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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
NEWS & VIEWS:
Sailing news - Bad news as marine surveyors' fees are set to rocket, and the MCA aims to track down mobile phone distress calls more easily plus the local news from your sea area
Readers' letters - Your sailing related stories plus Xword p.40
Your right to moor - Eminent barrister Sir Patrick Sinclair completes his series of articles on the public right to moor
Copyshop service - If you've missed a feature, Group test or Boat test, here's where to order a copy
TESTING:
Just in - So much to test, so little time - we take a look at a portable smoke alarm, super-grip shoes, chart plotters, GPSs and echosounders combined, a hooded life jacket, a dual-band Navtex - where will it all end?
Marine gear: tried & tested - Some new sails and headsail reefing gear, new charts from the UKHO and an update on an antifouling treatment are some of the items given the once over this month
Group test: rigid tenders - Our team of testers thrash about in the water in a wide selection of rigid tenders to help you choose...
Boat test: Hunter Ranger 265 - Check out the specs on this .reliable family cruiser
Shopping around - If you fancy an alternative to the Hunter Ranger 265, take a look at Jeanneau's Sun Odyssey 26 and Sun Fast 26, the Etap28i, First 260 Spirit, Oceanis 281 and Jouet 760
New boat test: Europa R0330 - A fun boat for both the serious racer and keen amateur
The National Maritime Museum - A fascinating account of the epic small-boat journeys of Captain William Bligh of the Bounty and Sir Ernest Shackleton in the James Caird
ON THE WATER:
Books - A roundup of the latest nautical titles
Small boats: High and dry - Jake Frith and his treasured Nina get stuck in the mi in his home sailing grounds up the Dee Estuary
Reader feature: mystery boat - When Michael A Taylor meets a mystery boat off the Spanish coast the encounter has unforseen repercussions
Sculling - Must-read tips on learning the skills of sculling
Masterclass: advanced reversing - John Goode helps you improve your reversing techniques
PRACTICAL:
Going foreign - What you should be aware of, and have with you, as you approach Customs on the Continent
Planning ahead - Making essential preparations for a long-term cruise
Weather Class - Hot weather isn't the only condition that results from high pressure
How to fit a new valve to an inflatable
Deck wash - Make cleaning up easier by fitting a deck-wash pump
Diesel Companion - Part three of an essential guide to knowing your engine
Fitting a valve - A step-by-step to fitting a new valve to an old inflatable
Seafood galley - Catch a mackerel and turn it into a tasty snack
Q&As - Our panel of experts answer your sailing queries
Sailing news - Bad news as marine surveyors' fees are set to rocket, and the MCA aims to track down mobile phone distress calls more easily plus the local news from your sea area
Readers' letters - Your sailing related stories plus Xword p.40
Your right to moor - Eminent barrister Sir Patrick Sinclair completes his series of articles on the public right to moor
Copyshop service - If you've missed a feature, Group test or Boat test, here's where to order a copy
TESTING:
Just in - So much to test, so little time - we take a look at a portable smoke alarm, super-grip shoes, chart plotters, GPSs and echosounders combined, a hooded life jacket, a dual-band Navtex - where will it all end?
Marine gear: tried & tested - Some new sails and headsail reefing gear, new charts from the UKHO and an update on an antifouling treatment are some of the items given the once over this month
Group test: rigid tenders - Our team of testers thrash about in the water in a wide selection of rigid tenders to help you choose...
Boat test: Hunter Ranger 265 - Check out the specs on this .reliable family cruiser
Shopping around - If you fancy an alternative to the Hunter Ranger 265, take a look at Jeanneau's Sun Odyssey 26 and Sun Fast 26, the Etap28i, First 260 Spirit, Oceanis 281 and Jouet 760
New boat test: Europa R0330 - A fun boat for both the serious racer and keen amateur
The National Maritime Museum - A fascinating account of the epic small-boat journeys of Captain William Bligh of the Bounty and Sir Ernest Shackleton in the James Caird
ON THE WATER:
Books - A roundup of the latest nautical titles
Small boats: High and dry - Jake Frith and his treasured Nina get stuck in the mi in his home sailing grounds up the Dee Estuary
Reader feature: mystery boat - When Michael A Taylor meets a mystery boat off the Spanish coast the encounter has unforseen repercussions
Sculling - Must-read tips on learning the skills of sculling
Masterclass: advanced reversing - John Goode helps you improve your reversing techniques
PRACTICAL:
Going foreign - What you should be aware of, and have with you, as you approach Customs on the Continent
Planning ahead - Making essential preparations for a long-term cruise
Weather Class - Hot weather isn't the only condition that results from high pressure
How to fit a new valve to an inflatable
Deck wash - Make cleaning up easier by fitting a deck-wash pump
Diesel Companion - Part three of an essential guide to knowing your engine
Fitting a valve - A step-by-step to fitting a new valve to an old inflatable
Seafood galley - Catch a mackerel and turn it into a tasty snack
Q&As - Our panel of experts answer your sailing queries
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