Why most cruisers still need a leadline – and how to use it. We’ve had echosounders for decades, but leadlining is still an essential cruising skill.
Dick Durham
11 yachts beaten in tough Atlantic conditions
Rough and tumble for the Route du Rhum
His bus pass is a decade old but RKJ’s off again
3,500 miles of ocean until terra firma
Marshland marina for sale
Yours for £2 million
New pontoon moorings 1 hour drive from London
At a third of South Coast price
Medway Queen rebuild stalls
Fresh funding sought
Cod oil spill in South Coast harbour
Dummy test
Record entry for Classic Channel Regatta
Boats from all over Europe will descend on Dartmouth
Ainslie vows to bring home the cup
America's Cup bid launched
Dick Durham podcast November 2014
Being a bilge rat is a filthy job, but someone has to do it, and besides, you never know what treasures you may find...









