Practical Boat Owner

Mud larks

Mad about the boat

Dave Selby is the proud owner of a 5.48m (18ft) Sailfish, which he keeps on a swinging mooring on the picturesque Blackwater estuary in Essex

Land, as explained by RYA courses to those who failed them, is without doubt the number one hazard to navigation and can with a little practice be identified by looking at it. Beachy Head, Brighton Pier and the infamous Needles on the Isle of

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