Brilliant - THE ULTIMATE S&S? - Designer Olin Stephens was just 22 when she was launched. 70 years on, she's still impeccable

Golant Gaffer - DIY CORNISH GAFFER - Derek Toyne sails Roger Dongray's home project

New boat review - We try out the latest kit boats from Swallow Boatworks

Dom Fernando - TALL SHIPS SPECIAL - Holly Hollins on rebuilding an 1843 Portuguese frigate

Cutty Sark races - TALL SHIPS SPECIAL - Where to go and what to see

Arthur Corn - A prolific East Coast designer from the 1920-60s

Calendar - Events from around the world

Close Quarters - TALL SHIPS SPECIAL - Alexia Jenkins defies her disability ? and the RYA, to sail small ships, not just tallships

Boatman's Notes - Checking stainless steel; Bob Forsyth's finishing tips; salt

Back Issues - Don't miss out...

Nuneham - THAMES FOCUS I - Alex McMullen on a passenger steamer restored to pristine condition for her 100th birthday

Before the boaters - THAMES FOCUS 2 - John Leather recalls the great river's original working boats

Broads guide - UK SCENES - Discover a haven of real boats

Drascombe cruise - Jean-Louis and Bobbie visit the Scillies ? and cheats

Readers' Tales - What do you do when all your work is reduced to a flowerpot?

A clean sweep - BETTER SCULLING - John Ferryman on how to build a sweep ? and how to use it

Lazarette - New small charts; the ultimate sou'wester; long-life anchor light wherries and 'Endeavour in print

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Getting Afloat - Half-finished Victorian cutter; Californian boatbuilding school

Sternpost - There's more to running a boat yard than the bottom line

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Editorial - Chuck the compass? Surely not
Tell Tales - The North Atlantic sail trawler, Expo 98; Velsheda lets rip
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