A little confession

All Smacks Boats are fitted to the owner's specifications, Clive compares two that he has owned; a fast one and a comfortable one

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

Serial boat refitter Ross Barrett promised he wouldn’t start another project but the temptation of a Hershine 37 trawler yacht proved too hard to resist

After three years of construction, Will Brocklebank takes delivery of only the second Rustler 41 ever built...

Back to sea. Off to the end of land, away from the pastoral, the pretty order of serene lawns, blackbirds and cottages, farms and ploughed earth. The tide carried us back down the sheltered rivers of

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