Easy to handle and surprisingly sporty, the Gib’Sea 312 Plus is less well known than many of her contemporaries but she makes a great fast cruiser, says David Harding

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A fast day-sailer makes perfect sense if you enjoy sporty sailing but don’t want either a racing yacht or a cruiser. That’s where the Saffier 27 comes in, says David Harding

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