Yachting Monthly
VANCOUVER 34 CLASSIC
Duncan Kent looks at the enduring appeal of this versatile yacht which is suitable for blue water as well as coastal cruising
6 min |
July 2020
Yachting Monthly
TECHNICAL KEEPING UP TO DATE
Allowing your electronic charts and other software to become out of date is dangerous, but updating can be something of a mine-field. Toby Heppell looks at the options...
8 min |
July 2020
Yachting Monthly
Predicting navigational hazards
Jonty Pearce gives a thorough breakdown of how to avoid other ships at sea, from tankers to trawlers
10+ min |
July 2020
Yachting Monthly
TECHNICAL CHECK YOUR DECK FITTINGS
What’s really going on under your deck fittings? Ben Sutcliffe-Davies investigates the hidden weaknesses
4 min |
July 2020
Yachting Monthly
ADVENTURE HELL OR HIGH SEAS
Taylor Grieger and Stephen O’Shea faced pirates, navigated the Furious Fifties and came to blows during a life-changing voyage from Florida around Cape Horn
7 min |
July 2020
Yachting Monthly
Why motor-sailing is good seamanship
Pete Goss looks at the times it can pay to switch on the engine, making life easier and allowing for better sailing
9 min |
July 2020
Yachting Monthly
A WEEK AFLOAT SCOTLAND
Breathtaking scenery, a plethora of cruising grounds and friendly locals make cruising the West Coast from Oban round the Isle of Mull an unforgettable experience, says Norman Kean
5 min |
July 2020
Yachting Monthly
HOME WATERS - RECAPTURING AN EAST COAST CHILDHOOD
Nick Ardley helps a New Zealand expat relive some of his memories of sailing along the Thames Estuary as a boy
5 min |
July 2020
Yachting Monthly
A dream fulfilled
Peter Kersey experiences a lively channel crossing aboard the Brixham trawler Provident
4 min |
July 2020
Yachting Monthly
Adventure - All Creatures Great & Small
Sheridan Lathe recalls her early experiences sharing her veterinary skills with the locals while on a unique cruise of the Panama islands
7 min |
July 2020
Classic Boat
BACK WITH A FANFARE
It was love at first sight for Alessandra Della Betta, whose first boat – 105-year-old Tirrenia II – was relaunched with a star-studded party after a decade out of the water
8 min |
June 2020
Classic Boat
BOSUN'S BAG
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BOATER
4 min |
June 2020
Classic Boat
Bluebird The first twin-keeler
The revolutionary twin-keeled Bluebird was met with disdain from sailors in the 1920s, but then the rest of the world caught on...
3 min |
June 2020
Classic Boat
AFFORDABLE CLASSIC GP14
Jack Holt (1912–1995) was one of the most prolific designers of performance dinghies of all time and made a massive contribution to post-war sailing. With early support from Yachting World magazine, he pioneered hard-chine hulls designed for building in marine plywood by DIY sailors and professional alike.
3 min |
June 2020
Classic Boat
FOUND IN A BARN
It was a dream come true when boatbuilder Donn Costanzo uncovered this flawlessly restored 1947 Sparkman & Stephens sloop
8 min |
June 2020
Classic Boat
Folkboat FIRST CHANNEL CROSSING
James Visick and a blissfully ignorant landlubber pal take off from Lymington for the calvados and croissants of Cherbourg
9 min |
June 2020
Classic Boat
AT HOME WITH TOM CUNLIFFE
From planning a post-isolation cruise to re-imagining classic board games with a nautical slant, Tom has a number of creative suggestions to make the most of lockdown
9 min |
June 2020
Classic Boat
Saving the past
Commodore of the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships on the postponed Dunkirk return
5 min |
June 2020
Classic Boat
TORPEDO STYLE
Hotel president John Boulton Simpson ordered this Fay and Bowen-built torpedo-stern boat during the First World War – over a century later she is back on Lake George, where she started life
8 min |
June 2020
Classic Boat
A time for reminiscing
Sadly, sailing is not officially designated a vital service
3 min |
June 2020
Sailing Today
Tom Cunliffe
Covid-19 has set us on a strange voyage with an uncertain destination, and the parallels with long-distance cruising certainly don’t end there, as Tom reflects
6 min |
June 2020
Sailing Today
Tony's Virgin territory
When the first air service arrived in the BVIs half a century ago, Tony Rainold and pal Charlie were ahead of the curve in setting up The Moorings yacht charter. Emma Bamford discovers more
7 min |
June 2020
Sailing Today
Zoom lens on Tokyo
With the Olympics postponed, 49erFX helm Charlotte Dobson tells Rob Peake how she and the British Sailing Team are coping with isolation
5 min |
June 2020
Sailing Today
Oceans ahead
With The Ocean Race route announced, skipper Charlie Enright talks about what lies ahead for the event and for 11th Hour Racing
6 min |
June 2020
Sailing Today
The rest is Istria
Nicola Beykirch headed to Venice in search of a cheap winter berth and endured the hardship of sailing the length of the Croatian coast en route
10 min |
June 2020
Sailing Today
Grinding to a halt
Sent home from warm-weather training in Sardinia amid Covid-19 restrictions, grinder Freddie Carr updates us on what is now for INEOS TEAM UK and the America’s Cup
8 min |
June 2020
Sailing Today
Flying the flag
Her rise through the ranks has been meteoric and her helm Charlotte Dobson calls her ‘an absolute weapon’. Rob Peake meets 49erFX crew Sakia Tidey
4 min |
June 2020
Sailing Today
Cowes Week presses ahead
Cowes Week organisers are pressing ahead with plans for the 2020 regatta, which is due to take place from Saturday 8 August to Saturday 15 August.
1 min |
June 2020
Sailing Today
Beacons of hope
An electronic MOB device might one day save your life. In a complex marketplace, Nigel Sharp explains the jargon and assesses what is on offer
10 min |
June 2020
Sailing Today
How To Use Windshifts
Seeing what the wind is doing on the water can aid passage-making for the cruiser and win regattas for the racer. Helena Lucas has some advice
9 min |