CRUISING

Cruising in the wilderness
16-knot tides, giant oysters and howling wolves: adventures under sail in Desolation Sound

Ten great escapes
The best places around the world to charter or sail off the beaten track

Man overboard safety kit
A buyers? guide to recovery gear

Destinations: River Deben
Local knowledge to get you across the bar and enhance your enjoyment of this splendid Suffolk river

Hilary Lister
Losing the use of all four limbs couldn?t stop this remarkable woman from sailing solo around Britain

Silver sailors
Rod Heikell offers some tips to help cheat Old Father Time

Bay watch
How the Biscay Triangle fleet coped with heavy weather and discovered some idyllic havens in South Brittany

Boarded by customs ? twice!
A British couple?s salutary encounter with a French customs patrol

Winter cruise adventure
Ever wondered what a passage down-Channel from the Solent to Torquay would be like in January? Thomas Bourne tried it...

SAILING SKILLS

Expert on board: Get them back aboard!
You?ve passed the MOB a heavingline. What next? Tom Cunliffe looks at safe options for recovery

A question of seamanship
How to react when another boat?s kedge invades your swinging room... PLUS Sailing skills library

Learning curve
How a YM reader survived the recent tsunami, which killed more than 100 people in Samoa and Tonga

Any questions?
Waterproof monitors - Diesel bug - Power problems - Buying abroad - Sailing with four centreboards

Skipper?s tips
Sailing upwind under main only - Depth sums made easy - How to rig a bull rope

REGULARS

View from the helm

Cruising news

Letters Readers? views and opinions

Libby Purves
Ellen: What?s not to love?

Tom Cunliffe
The borderless brotherhood of the sea

Nigel Calder
Two knots at Ã