A boat fit for purpose

NIKKI HENDERSON ON THE ESSENTIAL MULTIHULL SKILLS YOU SHOULDN’T SET OFF WITHOUT

Jake Kavanagh looks at the main buying choices between new and used and considers the temptation of projects

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.

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

Most online pundits are wrong and you don’t need a long keel to go offshore, reckons Mike Morgan

Rupert Holmes looks at one of the most desirable cruising yachts of the Sadler era, as well as some alternative boats