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Des Sleightholme - A sailor vents his vents vitriol via the voice-pipe

Close quarters: Alf Readman - King of canvas and period sails

Design - Swill sketches from Flavio Faloci

Boatman's notes - Gybes, cleats and a spokeshave holder

Lazarette - Power drills rated and slated

Getting afloat - A cutter, a cruiser, and a sloop to boot

Class notes - The National Swallow

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Sternpost - Mr Morgan's fresh (fish) perspective

Lutine of Helford - A Lloyd's legend returns to race with grace once more

Ed Burnett's new gaffer - Fast, roomy and comfy on the sea, she's a cutter for the future

The history of tattoos - How body decorations in the Pacific Islands came to Europe

1902 drifter revived - We take a trip with Scottish Reaper's wise and wily crew

Cruising off Africa - The Cape Verde islands have their treasures hidden well

The last trading ketch - Making your living from a century-old klipper isn't easy

Southwold Ferry - Danni Church provides her muscle for ferrymaster duties

Plover B - Tom Ballance on a boat that was once an art studio afloat

Cover - Lutine of Helford, Photograph by Beken of Cowes

Seamanship - Niki Ferryman has the cure for collisions

Sextant - Our step-by-step guide to fine tuning your sextant

Corrosion - John Perryman on metal-to-metal contact