CRUISING FITTING OUT BEFORE YOU GO OFFSHORE Technical guru Nigel Calder shares ten troubleshooting tips to ensure your cruising season is problem free
DISCOVER JERSEY JERSEY CRUISING GUIDE There's much more to Jersey than St Helier Marina. Kieran Flatt guides you around the anchorages, reefs and inshore passages
ALONE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC DOUBLE ATLANTIC Having crossed the Atlantic solo, flying a single-engined plane,Tristan Gooley set sails solo in a Contessa 32
BLUE WATER LETTER: INTO THE BLUE Andy O'Grady sets sail from the steel-grey seas of Denmark, bound for the blue waters of Brazil
THOUGHTS AT ANCHOR An idle evening leads Angus Beare to change his life
SOLD UP AND STILL SAILING Sell up & Sail inspired thousands of adventures. Authors Bill and Laurel Cooper are almost 80 and about to do it all again
TIDAL TURMOIL Tidal races have many moods - you just have to know how to read them, says Ken Endean as he cruises the coast of Wales
SAILING SKILLS SAIL SAFE IN FOG EXPERT ON BOARD: FOG FIGHTERS Expert advice on what to do when the fog rolls in
SKIPPER'S TIPS Paperwork, chartwork, going astern and beastly berths
A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP Should you and your family abandon ship?
SAILING SKILLS LIBRARY Nigel Calder's cruising manual, pilot books and more
LEARNING CURVE: HIS FINAL PASSAGE Dan Thompson recounts the heart-wrenching tale of how his father, John, was fatally injured while crossing the Atlantic
CRUISING WITH KAYAKS Ben Meakins sings the praises of paddle power
CROSS-CHANNEL IN A GALE NEW BOAT TEST: OVNI 435 This aluminium cruiser can be sailed into the shallows - but how will she cope in a mid-Channel gale?
USED BOAT TEST: FRANCES 34 The pilothouse version of the Victoria 34 offers a snug sail
SOLAR PANELS GREEN GENERATION Nine panels are tested - do any make a real difference? WIND GENERATORS THE 14,000-MILE TEST - PLUS BUYER'S GUIDE The pros and cons of sharing a boat with a windmill
NEW GEAR Velcro cockpit pockets, tiny VHF radios, tender tents and more POT LUCK: LOBSTER POTS ON TEST Is it worth making space for a folding lobster pot on board? 15 USED BOATS FROM £1,000 A-Z OF USED BOATS Budget Ballerina, plus Baltics, Bavarias and more
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