Practical Boat Owner
Best anchor types for varied cruising
Rupert Holmes on choosing the best anchor for your boat, your style of cruising, how you’ll use it and your budget
10+ min |
July 2024
Practical Boat Owner
Boatyard life
The tide of the year Is rising. Time for work
3 min |
July 2024
Practical Boat Owner
A fine day out with a visitor
Six hours afloat and a guided tour to vindicate a fictional sailing heroine's navigational skills
3 min |
July 2024
Practical Boat Owner
Boats for Baltic cruising
Duncan Kent picks the best sub-40ft sail and power boats for crossing the North Sea and exploring a Baltic summer
10+ min |
July 2024
Practical Boat Owner
The angelic East Coast pocket cruiser
It is 100 years since the first Deben Cherub was launched. Julia Jones looks back at the history of this 21ft river racing class
9 min |
July 2024
Practical Boat Owner
Multihull anchoring
Brush up on your multihull sailing skills before heading off on a holiday charter with Gavin Le Sueur's guide to anchoring
5 min |
July 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
PARKER SORRENTO 100
Behind the wheel of one of this year's most outstanding new boats
5 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
CUSTOM YACHTING
A LIFE LESS ORDINARY Exceptional yachts from around the world
5 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
FUEL OF THE FUTURE
Archipelago Yachts is convinced that methanol is the key to a cleaner, greener future and has designed a long-range power catamaran to prove it, reports Hugo Andreae
8 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SUNSEEKER OCEAN 182
Sunseeker's tri-deck sibling to the Ocean 90 offers exceptional living space, particularly in the new enclosed upper deck. But how does a boat with such a broad footprint perform at sea? Hugo Andreae finds out
6 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
TIME FOR A KEYS CHANGE
Elliott Maurice pulls out all the stops with a Florida cruise his son will never forget
4 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
FAIRLINE TARGA 40
Fairline makes a powerful play for compact cruiser supremacy
7 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
HOW TO NAVIGATE IN FOG
Being out in any form of restricted visibility, due to heavy rain, snow, mist or fog, is a major concern to all boat users because three things immediately come into play.
2 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
TO THE ROOT OF THE MATTER
Phil Sampson discovers that things are not always as they appear...
3 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AZIMUT 50 FLYBRIDGE
Azimut's 50 Flybridge is one of those boats that really ought to come with a health warning.
5 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN
How a brief holiday RIB rental led from an RYA training course to a share of a Med-based Princess 61 in three short steps
10 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
RIVA 82 DIVA
Riva's aptly named 82 Diva is sharply dressed and highly sought after but does it also deliver a suitably memorable performance?
5 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SNOW PRINCESS
Charter company Lumi Yachts is named after the Finnish word for snow, but a few days on board its brand new Princess Y80 is enough to melt anyone's heart
8 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BOAT CUISINE
Phil Sampson visits an historic establishment on the banks of the Beaulieu River
2 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AQUAHOLIC
Nick Burnham: It's worth taking at least a shallow dive into the boating budget, as current running costs are always interesting
2 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BEYOND THE HORIZON
Jasper Smith, founder of Arksen and champion for a new brand of off-grid oceanic adventure, talks to Alex Smith
5 min |
June 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
TECHNICAL CHOOSING THE RIGHT PROPELLER
A change of propeller can dramatically improve a yacht's performance while saving money on fuel. Sam Fortescue reports on the latest options
9 min |
June 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
TECHNICAL KETCH TO SCHOONER
Roger Hughes explains why he swapped his masts to create an impressive brigantine square-rigger
7 min |
June 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
Russia suspected of 63-hour attack on GPS signals in the Baltic region
Russia is suspected of launching a 63-hour-long attack on GPS signals in the Baltic region, starting on 31 March, Easter Sunday, in a move that affected more than 1,600 passenger planes, as well as other GPS users.
2 min |
June 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF AIS IN THE NIGHT-TIME
When container vessels mysteriously started keeping clear of Peter Webb's yacht, it seemed odd, but the answer to their unusual behaviour didn't emerge until they were safely in harbour
7 min |
June 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
Orford Sailing Club celebrates 100 years
Situated in arguably one of Suffolk’s prettiest villages and under the watchful eye of its medieval castle and church, Orford SailingClub celebrates its centenary in 2024.
1 min |
June 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
Translated 9 retires from OGR with hull damage
Translated 9, one of the leading yachts in the Ocean Globe Race (OGR), has been forced to retire from the round-the-world race with hull damage and has diverted to Madeira.
1 min |
June 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
Tributes paid to boatbuilder lain Oughtred
Tributes have flowed in for renowned boatbuilder and designer Iain Oughtred who died on the Isle of Skye in February, aged 84.
2 min |
June 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
Affordable routes into sailing
Sailing doesn’t have to break the bank. Crewing on other people’s boats offers many low-cost sailing opportunities, says Robin Ashcroft
7 min |
June 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
FIRST TEST LINJETT 39
This long-established, yet little known, Swedish yard believes it has the perfect formula for a contemporary yacht with timeless appeal. Rupert Holmes put her through her paces
7 min |