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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Architect Stuart Cameron reveals how he and his family built Blackthorn Bothy by hand on the remote Argyll coast

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Coach Brian is reminded how often success comes from working together and keeping things simple