Little ships and the wrong sort of waves

John Willis explains the consequences of cresting a bigger-than-expected wave while helming his 25ft motorboat

I’ve had Constance – an American Mason 44 – for 13 years. We’re getting to know each other bit by bit and I’d like to report that she’s everything a yacht should be. Excellent though she is, as the sa

HOW TO SAIL BETTER

Paul Dale recounts the lessons he learned rebuilding his Dufour 41 Alexa on the devastated Caribbean island of Grenada in 2004

Can you really only visit Scilly in light winds?

Richard Ayres makes his first Mayday call when his yacht is dismasted and prop fouled close to the Manacle rocks