Backwards is the new forwards

NEVER STOP SAILING!

Alastair Buchan explains how to handle sails solo or with few crew

Want to stop battling with deck gear and tripping over ropes? Ali Wood has some tips to help make the most of this crucial space

NIKKI HENDERSON ON THE ESSENTIAL MULTIHULL SKILLS YOU SHOULDN’T SET OFF WITHOUT

The late Jim Mottram explains modifications to make his 23-footer easier to sail. Here are just some of his tips from the archives

One summer’s evening in the days before internet weather forecasting, I was deeply involved in the after-race ‘do’ following a Solent Old Gaffers event. In the 1970s these regattas drew entrants large