Trim systems

Want to stop battling with deck gear and tripping over ropes? Ali Wood has some tips to help make the most of this crucial space

Delivery skipper Ben Lowings examines how different popular rudder designs affect handling, and explains how to maintain them

Often overlooked and rarely serviced as often as they should be, winches are a vital element of any sailing boat’s deck gear. But the winch your boat comes with doesn’t have to be the winch you stick

The late Jim Mottram explains modifications to make his 23-footer easier to sail. Here are just some of his tips from the archives

Back in the 1970s multihull saillors were generally a pretty esoteric lot. It didn’t help that Donald Crowhurst ushered in the new decade with his tragic exploits in his Teignmouth Electron trimaran.

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