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I am just about to ask my sailmaker the same question, so I will be watching with some interest.

One of these: A. Enjoying the physical sensation of your interaction with the water/air interface B. Testing your skills in coping with...

I won't have any cleats in the cockpit. Years ago we had non-ST winches and cleats on the cockpit sides. Just off the Sandettie...

I’m sure that seawater works in the right conditions, but maybe it also requires use of a holy stone.

I reckon that self-tailers are the equivalent to an extra half crew-member, maybe more, as is an autopilot.

We were told when our boat was new that the teak only needed the occasional dowsing with salt water. This simply didn’t work and within...

Do nothing. I have had everything from diesel to red wine on mine and it always washes itself out in time, usually a week or two.