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Sailing Today April 2012

My Marina: ST investigates whether a record breaking tidal range is reason enough to rule out Bristol as a viable berthing spot.
Practical: Gordon Buchanan fits perhaps the ultimate insurance policy: a manual bilge pump in his boat’s saloon.
Buyers guide - Kinky boots: Duncan Kent looks at the options for above the ankle footwear for those of a sailing persuasion.
Group test - Charting software: We look at all the latest navigational packages for your laptop, smart phone or tablet.
Used boat test: Dehler 38. Sam Jefferson bestrides the powerful hindquarters of a robust German cruiser racer from 1987.
Inventors’ corner: Anchor tripping lines can provide more than their fair share of tangles and stress. We look at an entirely new solution.
New boat test: Duncan Kent takes the new Dufour 335GL, now Dufour’s smallest cruising boat, for a spin round the Solent.
Plus: All the best gear and equipment tests from a handy kit to save your mobile phone when it goes in the drink to a handheld DSC VHF and a clever new take on chafe protection.

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