New gear

Round-up of the best new sailing products, with a focus on boat-friendly luggage

You don’t have to be loaded to get into boating as Glen Stanford discovered after a chance encounter with a boat-owning colleague

YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

More stuff to spend your hard-earned cash on

Stay groomed on the go with Panasonic’s palm-sized travellers’ essential, which has all the added extras (including five stainless-steel blades, an ultra-fast linear motor and Panasonic’s Beard Sensor

From long-stay fishing trips to crafty bankside overnighters, when it comes to bivvies, shelters and brollies the choice of housing can be bewildering. This week we showcase a range of top-end and mid-priced bivvies, as well as the best bargains in overnight shelters