Crash Test Boat - fire

How would you deal with a fire in the galley or the engine room? What’s the best way to prevent fires onboard? Chris Beeson and the Crash Test Boat Team…

The weir at Cullochy which partially collapsed

The wier at Cullochy on the Caledonian Canal has partially collapsed following heavy rainfall and meltwater, closing the Canal for sea to sea transits.

Sea toilet heads smell

Are you gagging at the smell in the heads? Nigel Calder explains the best way to eliminate that sea toilet smell from your heads and holding tank

'Chance' round Pigeon Island

Sailing across an ocean, there are myriad sail plans to choose from to power you across an ocean. We spoke to six ARC 2014 finishers to find out what works

Sunbeam 36.1

Yachting Monthly's review of the Sunbeam 36.1 made in landlocked Austria by the Schöchl family boatbuilder

Premier 45 review

From mosque domes and locomotive fairings to performance cruising yachts – Chris Beeson explores the Premier 45, the latest offering from one of the world’s biggest composite builders

Dick Durham

“As night-time storms rattled the slates, I dreamed of that one length of studding holding the boat upright” We’re very close to saying goodbye to the gales of winter. I…

Tom Cunliffe

“Like an sailor brought up with the assumption of self-help, I decided to look into doing the job myself” My liferaft comes due for servicing this spring. One of the…

“Not all boat smells are pleasant, or even, frankly, bearable” Spring! The first warm days, primroses, zephyrs, dew burning off the warmed grass! So down to the boat, climb on…

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