How to maintain masts and rigging

Unstayed rigs make so much more sense than stayed rigs, reckons Nic Charman, so why are they still the exception?

Phil Taylor gives his yacht a new lease of life by replacing its cracked mast with a good one from an abandoned Thompson T24

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Roger Hughes shares his new technique for making a smooth, continuous splice in double-braided line

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Ali Wood gets top tips on choosing the ideal boat for road and water