Boating-sailing
Yachting Monthly UK
How to deal with HEAT + COLD at sea
Looking after a crew exposed to the elements demands careful attention, says Nick Leather Extremes of temperature whilst sailing affect not only our comfort but may have a significant effect on health and wellbeing.
4 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
ADVENTURE SAILING THE RED SEA
Anna and Angus cast off from New Zealand three years ago on an extensive circumnavigation, sailing across the Indian Ocean to the Maldives. To get to Europe, a difficult decision awaited: extend the voyage an extra 17,000 miles around South Africa or brave the Red Sea
10+ min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
DUFOUR 54
I spent a week aboard a Dufour 44 with my family recently and we were blown away by the amount of space it had for a monohull of that size, making it comfortable for us all to live aboard.
2 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Unmanned electric foilers to provide inter-island deliveries
The next time you're cruising on the West Coast of Scotland or running between the Channel Islands and spot something strange and military-like crossing your track, don't be alarmed - it may just be an Amazon delivery for one of the islands' residents.
2 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Pudsey sets sail around Britain to support BBC Children in Need
BBC Children in Need's Pudsey Bear is being taken on an extraordinary challenge, Big Bear Voyage 2026, aboard yacht Big Bear.
1 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Has your neighbour anchored too close for comfort?
This is a classic anchoring scenario. When another vessel has anchored too close upwind it's a very difficult situation to resolve without one party moving.
3 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
BENETEAU OCEANIS 47
If volume is your thing, the Beneteau Oceanis 47 has bags of it. Sharing a similar hull to the Finot Conq lines of the previous Oceanis 46.1, the 4.5m of beam and full-length chine carries the volume both all the way aft, and a long way forward. This gives room for multiple layout options, from three cabins and two heads for the owner version, up to four cabins and four heads, or five cabins and three heads. For a boat of this size, it's notable that the forward bulkhead is relatively far aft, almost to the mast support, giving a huge amount of space to the forward cabin(s).
1 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Rising star Hattie Rogers announces new Lymington base
In another bit of news from the New Forest, rising British sailor Hattie Rogers has announced a new training base in Lymington Yacht Haven.
1 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
ABANDON SHIP
Abandoned and unloved boats are a growing problem all over the UK's coastline and waterways, but despite the technology available, there is no cohesive solution.
8 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
SAILING THE SHIPPING FORECAST
Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them
7 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
FIRST TEST SAFFIER SL 46
Saffier set a high bar for both quality and for ease of sailing - so is this the new name in the luxury performance game,
9 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
SADLER 32
Strongly influenced by the Contessa of the same length, the Sadler 32 has its own distinctive style and personality
10+ min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Lymington to host 60th Anniversary celebrations for the Contessa 26
This year, the Contessa 26 turns 60, and the 26 Class Association has organised a gathering at the Royal Lymington Yacht Club to mark the occasion.
1 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
How to free a fouled propeller
Fouling the propeller or rudder with a rope or fishing gear is every sailor's nightmare.
10+ min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
PLACES TO STOP
On the English side, Poole is an extensive playground all of its own, but elsewhere this bit of coastline can feel a bit scary.
2 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
The 'unknown' yachting disaster
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the world’s second worst yacht-racing disaster, and yet most sailors have never heard of it.
2 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Whose boat? Not ours!
In the early 2000s, I was bouncing between jobs here and there, signed up to various temporary employment pools, including the city council.
2 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
New initiative tackles wetsuit waste
A campaigning charity that runs a network of sail-cloth recycling depots has expanded its remit in order to address another pressing issue: the thousands of tons of neoprene waste that ends up in landfill every year.
1 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
MARINE VHF INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE
The fixed VHF unit is usually located in the cabin of a small boat.
1 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
New FB Imray cruising guides to expand covering key regions
Leading marine publisher FB Imray is expanding its cruising guide series.
2 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Channel Sailing Club in Surrey marks milestone birthday
The Channel Sailing Club celebrates half a century!
1 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
MCA requires PLB registration to enhance rescue response
New regulations to register Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) began on 15 April with the aim of enhancing search and rescue responses to incidents.
1 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY 455
Jeanneau says its new models are all about AIR: Accessibility, Innovation and Reimagined spaces.
2 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
iPhone nav is a hot topic
I always look forward to the arrival of YM each month and enjoyed the March edition as usual.
3 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
AUTISM ON THE WATER
This is the 10th anniversary year for the charity Autism on the Water (AOTW).
2 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
'THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH PREPARATION'
The sea is always challenging you and your boat – even when day-tripping back and forth among the Virgin Islands
5 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
HANSE 590
If you thought the other boats here were big, then Hanse's 590 is a beast. Officially launched in 2024, it is very much in the same design philosophy of going big on volume, even bigger on comfort and making sailing as easy and as comfortable as possible. You have to go to Jeanneau and Beneteau's Yacht lines to find anything bigger.
2 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Look left, look right, cruise!
Moored in Lagos in late October, aboard their new Contest 50CS, Alexandar Saul and wife Peggy had not packed enough winter clothing
4 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Shut up in an 'oyster
Your little boat is not a floating hotel like a cruise ship or a big ferry. It could freak a person out'
3 min |
July 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Three-day Luggerfest returns to Loch Broom for second edition
Lugger Fest returns to Loch Broom, Ullapool on 22-24 May for its second edition, bringing together one of the more remarkable concentrations of traditional wooden craft on the British coast for three days of racing and festivities.
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