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

Lasse Bøe explains how to take advantage of winter evenings and weekends when fishing is off the cards

Jake Kavanagh explains how he replaced his boat’s worn teak gunwale with a PVC alternative

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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

Kit reviews from Britain’s most experienced gear-testing team. Here, Francesca Donovan and David Linternn focus on two innovative new outdoor products