RACV Marine commissioned me to write this article on recreational boat maintenance.

RACV Marine had commissioned me to write a series of feature articles introducing essential boating concepts in an accessible format.

The article therefore had to be both attention-grabbing and authoritative, while remaining within the word count.

To that end, I based this piece around the tried-and-tested listicle format while the substance of the article itself was derived from an interview with a subject matter expert, the media liaison officer of a Volunteer Coast Guard unit.