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Skipper's diary

From wacky watches to pirate boats, Simon Warner shares some eye-opening excerpts from his transatlantic diary

The return of trading under sail

Sail power is making a comeback as the shipping industry reduces costs and carbon emissions, Rupert Holmes reports

When my heart ruled my head!

Richard Carvell learned valuable lessons when he bought an iconic offshore cruiser

Lifejacket: the vital safety aid

Knowledge of the sea – and wearing a lifejacket – are the best ways to stay safe

Back to school

Uncovering the truth about lifelong learning

Top tender tips

From boarding to sculling, hull type and maintenance, John Tylor shares some sensible advice about using small dinghies

Timing the tides to Tobermory

Brian Lennon plans a tricky non-stop sail between Skerries, his Irish home port, and the Inner Hebrides harbour of Tobermory

Short cut to a long cut

Andrew Morton describes how saving time led to trouble on Gigha

Dinghy cruising in the Bristol Channel

Annabel Bowker-Dance describes the joys and challenges of dinghy sailing in the Severn Estuary

360 degrees of horizon

The Warner family talk to Ali Wood about the highs and lows of an Atlantic crossing

‘Years of shredded impeller bits had clogged the pipe'

Martin Fuller lightens his wallet as he finds the solution to an avoidable problem that had clearly been building up for years

Rising teenage star

Timothy Long, 15, is now the youngest skipper to sail solo around Britain. Katy Stickland asked him about his record voyage and his future plans.

TECHNICAL BOWSPRIT POWER FOR DOWNWIND SAILING

Bowsprits are all the fashion on new boats these days, but do you need one? Graham Snook looks at how a bowsprit can make your sailing easier and faster

THE UK'S 11 FIERCEST TIDE RACES

Breaking waves and lurking rocks have earned some British tide races a fearsome reputation. Dag Pike explains how to navigate them

FIRST TEST - SPIRIT 44CR ELECTRIC

A wooden boat that blazes a trail for modern technology and sustainability sounds too good to be true. Theo Stocker went to see if she is as good as promised

Surviving a Force 11 storm with a series drogue

Small cruising boats aren’t always fast enough to run away from severe weather. Tony Curphey explains how he survived the Southern Ocean in a Nicholson 32

PIP HARE Lone star

Pip Hare talks to Elaine Bunting about the long road to fulfilling her Vendée dream

A WEEK AFLOAT STOCKHOLM ARCHIPELAGO

All within a day’s sail of mainland Sweden, these islands offer stunning scenery and the chance to escape the crowds, as Nigel Wollen discovers

Long-Term Cruisers Could Face Second VAT Bill After Brexit Transition Period Ends

Sailors have accused the Government of unfairly taxing long-term cruisers after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced that UK boat owners who have cruised continually in Europe for over three years without returning to the UK have until the end of 2021 to bring their vessels home or face paying VAT and import duty on their boat.

Are Whales Really A Threat To Cruisers?

With reports of orcas ‘attacking’ yachts off the Spanish coast, Katy Stickland investigates what may be driving the whales’ behaviour and what steps cruisers can take to avoid an encounter.

ELELCTRIC LADY

Spirit’s newest yacht, the 44CRE, might look like another chip off the Spirit block, but she’s a vision of a new future.

THE RADICAL PROTOTYPE

Now back on the water, the original, aviation-engineered Atalanta was a pioneer of mass production

NIGEL STUART - Passion for process

The managing director of Spirit Yachts on chartering clamities, bicycle hire and the well-loved Spirit brand

FROM GLORY TO OPPOSITION

On Morning Glory II, Ted Heath was the only British prime minister to win an international sports trophy. One wonders how he reacted when she was renamed Opposition

ILLINGWORTH & PRIMROSE DESIGN TEAM

John Illingworth and Angus Primrose enjoyed a long and fruitful partnership and between them around 1,000 of their designs were built

BOSUN'S BAG

PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BOATER

A STIFF BEAT

There are some occasions when going to a birthday party can be a real drag – quite literally

DUTCH DUNG BARGE RACE

In a bid to revive traditional barge skills one of the most exciting sailing events in the Netherlands was born

150 years of the THAMES SAILING CLUB

The formation of TSC represented something of a social revolution in Victorian Britain as the rising middle class started to enjoy the sport of kings

How Civilisation Went Down The Pan

On the Origin of the Species of the Leisure Sailor