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Michael Skidmore explores how folk stories can help sailors navigate the Hebrides.

Towering Black Cuillin mountains surround the anchorage of Loch na Cuilce. Credit: Bertrand Gardel/Hemis/Alamy

Spotting bloodstains in a hotel would usually make me run for the door.

But at Raasay House, I was trying to find them –as my partner and I had set out on ...


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Paul Diamond explains how he upgraded his primary fuel filter to make it easier to get at and change

Fed up with trying to reach the primary fuel filter (far left in picture) on his Hanse 301, Paul changed it to a R12T installation, which is easier to access. Credit: Paul Diamond

There’s a good chance that if you have a boat with a


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Keep your cabin dry and private with this simple canvas companionway cover project that anyone with a robust sewing machine can tackle. Libby Earle explains

The Bavaria 34’s grab rails by the companionway allow the holding straps to be easily slid out of the way. Credit: Libby Earle

Privacy and keeping out the weather in the saloon can be a bit of a chal...


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After a chainplate snapped on his Albin Cumulus 85, Joe Magee explains how he designed and fitted new ones

Joe and Linda Magee experienced a port-side chainplate failure on their Albin Cumulus 85. Credit: Joe Magee

For the last 15 seasons, my wife and I have enjoyed sailing our Albin Cumulus 85 in the wonderful Firth of Clyde, near Glasgow in the west of...


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UK Met Office forecast data is now available free to all Orca users, with animated weather, tides and currents overlaid directly onto charts

All Orca users will have access to the latest UK Met Office data. Credit: Orca

Orca users can now passage plan and navigate with animated


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