Buying your first motorboat

NEVER STOP SAILING!

Want to stop battling with deck gear and tripping over ropes? Ali Wood has some tips to help make the most of this crucial space

Stu Davies explains what’s inside his toolbox so he can tackle (almost) any job on board

Delivery skipper Ben Lowings examines how different popular rudder designs affect handling, and explains how to maintain them

Back in the 1970s multihull saillors were generally a pretty esoteric lot. It didn’t help that Donald Crowhurst ushered in the new decade with his tragic exploits in his Teignmouth Electron trimaran.

The late Jim Mottram explains modifications to make his 23-footer easier to sail. Here are just some of his tips from the archives