Playing with coloured sails

Alastair Buchan explains how to handle sails solo or with few crew

Anyone for boat yoga? Motor maintenance inevitably means some contortionism...

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

Greg Manning sails his Fairey Atalanta from Arisaig in the West Highlands to the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides

Often overlooked and rarely serviced as often as they should be, winches are a vital element of any sailing boat’s deck gear. But the winch your boat comes with doesn’t have to be the winch you stick

There are many highs to cruising around the Adriatic in high summer and getting paid for the pleasure but somehow it’s the shuddering lows that stick in the mind. Given that it is a very human trait t