Rosemary Young recounts fire breaking out on her family cruiser and shares the valuable lessons she learned
Yachting Monthly
Tested : 12 Bosun’s Chairs for climbing masts
Dangling many metres above the deck isn’t the time to find out that your bosun’s chair cuts off the blood supply to your legs. However, most of our mast-climbing devices…
7 mast climbing methods and gear on test
It must have been a wise man who once said that: ‘A fear of heights is illogical. A fear of falling, on the other hand, is prudent and evolutionary.’ Perhaps…
Jonty Pearce: A Fantasy Voyage to the Isles of Langerhans
Jonty Pearce goes on an fantasy cruise with a crew of doctors and lands on remote islands, surrounded by mortal danger
Essential mid-winter boat maintenance guide
Got that nagging feeling there's some maintenance you’ve forgotten to do before putting your boat to bed for the winter? Duncan Kent helps to jog your memory
Wangerooge, East Frisian Islands
With an up-to-date chart to hand, this lovely anchorage in the Frisian Islands can be found hidden away at the eastern end of the island, suggests Detlef Jens
Summer Scrub Special
1/3 Off Lift Scrub With Free Courtesy Visual Check Lift, Pressure Wash & Launch £5.33* per foot LOA Lift Out £4.66* per foot LOA Launch £3.33* per foot LOA Contact Simon Barnett for more information Tel…
Improving performance through tuning standing rigging
To tune or not to tune? Would you drive your car with wheels misaligned? Run a marathon with your shoelaces loose? Sharpen up at Berthon now. 1) Can Berthon tune…
Should I repaint my boat this summer?
Like putting a reef in the main, the time to repaint your boat is the first time you think about doing it. A topsides repaint can be completed within two…
Understand your boat and her statistics
Nigel Calder and Chris Beeson explain how to use boat statistics to understand your boat, or choose the right boat for you and your cruising