

Lasse Bøe explains how to take advantage of winter evenings and weekends when fishing is off the cards

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OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them