For those dreaming of the joys of owning a yacht, Nick Ridley offers encouragement as well as a look at the harsher reality of financing your dreams

+ HOW TO PREVENT IT

Simrad’s new AutoCaptain isn’t just a berthing aid, it can do the whole manoeuvre for you, from spotting an empty space to holding it against the dock while you tie up. Hugo Andreae reports

SEA ANGLER’S BEGINNERS’ GUIDE TO LURES, TECHNIQUES AND WRECK FISHING TACTICS

Nicholas Koligiannis explains how he improved the mast on his Albin Ballad

Far from being a lightweight trailer sailer, Nic Compton finds the third version of this modern classic to be a serious little cruising boat capable of handling far more than a little creek crawling