Jonty Pearce

Six years of regular use had taken its toll on our toilet, which now leaked. Not only did this give us unpleasantly wet toes, but it meant that the siphon…

Strongest sailing knot

It would be nice to know you’re using the strongest sailing knot possible. Chris Beeson visits Marlow Ropes to take the strain

Dick Durham

“The ooze had swallowed my boots. I was stuck in a quagmire of East Coast mud, 300 yards offshore” It’s an isolated spot, just a few cows grazing on marshland…

“Some of the very best ‘looks’ in high fashion have travelled directly from ships and boats” Crewmates! We are iconic fashionistas. This status may not be immediately apparent to every…

Tom Cunliffe

‘Every time I sail under a bridge, I worry that I’m about to wallop it’   I once caught an innocent bystander’s VHF antenna with my topping lift when heeled…