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Five sides of Ireland The Emerald Isle offers something for everyone, say authors Mike Balmforth and Norman Kean in an exclusive preview of their new book
The hard way to paradise Neville Hockley endures a tough Pacific passage with gale force winds and a broken forestay, for a magical landfall
Jersey pilotage Local knowledge and more as Duncan Wells sails to St Helier and samples life ashore
The best of Ireland’s wild south-west Chris Eakin falls for the charms of Baltimore, Schull, Cape Clear and Kinsale
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Cruising log Readers’ sailing yarns
How to repair sails at sea and in port Sailmaker Paul Lees shows how to make a wide range of easy repairs
Skipper’s tips &ull; Cleaning awkward places • Look astern • Jargon buster
How to free a riding turn on a winch Tim Bartlett shows several ways out of trouble
How we saved our mast Andrew Wilson and his wife Susan got back to port after their forestay broke
A question of seamanship How would you stop a yacht dragging in the dark? PLUS new sailing books
Any questions? • How do I stop ‘sailing’ at anchor? • Are stainless steel anode studs better?
Can you trust a long-range forecast? Sailing weather forecaster Chris Tibbs explains what a 10-day prediction is based on
REGULARS
View from the helm Editor’s letter
Cruising news Good news as cross-Channel red diesel row crumbles
News analysis Lifesaving lessons
Letters• Blue water crew • High and dry on Hamble bar • Radio checks
Libby Purves: Bad crew, good stories
Tom Cunliffe: Tacking a lugger
The Confessional Readers own up to their sailing sins and beg absolution
Lock your prop or let it spin? Emrhys Barrell gives the definitive answer to this long-standing debate
New gear Chris Beeson rounds up the latest, including a blackout curtain, a Jefa autopilot, a heavy rode and a marinised computer
Cruising a UFO 34 from Portsmouth Harbour Engineer Michael Rose takes Dick Durham on an overnight cruise to Cowes
New boat test: Hanse 415 Chris Beeson finds this family cruiser packed with new ideas
Which safety knife can you really trust? We assess nine sailing knives and harness cutters on their ability to slice through different kinds of rope, with surprising results
