Jonty Pearce struggles to get his ageing Bukh DV36 engine ready so he can finally go sailing again
Wales
Jonty Pearce: ‘Core’, it’s nice to be sailing again
Sailing again at last! Jony Pearce relishes his first proper cruise of the season visiting some nearby anchorages in Wales
‘As the engine spluttered and conked out, panic resumed’
A series of unfortunate mistakes threatened Mark and Nadiyana Farnworth's dream maiden voyage before it began
Jonty Pearce: Indian summer days
Jonty Pearce makes the most of September's good weather with a cruise to a quiet anchorage in Milford Haven, Wales
Rhos on Sea, North Wales
Dag Pike finds shelter from brisk westerly winds in this picturesque and historic Welsh harbour on the north coast
Jonty Pearce: skippering skills refresher
Jonty Pearce helps Penguin Cruising Club members to brush up on their skippering skills ahead of an Easter charter to Scotland
Proposed windfarm extension sites in the UK revealed
The RYA is encouraging east coast and Welsh cruisers to look in detail at eight proposed windfarm sites in England and Wales, which are being considered by the Crown Estate
Jonty Pearce: A dark December hibernation
Jonty Pearce begins his winter maintenance programme on Aurial - starting with the electrics
Fire at Holyhead Marina six months after Storm Emma devastation
An investigation is now underway after a fire destroyed an engineering workshop at Holyhead Marina in Anglesey, north Wales
Jonty Pearce: The first sail of the season
Jonty Pearce relishes his first sail in months after finally getting towards the end of his maintenance list for Aurial