In W93, our May/June 2012 issue - in leading UK newsagents from 26 April - you’ll find….

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• Kathy Mansfield looks forward to this summer’s French festival of traditional craft in Douarnenez by recalling last year’s new gathering in the Bay of Morlaix, which attracted so many Francois Vivier designs. click to see

• Speaking of which, one of the most popular must be the clinker plywood Aber dayboat which David Bewick chose to build. click to see

•Talking of building, this issue’s full set of boat plans from designer Paul Gartside is an appealing development of Sjogin, the double-ender which in turn takes inspiration from a Norwegian Koster gaff sloop. click to see

• We remember Jack… Jack Chippendale, the master boatbuilder who passed away in March after a long life devoted to encouraging others to aim for his own high standards of craftsmanship. click to see

• Small is Still Beautiful, say Cornish Crabbers as they take Alice Driscoll for a rambunctious sail in their innovative new Crabber 12 sail trainer, which you’ll be able to try with hopefully less drama at…. click to see

• The Beale Park Boat Show. The on-water show on a lake beside the Thames promises to be as inviting and engaging as ever, with all the regular exhibitors – including Swallow Boats with an affordable new cartopper. click to see

• And yes, the Beale Park show, 8-10 June, is also the home of ABBA, our competition for amateur boatbuilders and the Water Craft Makita Cordless Canoe Challenge click to see to see Mick Duff’s elegant entry and Click here for Louise Hillier’s video of last year’s event.