How to protect your boat in a storm in harbour, Essential checks for liftout, Second hand boat focus on the Bavaria 34, How to install a bilge filter, Portable power stations TESTED, Shock absorbing gear for retrofit,  the new Delphia 11 under the microscope, Helm upgrade, and MORE!

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How to ride out storms in harbour

Protect your boat at anchor, on the hard and in the marina

Power when you need it!

Portable power stations tested

Want smoother cruising?

Shock absorbing gear for retrofit

Small-boat keel concept

Clever air-pumped water ballast

Second-hand boat focus: Bavaria 34

Spotlight on this popular yacht + 7 top alternatives

Seamanship: springing off

How to leave a pontoon or wall

Life after Wharram

Hanneke Boon and the legacy of revolutionary catamaran designer James Wharram

Easy inland cruiser

Spotlight on Delphia 11

Install a bilge filter

Fitting a Wavestream bilge filter

Engine maintenance

How to change a filter

Water butt Mayday

A reader reflects on how a rogue water bottle led to a stormy rescue

Helm refit

Re-building a new helm and installing an instrument panel

Medway Doble

The simple sprit rig dinghy

Ask the experts

Matching a motor to a boat, What’s with the wet keel?

Sailing the Med with kids

A six-year cruising adventure