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March 2016, Number 1,

THE COVER

SAILING SKILLS Expert tips and know-how

18 ON THE COVER Expert on board: Navigate with Google Earth Satellite

photos should be part of everyone’s navigation toolkit, says Tom Partridge

26 A question of seamanship ‘How would you escape this lobster pot berth’?

28 Any questions? • ‘Reduce weather helm?’ • ‘Are AGM batteries worth it?’

30 Learning curve ‘How I got battered in Biscay’: Caught out by a deep low

32 Skipper’s tips • True or ground wind? • Don’t get swept away by the tide

34 ON THE COVER Practical seamanship: Anchoring myth busted! Vyv Cox

investigates catenary, and what really happens in winds above Force 5

36 ON THE COVER How to tackle a windward berth solo Chris Beeson reports

42 ON THE COVER A Dutch skipper’s tips Lt Cdr Harry Dekkers skippers the

Royal Netherlands Navy’s 90ft training ketch. He shared his top tips with us

CRUISING Practical advice & real life sailing stories

38 ON THE COVER Cruising: Night passage through Amsterdam Dick

Durham joins the Dutch Navy’s sail traing vessel for a night-time delivery

44 ON THE COVER Adventure: Cruising to Byzantium Rod and Lu Heikell sail

through the Dardanelles to Istanbul, a city at the crossroads of history

50 Home waters: Why sailing at dawn is the best You may be yawning,

but there is a unique excitement to sailing at dawn, says Colin Jarman

52 ON THE COVER Brittany pilotage 20 miles of bliss on the Vilaine River

58 Anchorages Four beautiful spots to anchor, from Normandy to Denmark

66 Cruising log Readers’ experiences in Turkey, the Baltic and the Atlantic

76 Family sailing: A watersports holiday in Greece Is it possible to have a

sailing holiday that keeps the whole family happy? Simon Fevyer thinks it is

GEAR & BOAT REVIEWS Useful kit, new & used yachts

72 Tried and tested • Henri Lloyd oilies • Handheld VHF • Deck trainers •

80 New gear • Rescue sling • Flexible jacket • GPS compass • Water fi lter

82 ON THE COVER Hull revamp: Paint, polish or wrap? What can you do to

revive a faded, tired-looking hull? Greg Goulding explores the options

86 ON THE COVER New boat test: Winner 8 Small is beautiful and in the right

weather small can also be fun, as Graham Snook discovers in Holland

90 ON THE COVER Used boat test: Bavaria 34 If you’re looking for your fi rst

coastal cruiser, this boat should defi nitely be on your list, says Duncan Kent

REGULARS

3 Editor’s letter ‘An anchoring myth busted’

4 News • 23 new MCZs • Pirates in the Caribbean

6 Letters • Light the foredeck • Is that hatch open?

• Friends reunited • Sleeping giant • Red diesel only
  12 Tom Cunliffe Working as a fi sherman’s deckhand
  14 Libby Purves Winter maintenance is an act of trust
  16 Dick Durham Our ships shelter us like mothers
  64 A good read Bernard Moitessier, The Long Way
  108 The Confessional Readers own up to their sins...

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