Dressed for warmth

None of us plans to be caught in a gale, but if it happens then both the boat and the crew must cope. Jake Kavanagh speaks to Jester Challenge skippers and asks how they get ready for stormy weather

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Does your dog have a wardrobe that rivals yours? When it’s cold and wet outside, do you reach for their raincoat as well as yours? Are doggy pyjamas essential for snuggly evenings on the sofa? Perhaps

A camping dinghy may not offer the comforts of a modern cabin yacht, but no yacht is comfortable on a hard beat, no matter how many berths she may accommodate in her cabin. And there are serious disad

A couple of years ago, the idea of having an internal pocket in a tri-suit to hold ice, so it trickles down your neck as it melts, would have seemed a gimmick. But that was before we realised the deva

In addition to mooring bills a fraction of those levied by the honest marina operators of my native South Coast, keeping a boat in the Baltic Sea carries some unexpected benefits. The further in you s