Master class

HOW TO SAIL BETTER

Richard Ayres makes his first Mayday call when his yacht is dismasted and prop fouled close to the Manacle rocks

Ascending a mast is often undertaken light-heartedly, but it’s a high-risk operation which, if it goes wrong, can result in serious injury, explains Andrew Simpson

Send your questions to our experts at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com ...

Letters to Yachting World may be edited yachtingworld@futurenet.com ...

THERE MIGHT LATER BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REDEEM YOURSELF, BUT SOMETIMES BEING A SKIPPER MEANS MAKING UNPOPULAR CHOICES