CRUISING

LANDFALLS: LOCH MELFORT

Discover this wonderful Scottish cruising ground

ONE MAN & HIS BOAT: RETURN OF THE WANDERER

One of the Hiscocks’ famous boats continues to sail the oceans

CLUB CRUISING: SOUTHAMPTON WATER

Friendly welcomes on the edge of the Solent

WIZARD OF OZ

Gipsy Moth IV receives a warm welcome on her return to Sydney

BLUE WATER LETTER: ANNIE HILL

Annie is enchanted by the Galapagos Islands then heads off the beaten track to explore the South Seas

BEST LAID PLANS

A mobile phone call causes havoc during a summer cruise

EXPLORING INLAND: FAST TIDES & FLAT WATER

Ken Endean guides you through the turbulent waters of the Golfe du Morbihan

OCEAN PIONEERS

One couple’s amazing journey across the Atlantic in 1877

SNAP HAPPY

Winning images from our Round the Island photo competition

BOATS AND GEAR

ANTIFOULING UP FOR GRABS

Enter our Veneziani competition

IT’S SHOWTIME

Buying new or used? Read this first

BOATS & GEAR AT THE SHOW

The latest designs and products

NEW BOAT TEST: DUFOUR 325

Has Dufour produced another winner?

MASTER CLASS

Gear and techniques for going aloft

TRIED & TESTED: BUYING ADVICE

Outboards, roof bags, bilge pump fitting

DANGER ALOFT?

Are sealed masts the safest option?

Sailing skills

Securing Alongside

The best way to secure you boat to a pontoon or wall

Learning curve: Stick or twist

Time and tide work against you when you hit the mud

Skipper’s tips

Coiling ropes, sweetly set sails and dodging seals

Question of seamanship

Has your wife got it wrong? Dare you tell her?

Any Questions

Unidentified floating objects, bow thrusters and more

PCS ON BOARD: TAKE THE WEATHER WITH YOU

Your guide to receiving weather information at sea

REGULARS

EDITOR’S LOG

View from the helm

NEWS

Trinity House will keep buoys

READERS’ LETTERS

Your views and opinions

CUNLIFFE ON CRUISING

The ropes are speaking but the VHF won’t!

AROUND THE COAST

What’s been happening in your home waters?

CONFESSIONAL

Yachtsmen confess their cruising calamities