‘Fitting the catamaran’s two hulls into a berth for one just wasn’t going to work’ – Lu Heikell

Most of the time fellow cruisers you meet in marinas are lovely people... but not always, says Lu Heikell

Driving down to Greece this spring with a car full of bits for Skylax was a bit of a shock to the system. It was the first time we had done this for a number of years, and the long days behind the wheel were a bit jarring after our normal pootling around southern England.

We were soon reminded that it requires a reasonably robust driving style to hold your own on continental motorways.