CRUISING
SPECIAL REPORT: COLLISION RISK
Collision at sea: could the unthinkable happen to you?
NEW SERIES: CRUISING COMPANION
Passage plans and port guides for Plymouth and Dartmouth
RALLYING TOGETHER
First-hand accounts and hints for crossing Biscay
THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN
James Jermains reports from the YM Biscay Triangle
THE SPACESHIP AND THE SNAIL
Age is no barrier as Sir Robin Knox-Johnston takes on the world
WHAT KATIE DID NEXT
Sam Brunner meets the young woman who sailed round the UK in Ellen MacArthur’s wake
FREE FRENCH TREATS
Britanny’s canals hold many surprises, says Ken Endean
BLUE WATER LETTER: ROD HEIKELL
Rod shares Turkish mooring advice and preaches patience
CLUB CRUISING: NORTH WALES AND ANGLESEY
Kieran Flatt samples the hospitality of Welsh yacht clubs
THE GENERATION GAME
A family sail prompts Miles Kendall to reflect on the sailing bug

BOATS AND GEAR
NEW BOAT TEST:
ELAN IMPRESSION 344
Does this Slovenian cruiser have substance as well as style?
DIFFERENT STROKES TESTED: The latest four-stroke outboards

DESIGN OF THE TIMES
Exciting innovations from the newest yachts
NEW GEAR
The latest gear to cure hissing radios, fouled props and dinghy dilemmas

SAILING SKILLS
A MARRIAGE OF EQUALS
How couples can sail happily together
LEARNING CURVE: BISCAY BLOW OUT
Strong winds test a couple’s yacht preparations
SKIPPER’S TIPS
How to save fuel, preserve food and tow safely
QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP
Should you give way to racing yachts?
ANY QUESTIONS
Common sense, COLREGS, radio reception and more
PCs ON BOARD: THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT!
Lights, cameras, action! Music, TV and DVDs via your PC makes for modern on-board entertainment
LAYING UP
Keep winter at bay with our laying-up checklist