For low cost traditionally-styled GRP trailer-sailers, consider the Foreland and the Otter available at bargain basement prices
Clive Marsh
Hastings Boats: stable and seaworthy dinghies
The smaller Hastings luggers (22ft or less) are called punts – and Clive Marsh has converted several 16ft versions back to sail
Scow boats: sturdy little sea-going vessels
Clive shares his love of the South Coast variety Avon Scow: 11ft lug-sailed boats with a heavy galvanised steel centreplate
Westerly Cirrus and Tiger: two excellent fast cruisers that can now be bought for the price of a decent sofa!
Clive Marsh shares why those looking for a smaller boat should consider the Westerly Cirrus and Tiger
Lune Pilot 11: why you should sail this fine, little boat
A very interesting boat with a long keel, which makes it slightly unusual for a dinghy
What is the best hat for sailing?
Prolific boat owner Clive Marsh argues in favour of the Breton cap as the one-size-fits-all-conditions superior sailing headwear
Tideway 12: seaworthy and stable
Prolific boat owner Clive Marsh extols the virtues of the Tideway 12, which can be launched by hand from a trolley
Sailing in waves in little boats
Why the correct manoeuvres for the sea conditions will reduce hogging and sagging stress on both ship and crew
Spritsails, snotters and leeboards
There’s a lot to be said for owning small boats and chartering big ones...Clive Marsh looks at spritsails, snotters and leeboards
Why traditional Broads motor cruisers are our favourite charter boats
Every few years my wife, Brenda, and I hire a boat on the Norfolk Broads for a rest and some good walks. Over the years we’ve hired many types of…
Sailing surfboats: Lasers, the Lightning 368 and more!
Clive Marsh looks at sailing surfboats - the Seabat, Minisprint, Lightning 368 and more!
Tideway 10: Gunter or Lugger?
The trailerable Tideway 10 has the benefits of her sister vessel, the Tideway 12, but is lighter and easier to launch and recover by hand
Lifeboat and working boat conversions
The basic shape of a traditional lifeboat is a long shallow keel, double ended and beamy – ideal for conversion into a cruising boat
Drascombe & Devon Lugger vs the Dabber
Designed for safe family boating under sail, or or power, but taken long distance by intrepid sailors, Clive Marsh looks at the Drascombe and Devon Luggers and the Dabber
Orkney Longliner & Sussex beach boat
Clive Marsh sails from Rye Bay upriver to Bodiam Castle in East Sussex by Orkney Longliner and Sussex beach boat
Cornish Cormorant used boat report: The day boat that feels much longer than 12ft
The Cornish Cormorant is an attractive cat-rigged dinghy and I was very pleased when Alex at Anglia Yacht Brokerage was able to locate and deliver one to me. I’d done…
Normandy Flobart & Sussex beach boats
Prolific boat owner Clive Marsh sings the praises of Sussex beach boats and their French sisters, the Normandy Flobarts
Cruising dinghies for timeless adventures
Trailer-sailers can be stored at home, may not need a motor and can provide cosy accommodation with clever use of a boat tent
Sailfish 18 buyer’s guide: This affordable trailer sailer is surprisingly speedy
Like most cruising sailors I claim that I do not race. Well this is only true to an extent for when another yacht starts to overhaul me I instinctively pay…
Drascombe and Devon Luggers buyer’s guide: Gateway to offshore sailing
Visit any UK harbour in the summer and the chances are you’ll see a Drascombe Lugger or a Devon Lugger afloat or dried out on the mud. My first experience…