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

Whether your tank is half full or half empty, knowing what’s in your tanks and trusting your means of checking is critical to successful cruising, writes Theo Stocker

Nicholas Koligiannis explains how he improved the mast on his Albin Ballad