SEPTEMBER 2019
FOR THE CRUISING SAILOR • ESTABLISHED 1906
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ROUNDING CAPE WRATH
Savage overfalls, strong tides and violent winds
make this a passage to be reckoned with
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NEW GEAR
The latest equipment
for safety, maintenance
and comfort
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SAILING TENDERS TEST
We sail six inflatable and folding tenders
that can also sail to find the best all-rounder
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SHORT-HANDED
OFFSHORE
Four skippers from the AZAB share what it takes
to sail offshore with just two people on board
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BOATS FOR THE ARC
If you’re sailing the Atlantic, these
boats could be the adventure vehicle you need
GEAR AND BOATS
CRUISING
SAILING SKILLS
REGULARS
DON’T
MISS THIS
MONTH
36 SKIPPERS’ TIPS • Battery back-up
- Emergency anchoring • Calm under stress
38 THE SECRETS OF THE EXPLORERS
The routes, gear and skills to sail north44 10 SEAMANSHIP SKILLS How to
avoid the mistakes we all make49 A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP
Are you on a collision course?50 COUNTERFEIT CREW One skipper
offers passage and gets taken for a ride52 LIFEBOAT LAUNCH What really
happens when a Mayday goes out?32 18 AND ALONE IN CHILE’S FJORDS
One teenager’s tale of his first solo trip64 THE UPPER BRISTOL CHANNEL Dag
Pike explores this fascinating cruising area70 ANCHORAGE: RHOS A picturesque
anchorage on the north coast of Wales76 CRUISING LOGS To Bergen at last- A Paralympic dream • Brand new barge
80 YM GOES TO WAR Julia Jones relives
how sailors adapted to the outbreak of war10 SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW Our
guide to the show + Readers’ ticket offer24 TESTED: BAVARIA C50 Bold, ultra-
modern and spacious. We go for a spin04 EDITOR’S LETTER
06 NEWS The end of red diesel?
14 LETTERS Short-handed MOB
18 LIBBY PURVES Yachting diversity
20 DICK DURHAM The price of freedom
22 PETE GOSS Deceptive beauty
96 BOOKS Navigating on the eve of war
114 CONFESSIONS Don’t forget the crew