Contents
Cover: Westerly Konsort Seaband by David Harding
http://www.sailingscenes.co.ukWelcome to the June 2018 issue
PRACTICAL
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REGULARS FEATURES
MARINA
SHOWCASE
Some of the UK and
Ireland’s best sites- starts page 52
Norfolk Gypsy 20
micro-cruiser, p5 Waiting for the tide
6 News
10 Regional news
12 Readers’ letters
14 Dave Selby
16 Sam Llewellyn
18 Andrew Simpson
94 Practical projects
92 Ask the experts
96 Cruising notes
106 Sketchbook
68 Building an outboard
well for a 14ft skiff
Nic Compton upgrades his
much loved Nigel Irens-
designed Western Skiff76 Replacing a mast cap
Storm damage revealed a
mast cap well past its best78 Completing the build
of an aluminium sloop
The self-taught boatbuilding
brothers fi nish and set sail82 Classic boarding
ladder from scratch
Mike Coates makes a highly
customised wooden ladder86 Rebuilding Zest
How to successfully rebuild a
severely damaged yacht20 Choose the perfect
weekend trailer-sailer
Duncan Kent reviews 19-21ft trailable
boats from the sporty Beneteau 20
to the Shrimper 1926 Used boat test: Feeling 36
vs Feeling 39
Peter Poland on a pair of fi ne
lift-keelers that still sell like hot cakes
on the second-hand market32 eBay to Rodney Bay
Pete and Jan Dearden try liveaboard
life and are instantly hooked, setting
their sights on the ARC42 New Gear
Imray’s new navigation app is
launched plus new handheld
weather stations... and more44 Cat to the Cape Verdes
Experienced crewman Huw Williams
takes the lead on board an ocean-
crossing catamaran50 Tips for a summer cruise
Rupert Holmes offers simple checks
to avoid trouble alongside 10 of the
best DIY practical projects this year62 Heavy weather sailing
Face up to the wind and waves
with this latest extract from Stuart
MacDonald’s book Sail This Way64 Learning from experience
Skipper Roger Hughes retreats with
Heavy weather sailing, p62 dignity after a series of mishapsUsed boat test: Feeling 36, p
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