Steve Bowen finds himself in a serious tangle with a lobster pot in UK waters
Sailing skills
Windvane steering: why it makes sense for coastal cruising
No electricity needed and built for gale-force conditions; windvane self-steering makes sense for coastal cruisers as much as offshore voyagers.
A tricky mooring
James Stevens answers your Questions of Seamanship. This issue - how to moor between two piles in tricky conditions
‘What I learned from a dismasting in Antarctica’
Veteran polar sailor and mountaineer Bob Shepton reflects on losing his rig while sailing with a crew of school leavers in the Drake Passage
Shall we leave now, later, or not at all?
James Stevens answers your Questions of Seamanship. This issue - when is the best time to leave port when faced with a strong tidal stream and overfalls?
How do we find our way without a plotter?
James Stevens answers your Questions of Seamanship. This issue - when his GPS plotter packs up, Pete has to rely on the time old strategy of aim to miss
A man has gone overboard, what do we do?
James Stevens answers your Questions of Seamanship. This issue - Geoff is sailing at night with an inexperienced crew when he hears the call 'man overboard'
6 tips to make sailing easier on yourself
Duncan Kent investigates many ways to make sailing easier - and it doesn't involve downsizing your boat
‘We should have turned back when the storm hit’
Adam Dunlop and his wife Maria learned a few hard lessons when their engine started to struggle mid-Channel in worse conditions than forecast
Effortless sail power: Trimming the mainsail
Duncan Wells continues his series looking at how to get the most out of your boat. This issue: trimming the mainsail