Over the horizon ais

What communications equipment do you really need to stay safe and keep in touch? Alan Denham explores options for every budget and cruising ambition

When I took my first brick-like Magellan GPS receiver out of its box back in the mid-1990s, I was in Wick, NE Scotland. The fog was thick enough to walk on. Filled with a confidence I had never had be

Solo sailor Owen Moorhouse recalls having to make quick contingency plans at night while battling fatigue

Scanstrut Ultra - waterproof wireless phone charger Mobile phones – the drug of the nation. Love ‘em or loathe ‘em it’s difficult to do without them even when you’re at sea, and this new Scanstrut pro

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Trail and sea adventures on a Varne Folkboat and Cape Cutter 19