5 expert tips

Alastair Buchan explains how to handle sails solo or with few crew

Once you’ve won an Olympic gold medal and earned your way through to the big league, why would you ever go back to race against the weekend warriors? If you win, well that’s because you’re a full-time

The late Jim Mottram explains modifications to make his 23-footer easier to sail. Here are just some of his tips from the archives

Want to stop battling with deck gear and tripping over ropes? Ali Wood has some tips to help make the most of this crucial space

Back in the 1970s multihull saillors were generally a pretty esoteric lot. It didn’t help that Donald Crowhurst ushered in the new decade with his tragic exploits in his Teignmouth Electron trimaran.

Greg Manning sails his Fairey Atalanta from Arisaig in the West Highlands to the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides