Boating-sailing
Yachting Monthly UK
ALLURES HORIZON 47
Since 2003 Allures have been building yachts that don't sit neatly in one category or another. Rugged explorer yachts with aluminium hulls, the deck and superstructure are fibreglass and as such allow the boat to feel much less utilitarian than some of its all-metal counterparts. This fourth-generation model seeks to take a fresh look at what a blue-water cruising yachts is.
1 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Check your lifejacket light regularly
I have been fortunate to have been able to practise live night time man-overboard drills, both jumping in and running the training exercise.
1 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
CORNISH CRABBER 24 MK3
Far from being a lightweight trailer sailer, Nic Compton finds the third version of this modern classic to be a serious little cruising boat capable of handling far more than a little creek crawling
9 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
One day you will...
For those dreaming of the joys of owning a yacht, Nick Ridley offers encouragement as well as a look at the harsher reality of financing your dreams
8 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Magenta Project launches its 2025/26 mentoring program
The Magenta Project has launched the 10th edition of its successful mentoring programme.
1 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
OVNI 490
Anyone who has followed the last two editions of the Vendée Globe, or even developments in the Class 40 fleet, will know it's now well understood that, if sailors have good protection on watch, they'll perform better as well as be more comfortable. Similar thinking is being applied to cruising yachts, though this can be complicated by a stronger emphasis on aesthetics.
1 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
J-BOATS J36
This is an evolution of the popular J/112e, with the deck layout, companionway and cockpit updated. It brings the boat into line with the larger J40 and J45 which have been adapted to have a wider appeal to cruisers as powerful, offshore-capable cruiser-racers.
1 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Research your harbours
The more you know about a place before you get there, the better prepared you will be.
1 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
SAFFIER SE28 LEOPARD
Family-run Dutch yard Saffier has built a reputation as a builder of achingly stylish, extremely fun and very quick daysailer yachts, with the notable recent addition of a 46ft cruiser to the lineup.
2 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Hurricane Tom
Tom's novel could bear the slogan: 'It reads like a survival guide,' both for dealing with highjackers and hurricanes
3 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Are rougher seas ahead?
There is little debate that the climate is changing, but what that means in practice is far from straightforward, as Simon Keeling explains
7 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Race in vintage style with the Classic Channel Regatta '26
The 21st year of the Classic Channel Regatta has been announced for 7-15 July 2026, with preregistration now open for all eligible participants. Previous editions brought together sailors from Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Ireland and further afield to celebrate a shared love of classic sailing.
1 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Are rougher seas ahead?
There is little debate that the climate is changing, but what that means in practice is far from straightforward, as
7 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
FIRST TEST LINJETT 36
With just 10 new models in 52 years, the new Linjett 36 promises to be something really quite special.
10+ min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Get yourself a good bucket
A good bucket (or two!) might well be one of the most useful items on any boat.
1 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
NEW GEAR
We round up the latest sailing gear, including two new electric outboards and fully recyclable sailcloth
3 min |
January 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 |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Single-handed bow spring for departure from the dock
I was recently asked to deliver a boat single-handed from Lymington to Hamble.
1 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
ASTO: Sail training can benefit out- of-sight learners
'We need more ways back in for the young people who have grown distant from classrooms,' says Kerry McMillan, Chief Executive of Association of Sail Training Organisations (ASTO).
1 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
RONA SAILING PROJECT
Recommended by Yachting Monthly reader Nigel Sharp
2 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
80-DAY ADVENTURE CIRCUMNAVIGATING BRITAIN
Tony Moss and his wife Marike cross the North Sea to sail around Britain anticlockwise, braving the Scottish summer along the way
8 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
THE LONGEST NIGHT
In December 1969 Adrienne Howley and Harry Gilbert were desperate to reach Durban.
4 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
JP40
Niels Jeppesen, co-founder and former design director of X-Yachts, has created this 38-footer as his second project with naval architect Ariadna Pons, following the Arcona 50 that launched two years ago.
1 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Two yachts sink after orca interactions
Two yachts sank off the coast of Portugal following interactions with orca this autumn, bringing the total number of yachts sunk to seven since orca interaction reporting began back in 2020.
1 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
What lifejackets should you have for offshore cruising?
A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP
3 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Mini Globe reaches Durban; Eric Marsh survives MOB
The solo sailors competing in home-built 5.8m yachts in Leg 3 of the McIntyre Mini Globe Race have successfully crossed the Indian Ocean to land in Durban, despite a man overboard, violent storms and the treacherous Agulhas current.
2 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Grant to make scenic Lochranza more welcoming for yachts
A grant has been awarded to enhance the marine facilities for yachtsmen at Lochranza on the Isle of Arran, notably to upgrade a walk-ashore pontoon and install eight additional visitor moorings.
1 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Keeping warm on cold passages
Cold weather can create challenging sailing conditions, especially on a smaller yacht.
1 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO DRYING ANCHORAGES
Pete Goss was enchanted by the Isles of Scilly, but deliberately going aground still feels unnatural, so he's outlined how he does it...
8 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Norbert Sedlacek receives Cape Horn Award
Austrian sailor Norbert Sedlacek has been awarded the Cape Horn Award, one of the highest honours an offshore sailor can receive.
1 min |