Watchkeeping, sleep patterns and short-handed passages – a guide to night sailing; Orca navigation system tested over a 450 mile voyage; Could you be a…
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MOB retrieval: an easy way
A large purchase system might be the key
Weed blights inland sailing centres’ season
Watercourses clogged this summer
Keep fresh air flowing
With a forehatch cover
Drought forces Leeds-Liverpool canal closure
60-mile stretch closed to save water
Building a Cornish Crabber 26
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38th annual Swale ‘Smack and Barge Match’
Saturday 7 August 2010
Raymarine workers face the sack
as new owners FLIR Systems increases sales
Keep fruit fresh on board
Lots of ventilation is the key
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ August 2010
All hobbies have their dangers but nothing comes close to sailing for the sheer variety of ways to scare yourself
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ Summer 2010
The camera never lies - sailing makes you older, not wiser, just older faster
How to improve vane steering in tricky wind conditions
Use a tiller pilot
New £1million Mylor Yacht Club design approved
Striking new modern building
When is it good to mix fuel and water on board?
When you're specifying which side to build your boat's tanks
Dutch 14-year-old free to sail solo around the world
Court permits Laura Dekker to set sail
Would you trust your topping lift?
At sea if the main halyard breaks, what use is a lightweight topping lift?
London 2012 olympics – two years and counting
WPNSA celebrates with 300 optimist sailors
Bridging the language gap when cruising abroad
Plan ahead when picking destinations
Jetski and motorboat collide in Poole Harbour
Jetskier airlifted to hospital
Yawing at anchor?
Use a swivel
Watch whale jump on yacht
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