For those dreaming of the joys of owning a yacht, Nick Ridley offers encouragement as well as a look at the harsher reality of financing your dreams

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Gilbert Park swaps his ageing Mitchell 28 for a soft-riding Seaward 29

Lasse Bøe explains how to take advantage of winter evenings and weekends when fishing is off the cards

SEA ANGLER’S BEGINNERS’ GUIDE TO LURES, TECHNIQUES AND WRECK FISHING TACTICS

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