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

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Nicholas Koligiannis explains how he improved the mast on his Albin Ballad

Deck trainers are a relatively new phenomena but, certainly for racing sailors, they have become a crucial piece of kit. If the cruising sailor might content himself with a deck shoe then that simply

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Lasse Bøe explains how to take advantage of winter evenings and weekends when fishing is off the cards