Cutless bearing replacement

Delivery skipper Ben Lowings explains how you can make your yacht handle better and perform more effectively when cruising

HOW TO SAIL BETTER

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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Russell Seaton incorporates some novel race car technology in a fuel supply and polishing system for his Albin Ballad 30

Rather than shell out for a new engine, Charles Beddingfield decides to give his motorboat’s old BMC 1.8 diesel some much-needed love