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

OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS

Andy Turner suffers a debilitating heart condition while sailing his Bowman 46 offshore with his son and a friend

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Rick Channnon heads off grid for a restorative dose of carnage

Mike and Nicki Reynolds have been cruising almost full-time for 15 years. Finding the time and the money for regular refits is the key