Fitting-out time is here again. Because I winter up in the Baltic where the sea still sometimes freezes, my season doesn’t really start until May. It was different when I berthed my 22ft wooden sloop

A fast day-sailer makes perfect sense if you enjoy sporty sailing but don’t want either a racing yacht or a cruiser. That’s where the Saffier 27 comes in, says David Harding

Coach Brian is reminded how often success comes from working together and keeping things simple

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Easy to handle and surprisingly sporty, the Gib’Sea 312 Plus is less well known than many of her contemporaries but she makes a great fast cruiser, says David Harding

Mike and Nicki Reynolds have been cruising almost full-time for 15 years. Finding the time and the money for regular refits is the key