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Unfortunately, the ability to pass a test/gain a qualification 30/40/50 years ago is no indicator of current ability. Actually, unless...

I threaded the line though the fitting on three or four sliders to keep it in check. My main only dropped about 60% of the way under...

Very nice, but would you sell it for his £5K budget?

My top tip for a stackpack and lines led aft is to add a light downhaul for the main. 3-4mm line should be plenty for most boats. It...

This is what you want Oxalic Acid Wood Bleach | AG Woodcare. A kilo will last you for years. Dissolve it in warm water, add a bit of...

When I did my own servicing, I'd pull the impeller and examine it, bending the paddles to look for cracking. Anything less than perfect...

Call me a coward, but the word I'd use is scary. Flying an amas strikes me as being something to avoid unless you're an out-and-out...

If you have a CD player aboard, you'll have lots of heliographs, each with a convenient aiming hole

Step 1 A full cockpit tent that allows you to manage the boat, at least under power, with it up. A GRP doghouse with windscreen wipers...

In my case, the flubber lives on davits, If a fire's so bad I can't get aft, it'll be at night, so we won't be far from the shore - time...

That's what I should do too, but it's an expensive option. BTW, +1 for octoplait, for the reasons RAH mentions

Quay Lane in Gosport will do you a drying mooring for a bit over £600 a year, or a drying pontoon berth for £1.60 per foot per week...

Doing everything at the mast and flaking the main on the boom is fine for a fully crewed racing boat, where the loss of a bit of sail...

Transformed things for me, sailing mostly single-handed. The lazy-jacks element a major safety and convenience improvement when...

Get a stack pack. You'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner.