Mark Browse investigates why tidal times vary depending on the data source you consult, and which you should trust
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Skippers’ Tips: red diesel, radio checks & lobster pots
Seasoned skippers and Yachting Monthly experts give their advice on a whole range of issues for the cruising sailor
A tricky mooring
James Stevens answers your Questions of Seamanship. This issue - how to moor between two piles in tricky conditions
Libby Purves December 2016 Podcast
We may think we understand the sea, but it’s not until you get in it that you realise how volatile an element water is, says Libby Purves
Jonty Pearce: Super moon
As we witness the closest approach of the moon to earth in decades, Jonty Pearce wonders whether it could explain some strange behaviour...
Planets align to create ‘supertide’ this weekend
The Environment Agency has issued 10 flood warnings and 17 flood alerts in the southwest of England. The cause is as a rare alignment of the moon and sun, which…
Skipper’s tips: Sea shape
This photo is a rather exaggerated case of wind-against-tide. The water’s easy to read because you’d expect things to be rough and they were. In lesser situations you can still…