Unlikely hero

John Willis explains the consequences of cresting a bigger-than-expected wave while helming his 25ft motorboat

I’ve had Constance – an American Mason 44 – for 13 years. We’re getting to know each other bit by bit and I’d like to report that she’s everything a yacht should be. Excellent though she is, as the sa

Norman Hadley shares a tale of youthful misadventure, when a navigational mistake on the Cairngorm plateau seemed to defy all constraints of space and time

Simon Ellis completes the final leg of his three-month sabbatical cruise along the South Coast of England

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

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