Editorial                                                                       

From the Commodore                                      

Awards                                                              

New Zealand to Seattle: Shingebiss Returns Home -      Larry & Maxine Bailey

Layback in the Orkney Islands - Linda Lane Thornton

Fair Winds, Eric - Eric Freedman

Crossing Half an Ocean - Tanya Leech

Logbook, S/V Al Shaheen - Jenny Franklin

And Now for the Bad News! - John Newton

Two Old Men and an Old Boat - Bill Marden

The Middle Passage - Gareth King

Celestial Navigation Techniques - Kevin Ruscoe

Flying Solo in the Atlantic Ocean - Jarvist Frost

Chile by the Back Door - Fay Garey

Letters - Ian Nicolson; Dave Beane

What did You do Last Summer ...? - Chad and Carolyn Carvey

Arctic Dreams - John Gore-Grimes

Black Seas, White Foam and Moby Dick - Peter Marden

A Year in South East Asia -Mike Bickell

Palmerston Interlude - Nick Eyles

Book Reviews      Northabout - Jarlath Cunnane,  Fibreglass Boats - Hugo du Plessis,  The Voyager's Handbook - Beth A Leonard, Smiths at Sea - Stanley Smith , GMDSS : A User's Handbook - Denise Bréhaut, Metal Corrosion in Boats - Nigel Warren

Sapphire of London in South America: A Retrospective  - Kevin Ruscoe

Guidelines for Contributors                               

Aurora Homeward Bound - Jo Wallace

Obituaries and Appreciations                            

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