Jonty Pearce: Ready for sailing again

After four months, Aurial has finally had her masts re-stepped and Jonty Pearce is now ready for the season

Jonty Pearce: the maintenance/sailing balance

A frustrated Jonty Pearce gets bogged down in maintenance when he would rather be out sailing

Jonty Pearce carries out some serious mast maintenance to prepare Aurial for the season ahead

After sleepless nights, Jonty Pearce decides it is time to change Aurial's standing rigging

Jonty Pearce wrestles with confined spaces on board as he gets down to a bit of maintenance

Jonty Pearce burrows into the depths of his boat to wire up some new instruments

Jonty Pearce delights in others' difficulties with holding tanks, until his boat meets the same obstacle

Jonty Pearce makes the most of a quiet weekend to get some work done on his boat before the season kicks off

Checking the boat in winter can feel like a chore, but it's fun to potter on board and might just save a catastrophe, says Jonty Pearce

It's time to move to a new berth for the winter, but it's not all plain sailing for Jonty Pearce