THIS MONTH’S EXPERTS

RACHAEL SPROT

has spent years instructing sailors of all levels in some of the remotest corners of the Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific.

HARRY DEKKERS

is an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore. He was the commanding officer of the Royal Netherlands Navy’s sail training vessel.

GRAHAM WALKER

has been sailing for over 50 years and is now cruising with his wife, Kate, on their OVNI 395 in the South Pacific.

FRANCIS URSELL

began sailing in 1978. He holds the RYA Yachtmaster Coastal certificate with commercial endorsement.

ROSS WOMBWELL

is the head of technical services for British Marine and the chair of the British Standards Institute Committee for Small Craft Standards.