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Winter project
Jim Pottinger spent the winter months restoring a sorry looking Dell Quay Fisher to her former glory
Stop the boat!
Gilbert Park installs a wireless kill cord on his planing sports cruiser
Practical motorboating
Powerboating has rarely been more affordable or more popular. Jake Kavanagh has some top tips for beginners and old hands
The night the hurricane hit
Roger Hughes prepares his schooner for 150mph winds
Floating in air
Rupert Holmes explains some essential weather knowledge to help interpret forecasts on the water
DIY navigation lights upgraded with LEDs
Roger Hughes upgrades his 42-year-old navigation lights with LED lamp replacements and is delighted with the result
Capsize off Vementry
Marsali Taylor remembers how she came to grief through going too far out in a small dinghy
Know your boat by numbers
Øyvind Bordal explains how form stability and polar diagrams can help you choose the right boat for your kind of sailing
200 islands in a dinghy
Ken Fowler sets sail on a unique challenge to round all the islands of England and Wales, and learns some intriguing history along the way
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
Bringing clarity to varnish
The tricky problem of getting wood to shine
The amazing history of rope
Do you know your hemp from your manila and the surprising qualities of Dyneema? Roger Hughes untangles the mysteries of rope
The history of forecasting
Margaret Norris charts the incredible role of Robert FitzRoy in the development of the Met Office
Tales from a tall ship
Bill Howlett recalls a youthful week on board TS Sir Winston Churchill that cemented his love of sailing (if not a love of heights)
Too hot to handle?
What level of risk are you prepared to take for a bit of winter warmth on board?
Mingming II & the Impossible Voyage
Jake Kavanagh escapes to the wilderness with Roger D Taylor’s latest book
DIY keelboat launching trailer
Sam Longley designs and builds a slipway boat launching trailer
Feathered friends
There’s an affinity between those who go afloat and the creatures of the air
Challenges in the Chesapeake
Squalls, hurricanes and operations – there’s never a dull moment aboard Alisara, says Hermione Pattison
Becoming a Day Skipper
From classroom conundrums to night-time navigation, dinghy instructor Margaret Norris decides to give big boats a go
Bay Of Islands Cruising Guide
Huw Williams visits New Zealand’s irresistible Bay of Islands