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

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OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS

Tim Steel hones his skills with a proper rough-water test

Rick Channnon heads off grid for a restorative dose of carnage

Colin and Linda complete their Brittany adventure, exploring Vannes, Quiberon, Concarneau and Camaret and Roscoff en route back to Guernsey