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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?
Beachcombing
Searching out landing stages and boat noosts
Boater's biplane rescue at air show
A powerboater and her family sprang into action when a biplane crashed into Poole Harbour on the south coast, narrowly missing yachts, rocks and a chain ferry.
Cook's challenge
Scraping the food locker bare at the end of the season requires some culinary creativity
Cut and thrust of sailing
The best ways to call a halt to proceedings
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
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
Sailing The Martello Coast of Corsica
Owen Moorhouse recalls wonderful cruising and friendships made in Corsica in the 1980s
Parker 660 Pilothouse
Peter Poland test drives the Parker 660 Pilothouse
Why more cruisers should go wireless
Nick Charman makes the case for all cruising yachts to change tack
That sinking feeling...
Brian Johnson became quickly and intimately acquainted with his engine’s silencer when it threatened to sink his Westerly Pageant
A winter project
Now’s a great time to start a refurbishment
It's good to talk
Wilf Lower makes a dodgy connection
THE GREAT LOOP
Princess V48 owner Maurice Elliott battles steering issues, notorious reefs, dangerous reptiles and the might of the US Navy to visit some of the East Coast’s most historic harbours en route to New York and the Great Lakes
Going loopy – making a continuous splice
Roger Hughes declutters the cockpit by splicing his furling lines end-to-end into a continuous loop
MY FANTASY FLEET
Name: Mark Cherryholmes Current boat: 1972 American Marine Laguna, 1982 Proline Fisherman, 1973 Rinkerbuilt runabout Berthed: Lake Erie, Ohio USA
The HR evolution
Hallberg-Rassy’s reputation for building quality bluewater cruisers evolved from its early 31-38ft models. Peter Poland reports
BOAT CUISINE
Think Torquay, think hospitality and what do you get? The answer may not be what you have in mind, says Phil Sampson
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
A GRAND COUPLE OF DAYS
PIY – Polish It Yourself – could save you thousands, says Phil Sampson, providing you don’t mind hard graft