Yachting Monthly
Keeping warm
Summer may be on its way but springtime and night sailing can still be cold affairs. Toby Heppell looks at how best to stay warm on board whether you are sailing in spring, summer, autumn or winter
10 min |
April 2020
Yachting Monthly
TECHNICAL START YOUR ENGINES
Dennison Berwick gives you a complete guide to getting your engine fired up and ready for the new season
6 min |
April 2020
Yachting Monthly
From sail to summit
Sam Griffiths reveals the highs and lows of Shrewsbury School Hunt Running Club’s debut in the twoday Scottish Islands Peaks Race
4 min |
April 2020
Yachting Monthly
FIRST TEST HALLBERG-RASSY 40C
The Swedish yard is turbo-charging its range of offshore cruisers, but have they left good old-fashioned seaworthiness behind? Theo Stocker spent 48 hours sailing her to find out
10 min |
April 2020
Yachting Monthly
TAPIO LEHTINEN - A LOVE AFFAIR WITH SAILING
The 2018 Golden Globe Race finisher tells Katy Stickland why his next adventure will be the pinnacle of his decades-long sailing career
5 min |
April 2020
Yachting Monthly
SAILING FREE
Patrick Souiljaert regularly sails with Sussex Sailability and shares with Yachting Monthly the difference it makes to his life
3 min |
April 2020
Yachting Monthly
Eco-moorings to be trialled along the south coast
Up to 70 eco-moorings are to be laid along the UK’s south and southwest coast as part of efforts to protect eelgrass meadows.
2 min |
April 2020
Yachting Monthly
ADVENTURE ATLANTIC CHALLENGES WITH GRETA
Fifty-knot squalls, lightning and wind holes meant crossing the Atlantic with climate activist Greta Thunberg was far from plain sailing for Nikki Henderson
8 min |
April 2020
Yachting Monthly
A LONG WEEKEND KILMORE QUAY
Jonty Pearce explores the south-east corner of Ireland, where the Irish Sea meets the Atlantic
4 min |
April 2020
Yachts & Yachting
PERFECT PITCH
The world’s biggest regatta is currently minus a title sponsor. It’s Kate Johnson’s job to find one. How’s that going? asks ROB PEAKE
6 min |
March 2020
Yachts & Yachting
CHOPPY WATERS
Despite criticism of World Sailing in recent years, its president Kim Andersen is determined to see his changes through and intends to stand again, hears ROB KOTHE
10 min |
March 2020
Yachts & Yachting
SLINGSBY PINS THE MOTHS
The Moth Worlds always attracts the very best sailors. This year among them was Tom Slingsby, who’d never won the event before. ROB KOTHE tells the story
7 min |
March 2020
Yachts & Yachting
CHANGING TIMES
The big guns took the headlines in the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, but behind them an epic race was brewing that heralded a new fleet on the horizon, says ROB KOTHE
8 min |
March 2020
Yachts & Yachting
RUNNING THE SHOW
What happens out of sight determines whether a race is a well-oiled machine or a shambles. RUPERT HOLMES looks at race management systems and equipment
6 min |
March 2020
Yachts & Yachting
BOARD GAMES
If it’s tough being the daughter of a two-times Olympian, Emma Wilson is coping just fine, finds ROB PEAKE
3 min |
March 2020
Yachts & Yachting
FUTURE PROOFING
In the second part of our look at sustainable sailing, RUPERT HOLMES considers what sailors can do to minimise the impact of our sport
8 min |
March 2020
Yachts & Yachting
BANG UP TO DATE
The International 14 has enjoyed several very dierent moments in the limelight over the past century. With a new version built by Ovington, it may be about to have another, says ANDY RICE
8 min |
March 2020
Yachts & Yachting
FROM THE BOTTOM UP
Don’t let the leeward mark become a directionless flurry. The smart boats have their strategy sorted as they exit, says MARK RUSHALL
10 min |
March 2020
Yachts & Yachting
ATLANTIC ESCAPADE
The Atlantic islands of the coast of north Africa and Portugal could be the ideal holiday destination for those with adventure in their blood, writes SUE PELLING
8 min |
March 2020
Sailing Today
The berth of a new season
Spring is upon us and the time is ripe to start looking for a new berth for your yacht. So what are the options out there? Sam Jefferson investigates
4 min |
March 2020
Sailing Today
Summit to peak your interest
In Scotland, a Munro is a mountain peak over 3,000 feet high. ‘Bagging’ a Munro by reaching the summit is a popular pursuit for hikers – and you can reach a fair few of them by water
7 min |
March 2020
Sailing Today
Out of the blue
The Outbound 46 is a tried and tested bluewater cruiser with a strong reputation in the US. Sam Jefferson steps aboard to see if she can impress on this side of the pond
7 min |
March 2020
Sailing Today
Not All Who Wander are Lost
Margaret Dye’s dinghy cruising exploits in a 16ft Wayfarer in the company of her husband Frank are the stuff of legend. She looks back on some of their hair raising adventures
8 min |
March 2020
Sailing Today
Gorgeous Galicia
Miranda Prynne sails the islands of Spain’s Celtic corner, where she encounters a different language, landscape and climate to the rest of the arid Iberian Peninsula
7 min |
March 2020
Sailing Today
Tidal bores explained
Britain has the highest concentration of tidal bores anywhere in the world – but what causes them to form? William Thomson explains these phenomena
4 min |
March 2020
Sailing Today
Tom Cunliffe
Compasses have been guiding sailors to safe ports since time immemorial. When they work, they are incredible - but they do have their drawbacks
6 min |
March 2020
Sailing Today
Dufour doubles up
Renowned monohull builder Dufour has taken its first foray into the cat market with the brand new Dufour 48. Helm charter broker James Foot went out to Croatia to put hull number nine through her paces
3 min |
March 2020
Sailing Today
FOX'S MARINA & BOATYARD
IPSWICH, SUFFOLK 52° 02.0’N, 001° 09.1’E Fox’s marina on the beautiful Orwell offers a safe haven and world class boat repairs as Emma Bamford discovers
7 min |
March 2020
Sailing Today
By way of Biscay
The Bay of Biscay has engendered fear in sailors since records began. Yet the fabled ‘bay of storms’ simply needs to be treated with respect, as Biscay veteran Henry Buchanan explains
6 min |
March 2020
Sailing Today
Paul Heys
In the sometimes faceless world of yacht brokerage, Paul Heys brought a mixture of panache and dash – plus bags of sailing talent. He sadly died this year and is a worthy posthumous winner of our Lifetime Achievement Award
5 min |