Out of the blue

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

JUST YOU AND YOUR PARTNER, ON A YACHT. IT’S THE DREAM SCENARIO – BUT HOW TO ENSURE YOU BOTH ENJOY IT EQUALLY? BLUEWATER SAILORS SHARE THEIR SECRETS WITH HELEN FRETTER

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

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Paul Dale recounts the lessons he learned rebuilding his Dufour 41 Alexa on the devastated Caribbean island of Grenada in 2004

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