Simple cockpit grate

When Ozzie’s ‘Collie nose’ diagnosis scuppered his dinghy sailing days, Gary Hardy built a kit cuddy boat to get his crew back afloat

Delivery skipper Ben Lowings explains how you can make your yacht handle better and perform more effectively when cruising

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

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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

For a heritage-inspired kitchen that is full of charm but doesn’t cost the earth, decorate with salvaged materials and restored essentials