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You don’t have to be loaded to get into boating as Glen Stanford discovered after a chance encounter with a boat-owning colleague

Sharing your boating thoughts and opinions

WE’RE ALWAYS HAPPY to lend Penny to friends when we’re not using her. The downside? The odd mishap. Her recent trip to Glastonbury ended on a bit of a bum note when our friends accidentally backed her

None of us plans to be caught in a gale, but if it happens then both the boat and the crew must cope. Jake Kavanagh speaks to Jester Challenge skippers and asks how they get ready for stormy weather

Material science and clever sailmaking have combined to chip away at the difference between cruising and racing sails. A new breed of crossover sails are being marketed for the first time at performan

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