Build a boatport

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

HAVE YOUR SAY IN PRINT AND ONLINE

From long-stay fishing trips to crafty bankside overnighters, when it comes to bivvies, shelters and brollies the choice of housing can be bewildering. This week we showcase a range of top-end and mid-priced bivvies, as well as the best bargains in overnight shelters

THE 10KEY BOATINGS TORIES YOUNEED TO READ

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

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