In this issue

A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP Is it worth moving to a new anchorage?

CROSS-CHANNEL ADVENTURES Plan your escape to the Continent.

LEARNING CURVE Wayne Palmer shares his experience of first-boat buying..

ADVENTURE VIRGIN ISLANDS

Kieran Flatt cruises the Marker Wadden and finds nature is already thriving on the newest part of the Netherlands

7 mins

HOW TO troubleshoot your engine electrics

If your engine won’t start, knowing how to find the source of the problem will help you get underway

2 mins

18 Rig Checks That Will Refine Your Boat

Does your boat’s weather helm bother you, or does she go better on one tack than the other? Toby Heppell explains how to iron out the foibles with proper rig setup

10+ mins

Eyeball pilotage skills for coast crawling

Getting close in to the coast to explore a tidal channel or fi nd a snug anchorage is rewarding, but close attention must be paid to the visual clues, explains Ken Endean

6 mins

‘Buying a boat taught me a hell of a lot'

From car-crash viewings to wasted journeys of hundreds of miles, Wayne Palmer shares the steep learning curve of buying his first boat

7 mins

The sounds of sailing

Clack, clack, clack. These words describe perfectly the noise sails make when slatting in light airs offshore, and the sound of sails, rig and boat when becalmed in an ocean swell.

2 mins

ADVENTURE THE FRENCH CONNECTION

Hamish Southby-Tailyour and his young family find themselves caught up in a grisly crime whilst meandering through France’s picturesque inland waterways on the way to the Mediterranean

6 mins

A WEEK AFLOAT CORSICA

The mountainous Coriscan coast offers breathtaking anchorages and charming towns for a memorable Mediterranean cruise

6 mins

A testing passage

Natalie and Nathan Hamilton experience challenging conditions while cruising the south coast between the Solent and Salcombe

4 mins

SOUTHERLY 42RST

For versatile adventure, there are plenty of go-anywhere cruisers on the market, as Duncan Kent discovers

7 mins

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Yachting Monthly UK Magazine Description:

Published by Time Inc (UK). Yachting monthly is at the heart of the British yachting market and is for people who actively sail their boats - whether cruising across the channel, around the coast or further a field in blue waters. It provides an entertaining mix of vital information for cruising yachtsmen with all levels of experience, which maximises their enjoyment, increases their skills and gives them the confidence to broaden their horizons.