For very little money Bob Shillito saves the 1953 Yachting Monthly three-tonner, Sparrow , from being scrapped and gets her sea-ready

My last email ended with this: We are both very much looking forward to our Tasman Sea crossing to Nelson, New Zealand. The sea with its infinite cleansing powers should wash away all that earth life

Genevieve Leaper shows how to lower a mast while still afloat

18-year-old soldier Craig Wood was on patrol in ...

A bowsprit can mean sticking your nose into trouble – but there’s a solution to that

I originally created my Special 30 years ago, using full-size paper patterns. It loosely resembled an MG J2, being flat-sided with a slab tank. It was constructed from 3/4in plywood with an aluminium