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Light, fast, simple to launch and easy to sail – that’s the new BayCruiser 21, says David Harding

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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

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