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

William Shakespeare is generally noted for being a bit of a sage. Personally I have always thought his comedies lacked a bit of oomph but it must be admitted that he had a great knack of coming up wit

Far from being a lightweight trailer sailer, Nic Compton finds the third version of this modern classic to be a serious little cruising boat capable of handling far more than a little creek crawling

A canvas enclosure (right) makes the sociable aft ...

BUILT: 2010 PRICE: £650,000 Despite the occasional financial ...

BUILT: 2001 PRICE: £ 245,000 As we have ...