AFTER PURCHASING YOUR caravan, an awning or canopy is probably going to be one of the most expensive accessories you decide to buy. An awning can offer you much needed respite from the elements, provi

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

Earlier in the year, we made a list of the things that make our 1998 ’van a little harder to live with than it needs to be. Many have been sorted already – the plumbing is more reliable and there have

TIM'S TOP TIPS

It’s hardly news to say that boat insurance premiums are going up again this year – don’t they always? Taking the temperature with a few quick online quotes, however, shows that prices in some parts o

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