OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS

Fitting-out time is here again. Because I winter up in the Baltic where the sea still sometimes freezes, my season doesn’t really start until May. It was different when I berthed my 22ft wooden sloop

We’d love to hear from you. Write to us at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com or by post at Yachting Monthly , Future PLC, 121-141 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London W2 6JR

Rick Channnon heads off grid for a restorative dose of carnage

w w w . y a c ...

Andy Turner suffers a debilitating heart condition while sailing his Bowman 46 offshore with his son and a friend