Wavestream boat filter fitted with one vertical connector and one horizontal

Dirty, oily bilge water from your boat’s hull can be filtered to protect marine life. We talk to sailors who have retrofitted the Wavestream 1 kit...

The yacht Trekka sailing - originally designed by Laurent Giles for John Guzzwell, Trekka is a development of the Sopranino design. Photo credit: Nigel Calder/Maritime Museum of British Columbia

The pioneers of small-boat leisure sailing had to start from scratch when designing and building early yachts – but some of those vessels are still around to offer inspiration today.