Tim Steel hones his skills with a proper rough-water test

Rick Channnon heads off grid for a restorative dose of carnage

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

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

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Pinning down the cause of the recurrent engine trouble that affected multiple cruises took patience and perseverance for Justin Morton