Practical Boat Owner

Calm authority

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

The time to reef, they say, is the moment you think about it, and I first thought about it on Monday. By Tuesday I was considering a second reef, and a third on Wednesday.

By Thursday, with no more reefing options, or even a storm trysail, I was weighing up the pros and

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