Boating-sailing
Yachting Monthly
To Motor Or Not To Motor, That Is The Question
If we’re honest, passage-making often means motorsailing, says Jess Lloyd-Mostyn.
3 min |
Summer 2017
Yachting Monthly
A First Sail Across The Channel With Friends
Brittany is a fabulous cruising destination, but there are lessons to learn along the way for Terysa Vanderloo and her crew.
4 min |
Summer 2017
Yachting Monthly
Teaching Parents To Sail In The BVI
David Peters and his girlfriend Frances spend a week teaching her parents to sail in the BVI.
4 min |
Summer 2017
Yachting Monthly
Solva, Pembrokeshire
You have the choice of anchoring or taking the ground off this pretty Welsh village, says Dag Pike
2 min |
August 2017
Yachting Monthly
A Corinthian Cruise Across The Channel
A stunning group of classic cruising yachts will sail to Brittany for a week of fun in the Classic Channel Regatta, says Peter Cumberlidge
4 min |
July 2017
Yachting Monthly
Groundings, Near Misses And Champagne Sailing From Brittany To Holyhead
When Alan Burns decided it was time to bring his boat home from France, the passage provided the best and worst sailing has to offer
10+ min |
September 2017
Yachting Monthly
RM 970
How many luxuries would you be willing to give up for a cracking sailing boat? Graham Snook tests the RM 970 in La Rochelle to find out
9 min |
September 2017
Yachting Monthly
Crossing The Atlantic Before GPS
Crossing The Atlantic Before GPS
4 min |
September 2017
Yachting Monthly
From Finland To Kiel Canal
From Finland To Kiel Canal
2 min |
September 2017
Yachting Monthly
Fighting The Wind From The Solent To Scotland
John Welbank and his new boat were put through their paces on a delivery trip from the Hamble tothe Clyde in spring.
4 min |
September 2017
Yachting Monthly
Moody 31 Mk II
Sailing a dinghy is a youthful joy. But can the adroit touch of a dayboat be transferred into a six-berth cruiser? Dick Durham finds out
5 min |
September 2017
Yachting Monthly
What Is A Katabatic Wind, And What Is Not?
Katabatics are associated with strong, sudden gusts, but they can be confused with other phenomena. Chris Beeson explains
2 min |
September 2017
Yachting Monthly
Short cut through Scotland
Would you like to spend part of your cruise in a Scheduled Ancient Monument? Well you can if you make the trip through the Caledonian Canal, says Maeve Bell.
2 min |
May 2017
Yachting Monthly
Tazones, Asturias
An ex-fishing port on Spain’s northern seaboard, Tazones has retained all of its charm, as Jim Mottram discovered.
2 min |
May 2017
Yachting Monthly
Why don't they go sailing?
Yachts used to rot in harbour. Now they just sit there gathering expensive, esoteric gear. Noel Dilly looks at the packed berths, scratches his head and wonders why
3 min |
May 2017
Yachting Monthly
A windy sail through the Netherlands' inland sea
Jeff Wrinch is seduced by the old-world charm on offer around the IJsselmeer and Markermeer.
4 min |
May 2017
Yachting Monthly
How to rig a storm jib without an inner forestay
Before setting off to cruise the Pacific, John Marley found a smart way to rig a storm jib.
4 min |
May 2017
Yachting Monthly
Checking out a new anchorage
During our 2015 visit to Chausey, we noticed that several local yachts favoured an anchorage close to Aneret, where the chart shows a deep pool (more than 3m depth below Chart Datum) largely surrounded by islands that should offer a useful degree of protection from swell.
2 min |
May 2017
Yachting Monthly
Coping with engine failures in strong tides
A mysterious mechanical problem leaves Simon Broadley and his young family sailing in 7½ knot tides with a new but unreliable engine.
5 min |
May 2017
Yachting Monthly
Bay of Islands, Lau Group, Fiji
Remote and beautiful, Tom Partridge recommends a visit to this untouched Pacific island anchorage
2 min |
August 2017
Yachting Monthly
Contest 41
If you fancy a well-built Scandinavian cruiser but can’t quite afford one, the Contest 41 could be a suitable alternative says Dick Durham
7 min |
August 2017
Yachting Monthly
‘I Was Knocked Down and Dismasted in the Southern Ocean'
On the 70th day of a solo delivery from Melbourne to Plymouth for the Golden Globe Race start, Shane Freeman was 600 miles from Cape Horn when his world turned upside down
8 min |
August 2017
Yachting Monthly
Three Ways To Seize A Shackle
Shackles are often under high load. If one shakes itself open in use, the result could be expensive and dangerous. Chris Beeson shows how to make sure it won’t
1 min |
August 2017
Yachting Monthly
'Key Safety Issues For All Sailors' In Maib Report On Clipper Deaths
'Key Safety Issues For All Sailors' In Maib Report On Clipper Deaths
2 min |
July 2017
Yachting Monthly
'I Was Saved From Death Alone In Mid-Ocean'
Crippled by pain while sailing solo in the Indian Ocean, Andrew Halcrow had to call for help
6 min |
July 2017
Yachting Monthly
Salvare Second Breath
Have you needed to clear a prop, but couldn’t hold your breath long enough? Theo Stocker tests a device that may be the answer
2 min |
July 2017
Yachting Monthly
Short-Handed Spinnaker Tips For Cruisers
Lots of us are loath to unleash the coloured beast that lives in a bag in the forepeak, but it’s easily tamed.
4 min |
June 2017
Yachting Monthly
Newbiggin Bay, Northumberland
Looking for a lunchtime stopover on passage along the Northumberland coast? In north or west winds you can anchor in this sandy bay, says Alastair Buchan.
2 min |
June 2017
Yachting Monthly
Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
In addition to its marinas, Falmouth Harbour offers a good anchorage with more space to swing in than its fabled neighbour English Harbour, says Kit Pascoe.
2 min |
June 2017
Yachting Monthly
Greystones, Co Wicklow
This long-awaited harbour on Ireland's east coast has become a popular destination for both local and visiting yachtsmen and deserves a visit, says Norman Kean.
2 min |