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THERE MIGHT LATER BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REDEEM YOURSELF, BUT SOMETIMES BEING A SKIPPER MEANS MAKING UNPOPULAR CHOICES

Richard Ayres makes his first Mayday call when his yacht is dismasted and prop fouled close to the Manacle rocks

WILL OXLEY ON NAVIGATION FUNDAMENTALS

Ascending a mast is often undertaken light-heartedly, but it’s a high-risk operation which, if it goes wrong, can result in serious injury, explains Andrew Simpson