Cover stories

• Win M.O.B. alert worth £1,300
  Plus: Harken deck gear worth £1,000

• Find magical delights in Normandy
  West side story: The west side of the Cherbourg peninsula boasts stunning anchorages and delightful harbours, says David Jefferson

• Exclusive test
  New boat test with Jame Jermain: The Dufour 385 may be spacious but she?s no slouch

• 12 Children?s lifejackets tested
  Junior lifesavers: Our young testers take to the water to see which lifejacket performs best

• West Country wonders Penzance and Newlyn:
  Destinations: Miles Kendall gives you the lowdown on these two fishing spots which welcome yachtsmen
  Free chart & guide

• Getting back to a man overboard
  MOB recovery drills: Simon Jinks shows how to make the crucial final approach to a MOB

• Yachtmaster at last!
  Slow track to success: Dick Durham tries for his ticket having sailed for 40 years

• Rediscover France
  Rocks that move: Ken Endean continues his Sail Like a Local series with a look at Ile Grande and Trébeurden ? where the charts don?t always tell the whole story

Cruising

• Nigel Calder?s new series
  What?s your ideal boat?

• Find magical delights in Normandy
  West side story

• A letter from Paul to the Corinthians
  Paul Heiney welcomes the chance to race across the Atlantic the old fashioned way in the 2005 solo Transat

• Folkboat to France
  Philip Crockatt discovers uncharted territory on his first solo Channel crossing to Calais in a restored Folkboat

• West Country wonders Destinations:
  Penzance & Newlyn
  PLUS: Your free pull-out chart

• Rediscover France
  Rocks that move

• Blue Water Letter
  Rod Heikell sets sail for Dominica

• Bells ring the changes
  Survey! Survey! Survey!:
  Colin Bell looks for a boat for his retirement, to cruise France and the Med

  
  

On Test

• Exclusive new boat test
  Dufour 385

• 12 children?s lifejackets
  Junior lifesavers

• New gear
  A new type of radar and much more

Sailing skills

• A question of seamanship
  Seeking safety in the fog

• Getting back to a MOB
  MOB recovery

• Yachtmaster at last!
  Learning Curve

• Cunliffe on cruising
  Even the best-laid buoys can move

• Chartwork: vertical datums
  Nigel Calder charts the depths

• Radar class
  Fine tuning your radar display

• Heavy weather
  What to do if you are caught out

• Any questions?
  Cracked keels, prop noise and compasses

Every Month

• Readers? services
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• Editorial
  View from the helm

• Opening shot
  Norway?s stunning Osterfjord

• On watch
  The latest news

• Competitions
  Big value prizes on offer

• Readers? letters
  How to grow your boat and more

• This cruising life
  Libby Purves admits to enjoying the company of fishermen and naval sorts

• A-Z of second-hand boats
  The conclusion of the series

• Around the coast
  News from your local area

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• Confessional
  Forgive me Father, for I have sailed