Scandinavian Summer

George DuBose explores capital cities and lonely islands on a cruise from the Netherlands to northern Denmark

The great river of waiting

Owen Moorhouse recalls building an ‘unsinkable’ canoe from sheet metal and endeavouring to master the wild Whanganui River on it

What's the charge?

Gilbert Park installs a Victron BMV-712 battery monitor

Mast down

Rob Crabbe recalls the rig of a new yacht breaking on a delivery trip from Dartmouth to the Southampton Boat Show

Sailing short-cut to spectacular views

Norman Inglis rediscovers a love for Scotland’s west coast, one of the best locations in the world to combine sailing with hill walking

Fairey Swordsman 30

Peter Poland tests a crowd-pleasing jet boat with James Bond connections

Little luggers

Compulsive boat owner Clive Marsh explains why little luggers make perfect trailer-sailers

Do we still need pyrotechnic flares?

Gilbert Park discusses modern distress signalling options, safety regulations and what kit he takes on board for boating and kayaking

Red Original bags

Ali Wood puts Red Original’s waterproof bags to the test

Birding from the helm

Why counting seabirds as a sailing hobby is an educational addiction

Lockdown project is just the ticket

John Rogers is a big hit in his restored classic wooden launch

Toplac single-pot paint

In 2017 Richard Hare painted his Golden Hind 31’s sheerstrake with a single pot paint. How did it perform?

How To Build Yourself A Mini Tugboat For Fun

Determined to build a small, fun boat for his young grandchildren, Ian Royston made one in the style of a cheeky tugboat

How To Get Your Boat Organised

Are you always misplacing tools and spares? Roger Hughes has the answer

Should You Insure A Project Boat?

Insurance expert Steve Risk has some useful advice for boat owners

A winter project

Now’s a great time to start a refurbishment

It's good to talk

Wilf Lower makes a dodgy connection

Going loopy – making a continuous splice

Roger Hughes declutters the cockpit by splicing his furling lines end-to-end into a continuous loop

The HR evolution

Hallberg-Rassy’s reputation for building quality bluewater cruisers evolved from its early 31-38ft models. Peter Poland reports

Summer in the Med

Ned Coakley enjoys affogatos, smart marinas and stunning cliff-edge villages on a Mediterranean cruise from France to Italy and back

When Britannia waives the rules

Profiting from the world while losing its soul

‘I am very much alive!'

A wartime act of kindness is recalled by a survivor of St Helier Yacht Club’s ‘miracle of St Malo’ evacuation, writes Philip Jeune

That sinking feeling...

Brian Johnson became quickly and intimately acquainted with his engine’s silencer when it threatened to sink his Westerly Pageant

Why more cruisers should go wireless

Nick Charman makes the case for all cruising yachts to change tack

Parker 660 Pilothouse

Peter Poland test drives the Parker 660 Pilothouse

Sailing The Martello Coast of Corsica

Owen Moorhouse recalls wonderful cruising and friendships made in Corsica in the 1980s

Sailing solo to the Isles of Scilly

In the summer of 2020 Katie McCabe (aged 13 at the time) sailed her newly restored classic yacht solo to the Isles of Scilly

North Sea dash

With Covid and Brexit bureaucracy melting away, Saskia Groen-in’t-Woud enjoyed her first North Sea crossing – despite rough return weather

Cut and thrust of sailing

The best ways to call a halt to proceedings

Cook's challenge

Scraping the food locker bare at the end of the season requires some culinary creativity