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![Little ships and the wrong sort of waves](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1455315/Zc6Pdd9la1695891494138/LITTLE-SHIPS-AND-THE-WRONG-SORT-OF-WAVES.jpg)
Little ships and the wrong sort of waves
Why the correct manoeuvres for the sea conditions will reduce hogging and sagging stress on both ship and crew
![Watching boats, saving jerseys](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1455315/-BR-9gtmT1695891065227/WATCHING-BOATS-SAVING-JERSEYS.jpg)
Watching boats, saving jerseys
It's amazing what you can see from a hospital window if it's the right hospital
![Sweating the mooring asset](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1455315/5MEZdoEe11695890913383/SWEATING-THE-MOORING-ASSET.jpg)
Sweating the mooring asset
Sam Llewellyn looks at ways of getting top value out of his boat's swinging mooring
![A little confession](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1455315/n6gUbSWoD1695887474539/A-LITTLE-CONFESSION.jpg)
A little confession
The Sailfish 18 fan has had his head turned by another classic boat... made from wood
![Routing in tide](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/BhsvsxLMO1691752409875/ROUTING-IN-TIDE.jpg)
Routing in tide
Professional meteorologist and expert sailor Chris Tibbs explains how to navigate more efficiently through tidal waters
![Sinking pontoons and a twisted knee](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/Eqpq7pinG1691752019654/SINKING-PONTOONS-AND-A-TWISTED-KNEE.jpg)
Sinking pontoons and a twisted knee
John Latham experiences an inauspicious start to his cruise from Dublin to Northern Ireland when hit by gale force winds in harbour
![Build your kit boat like an expert](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/BGby0R_lB1691751700010/BUILD-YOUR-KIT-BOAT-LIKE-AN-EXPERT.jpg)
Build your kit boat like an expert
Polly Robinson shares her best practice for constructing a boat from a pre-cut kit, and how to troubleshoot potential problems
![How to fit your own autopilot](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/ioIZDVsLh1691751230042/HOW-TO-FIT-YOUR-OWN-AUTOPILOT.jpg)
How to fit your own autopilot
Gilbert Park shows how he installed a new autopilot on his Trusty T23 motorboat
![Diesel heat exchanger and manifold repair](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/FvoRPwCcJ1691750943303/DIESEL-HEAT-EXCHANGER-AND-MANIFOLD-REPAIR.jpg)
Diesel heat exchanger and manifold repair
Barry Pickthall explains how he carried out engine repairs on a budget after a couple of years of Covid lockdown neglect
![Do I need my vessel re-certified?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/lPwSUeGvY1691750801107/DO-I-NEED-MY-VESSEL-RECERTIFIED.jpg)
Do I need my vessel re-certified?
Surveyor Ben Sutcliffe-Davies gives his advice on the implications to be considered when making changes to your boat
![How to design modifications for your boat](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/OUTYvtEDb1691750344909/HOW-TO-DESIGN-MODIFICATIONS-FOR-YOUR-BOAT.jpg)
How to design modifications for your boat
Yacht designer lan Nicolson explains how to make changes to living space on board
![Portable toilet buyer's guide](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/A4oRSC1dS1691749602132/PORTABLE-TOILET-BUYERS-GUIDE.jpg)
Portable toilet buyer's guide
Ali Wood checks out the best places to go... when you really need to go
![Long-haul cruising CHECKLIST](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/Uj3wf8Mh91691748850852/LONGHAUL-CRUISING-CHECKLIST.jpg)
Long-haul cruising CHECKLIST
Jimmy Cornell boils down decades' worth of world cruising surveys to find the factors that affect voyage success
![Boats for cruising around the UK](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/_ZA4TS0-w1691748338580/BOATS-FOR-CRUISING-AROUND-THE-UK.jpg)
Boats for cruising around the UK
Duncan Kent chooses the best sail and motor boats under 40ft for circumnavigating the islands of Britain and Ireland
![Traditional Broads motor cruisers](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/TQUxwvIdm1691748062055/TRADITIONAL-BROADS-MOTOR-CRUISERS.jpg)
Traditional Broads motor cruisers
Why large wooden traditional cruisers such as the 43ft Silver Jubilee class are Clive and his wife's favourite holiday charter vessels
![Calm day antics](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/0qqqKUe3Q1691747919431/CALM-DAY-ANTICS.jpg)
Calm day antics
Getting close to seabirds, achieving a level horizon... and not dropping the camera
![Death of the compass?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/T3PigfNsb1691747771500/DEATH-OF-THE-COMPASS.jpg)
Death of the compass?
Navigation-what's hot and what's not
![A narrow escape](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/ANKPplL-K1691747636240/A-NARROW-ESCAPE.jpg)
A narrow escape
Dave struggles to remember why owning a classic boat is such a privilege...
![Fair winds to yachtsman Duncan Lougee](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1396541/uTbz0-YFM1691747475976/FAIR-WINDS-TO-YACHTSMAN-DUNCAN-LOUGEE.jpg)
Fair winds to yachtsman Duncan Lougee
Tributes have been paid to a solo skipper who disappeared while sailing his 25ft Folkboat from the UK's south coast to Ireland as part of the Jester Baltimore Challenge.
![Dreamboats](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1366610/AWuoWhsl91689757541377/DREAMBOATS.jpg)
Dreamboats
Travels among the Great Unlaunched
![It's the voices](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1366610/jhzzQLFn81689757408739/ITS-THE-VOICES.jpg)
It's the voices
When you can’t do right for doing wrong, doing wrong Is the right thing to do
![Cruising through mountainous Wales](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1366610/onteBKCb51689757148886/CRUISING-THROUGH-MOUNTAINOUS-WALES.jpg)
Cruising through mountainous Wales
Charles Beddingfield takes a nostalgic tour of Milford Haven and the Pembrokeshire coast
![How NOT to start the sailing season](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1366610/abj37_MBm1689756839289/HOW-NOT-TO-START-THE-SAILING-SEASON.jpg)
How NOT to start the sailing season
It's like the boat-launching Olympics for Greg Manning as he leaps hurdles and avoids cutting corners to cover 1,920 miles back and forth in 15 days to get his yacht safely afloat
![Safe mast climbing](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1366610/3odo207wr1689756660476/SAFE-MAST-CLIMBING.jpg)
Safe mast climbing
Most of us prefer to climb the mast when safely alongside, but what if you have to climb it at sea? Pip Hare shares tips and techniques
![e-Cat conversion](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1366610/a2RhNGt9K1689756236305/ECAT-CONVERSION.jpg)
e-Cat conversion
Michael Sanatani’s electrification of a British fishing catamaran into a Canadian family cruiser
![Frank and Margaret Dye](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1366610/PZBEikd5D1689755753398/FRANK-AND-MARGARET-DYE.jpg)
Frank and Margaret Dye
Roger Barnes reflects on the legacy of small-boat sailors Frank and Margaret Dye
![Lost at sea](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1366610/qtp-qzHls1689751144026/LOST-AT-SEA.jpg)
Lost at sea
Cruising pioneer Peter Tangvald's son, Thomas, disappeared after sailing from South America in 2014. Kathy Catton recalls her memories of him
![A modern take on the traditional proa](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1366610/5hmmzZtS71689750977036/A-MODERN-TAKE-ON-THE-TRADITIONAL-PROA.jpg)
A modern take on the traditional proa
Ali Wood finds out more about visionary designer Rob Denney
![Hull design HOW IT IMPACTS PERFORMANCE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1366610/8OznRZU0X1689749538741/HULL-DESIGN-HOW-IT-IMPACTS-PERFORMANCE.jpg)
Hull design HOW IT IMPACTS PERFORMANCE
Peter Poland explains how hull design has evolved over the years and how this affects boat handling and accommodation
![Crossing Wide Bay bar](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5181/1337173/p4-4-7X2i1686573991573/CROSSING-WIDE-BAY-BAR.jpg)
Crossing Wide Bay bar
crossing John Tylor recalls a treacherous sideways, and while asleep-on the tropical Queensland coast with his good friend Don