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HOW TO SAIL BETTER

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

Misunderstood and little used, the kicking strap or vang is often largely ignored by cruising sailors. It is an important sail control, however, helping you to flatten or open the main as required. Ra

Matt Dale pulls his old Yamarin 59HT out of the cattle shed for a well deserved spruce…

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