As a Brummie, I feel qualified to reproduce a shortened version of this very bad Black Country joke as an opener to this whimsy. Having been made redundant, Enoch and…

Erwarton Ness

First-time visitors to the East Coast would do well to begin with the Orwell and Stour rivers. Whether you are approaching from the South Coast or from Holland, Harwich Harbour…

winter cruising

Why waste half the year laid up ashore? Rob Peake and Chris Beeson look at kit and ideas to show you how to enjoy winter cruising

Pass your Yachtmaster

Tom Cunliffe has assessed hundreds of sailors for the RYA Yachtmaster exam. He shares a few skipper's tips with us...

Jonty Pearce

Finally for the first time this season we achieved: Getting out of Milford Haven and going further than St Ann’s Head lighthouse Raising all the flappy bits and enjoying a…

As you navigate up Lymington River after an end-of-season weekend on the Solent, the Berthon team are ready to take your keys the moment you step ashore and hand them…

Faurby 335e

‘They don’t build boats like they used to’ is a common complaint. Graham Snook goes to Denmark to visit a company that does, and reviews the Faurby 335e

Loch Tarbert

Loch Tarbert, on the west side of Jura just north of the Sound of Islay, has one of the most beautiful, remote, yet sheltered anchorages of the Inner Hebrides. Once…