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    Jul 07, 2022 3 minutes
    Dave Selby

    There’s nothing more magical, mystical and romantic than sailing down your moon beam and steering by a star as you contemplate the immensity of the cosmos and your own place within it while trying to figure out if the light on the horizon is an Ocado delivery van or a bloody great container ship heading your way.

    So much for the spirituality. Now for the practical. For night sailing, or indeed sailing of any kind, I would recommend a readers I should explain is a boat. You probably think a Najad 50 beyond the means of a Sailfish 18 owner. Not so.

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