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West country farmer, Matt Dale, prefers using his boat to working on it - but sometimes, even he has to bite the bullet and get his tools out

Ali Wood gets some top tips from sailmakers on choosing and caring for your yacht’s most valuable assets

Mike Reynolds and his wife Nicki sailed over 5,000 miles to the Azores, Canaries and across the Atlantic to the Caribbean while repairing three separate leaks

When upgrading stays and standing rigging do you choose wire or HMPE? And where might it pay to replace stainless steel with Dyneema? Bruce Jacobs reports

A Californianbuilt electric amphibious design that trades outright speed for practicality, comfort and the novelty of driving your boat home