Alison Wood

Features Editor

Measuring your boat for new sails is a job for the sailmaker, so when our PBO Project Boat Maximus needed new sails, we called in sailmaker Daryl Morgan, technical manager…

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I’ve always hankered after a pair of Chathams. The family-run company has made country and marine footwear in Britain for over 30 years, and has earned a reputation as the…

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With buoyancy aids, it’s handy to have a pocket for a handheld radio, snack and multitool, and if you’re on a boat, maybe a spare kill-cord or engine key. I…

Boats leaving port for an Atlantic crossing

What is the best boat for crossing the Atlantic? Ali Wood asks the owners of two catamarans and two monohulls sailing the North Atlantic to the Caribbean

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Ali Wood discusses the sailing safety gear she chose for their first family cruise on board their Maxi 84, and how it performed

The marine alternator had to be removed so the problem could be found

Ali Wood gets to grips with Maximus’s faulty electrical system after some unexpected failures made an appearance on passage