Boating-Sailing
Yachting Monthly UK
'SECOND-HAND: THE GOOD, BAD AND THE UGLY'
When Simon and Sally Hardaker set out with friends to buy a boat suited to long-distance cruising they encountered a tricky second-hand market considerably changed in recent times
5 min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
HOW TO DRY OUT ALONGSIDE
Knowing how to dry out against piles or a wall can save time and money for working on the hull
8 min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
How to prepare for HEAVY WEATHER
It’s one thing weathering a storm offshore, but what should coastal sailors do when a big blow is imminent? Martin Thomas explains, and Theo Stocker puts it to the test
10+ min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
The traditional magic of inflatables
Qwerky, our lovely little yellow dinghy, is unstable when we transfer to and from the boarding platform, so we have decided to change over to an inflatable. After taking advice from a dinghy repair company we have opted for a Honwave and on inflating it in the garden I find we’re delighted with the decision.
2 min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
A watery graveyard revisited
Driving Over Lemons, Chris Stewart’s book about Andalucia, is a book I have not read. But I don’t need to.
3 min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
Sailing away from the sea
Cleaving tracks between nations, we all love the great sea passages. Even if it’s only Calais.
3 min |
June 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
UN in historic agreement to protect planet's marine biodiversity
United Nations member countries have for the first time ever reached agreement on a unified legal treaty to protect marine biodiversity in the high seas, helping to protect almost half the planet’s surface that is beyond national maritime borders.
2 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
MARINE TIMBER WHY TEAK'S TIME IS UP
Jessie Rogers looks at the challenges faced by the yachting industry in sourcing teak that is both legal and sustainable, and considers the latest alternatives now available
8 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
HOW IT WORKS ENGINE STOPPING
A diesel engine is normally stopped by cutting off the fuel at, or in, the fuel injection pump – not before it.
2 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
RECYCLING END OF LIFE BOATS
The marine industry is puzzling over how to dispose safely of redundant, environmentally toxic GRP-built craft. Ollie Taylor investigates
8 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
Cool Cornwall
Swapping the Greek Mediterranean for the Cornish Riviera
4 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
'THE SHAKING OF THE RIG WAS HORRIFIC'
Mike Reynolds and his wife Nicki were heading for Europe on their 34-foot Yamazaki cruiser-racer Zen Again when a day of light squalls while exiting the tropics quickly turned into something much uglier
4 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
Children of the ocean
Liveaboard sailing offers amazing adventures and family time, and it’s becoming easier to do, says Sophie Dingwall
10 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
24 HOUR TEST - ARCONA 345
There wasn't much wrong with its predecessor but could the new Arcona 345 get even closer to the ideal performance cruiser?
10 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
SAILING TO SVALBARD
In their electric-assisted yacht two architects venture to the Norwegian Sea's most remote and stunning fjords and islands
10+ min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
ACROSS BISCAY WITH THE ARC RALLY
Abrupt storms and choppy seas keep James Kenning and the crew of Arkyla on their toes
6 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
SCANMAR 40
This stylish and beautifully finished 40-footer is a fine example of a performance cruiser built in Scandinavia to a standard that boats rarely are today
10+ min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly
Why It's Time To Pay Attention To Your Boat's Hoses
Your boat is full of hoses for many different purposes, many of them critical to essential onboard functions, and even keeping your boat afloat. Make sure they are fit for purpose, says Dag Pike
6 min |
September 2021
Yachting Monthly
How Do You Offset Making Too Much Leeway?
A question of seamanship
2 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
10 Best Cruising Destinations For Bird Watching
10 Best Cruising Destinations For Bird Watching
10+ min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
Louisiades revisited
John Marley returns to the Louisiades, Papua New Guinea, for a second aid project – with 300 pairs of glasses and copies of YM
4 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
‘I decided to just go alone'
Chris Ayres realised a childhood dream when he sailed from Britain to New Zealand, via Panama, in a 28ft yacht – bravely setting sail solo when crew let him down at the 11th hour
8 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
MAXI 1100
As an understated fast cruiser with racing potential and a nicely appointed interior, the Maxi 1100 has much to recommend her. David Harding reports
10+ min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
BEAUPORT, JERSEY
Jane Cumberlidge escapes to Jersey’s south-west coast to anchor off one of the Channel Islands’ prettiest beaches
2 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
THE CONFESSIONAL
OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS
3 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
Sailors aged 14 and 82 finish circumnavigations around Britain
Katie said the only challenging bit of her circumnavigation was going through the Menai Strait.
2 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
ADVENTURE THE LONG WAY
Katy Stickland meets the skippers turning their backs on modern technology to take part in the slowest yacht race around the world - the Golden Globe Race
9 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
ADVENTURE A SPANISH AFFAIR
Erin Carey and her family sail from the Azores to Ibiza as they ease their way back into full-time cruising
8 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
Teach Your Autopilot To Be Your Best Crewmember
Rupert Holmes looks at how to set up your pilot so it will steer better than you can
10+ min |
September 2021
Yachting Monthly
Technical Check For Water In Your Petrol
Petrol in tanks, whether for your yacht or tender, can go off. Ken Endean suggests an annual precaution
2 min |