Practical Boat Owner
Timing the tides to Tobermory
Brian Lennon plans a tricky non-stop sail between Skerries, his Irish home port, and the Inner Hebrides harbour of Tobermory
9 min |
December 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Short cut to a long cut
Andrew Morton describes how saving time led to trouble on Gigha
4 min |
December 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Dinghy cruising in the Bristol Channel
Annabel Bowker-Dance describes the joys and challenges of dinghy sailing in the Severn Estuary
4 min |
December 2020
Practical Boat Owner
360 degrees of horizon
The Warner family talk to Ali Wood about the highs and lows of an Atlantic crossing
10+ min |
December 2020
Yachting Monthly
‘Years of shredded impeller bits had clogged the pipe'
Martin Fuller lightens his wallet as he finds the solution to an avoidable problem that had clearly been building up for years
4 min |
December 2020
Yachting Monthly
Rising teenage star
Timothy Long, 15, is now the youngest skipper to sail solo around Britain. Katy Stickland asked him about his record voyage and his future plans.
5 min |
December 2020
Yachting Monthly
TECHNICAL BOWSPRIT POWER FOR DOWNWIND SAILING
Bowsprits are all the fashion on new boats these days, but do you need one? Graham Snook looks at how a bowsprit can make your sailing easier and faster
10+ min |
December 2020
Yachting Monthly
THE UK'S 11 FIERCEST TIDE RACES
Breaking waves and lurking rocks have earned some British tide races a fearsome reputation. Dag Pike explains how to navigate them
10+ min |
December 2020
Yachting Monthly
FIRST TEST - SPIRIT 44CR ELECTRIC
A wooden boat that blazes a trail for modern technology and sustainability sounds too good to be true. Theo Stocker went to see if she is as good as promised
10+ min |
December 2020
Yachting Monthly
Surviving a Force 11 storm with a series drogue
Small cruising boats aren’t always fast enough to run away from severe weather. Tony Curphey explains how he survived the Southern Ocean in a Nicholson 32
6 min |
December 2020
Yachting Monthly
PIP HARE Lone star
Pip Hare talks to Elaine Bunting about the long road to fulfilling her Vendée dream
8 min |
December 2020
Yachting Monthly
A WEEK AFLOAT STOCKHOLM ARCHIPELAGO
All within a day’s sail of mainland Sweden, these islands offer stunning scenery and the chance to escape the crowds, as Nigel Wollen discovers
9 min |
December 2020
Yachting Monthly
Long-Term Cruisers Could Face Second VAT Bill After Brexit Transition Period Ends
Sailors have accused the Government of unfairly taxing long-term cruisers after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced that UK boat owners who have cruised continually in Europe for over three years without returning to the UK have until the end of 2021 to bring their vessels home or face paying VAT and import duty on their boat.
2 min |
December 2020
Yachting Monthly
Are Whales Really A Threat To Cruisers?
With reports of orcas ‘attacking’ yachts off the Spanish coast, Katy Stickland investigates what may be driving the whales’ behaviour and what steps cruisers can take to avoid an encounter.
5 min |
December 2020
Classic Boat
ELELCTRIC LADY
Spirit’s newest yacht, the 44CRE, might look like another chip off the Spirit block, but she’s a vision of a new future.
5 min |
November 2020
Classic Boat
THE RADICAL PROTOTYPE
Now back on the water, the original, aviation-engineered Atalanta was a pioneer of mass production
9 min |
November 2020
Classic Boat
NIGEL STUART - Passion for process
The managing director of Spirit Yachts on chartering clamities, bicycle hire and the well-loved Spirit brand
5 min |
November 2020
Classic Boat
FROM GLORY TO OPPOSITION
On Morning Glory II, Ted Heath was the only British prime minister to win an international sports trophy. One wonders how he reacted when she was renamed Opposition
10 min |
November 2020
Classic Boat
ILLINGWORTH & PRIMROSE DESIGN TEAM
John Illingworth and Angus Primrose enjoyed a long and fruitful partnership and between them around 1,000 of their designs were built
10+ min |
November 2020
Classic Boat
BOSUN'S BAG
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL BOATER
4 min |
November 2020
Classic Boat
A STIFF BEAT
There are some occasions when going to a birthday party can be a real drag – quite literally
6 min |
November 2020
Classic Boat
DUTCH DUNG BARGE RACE
In a bid to revive traditional barge skills one of the most exciting sailing events in the Netherlands was born
7 min |
November 2020
Classic Boat
150 years of the THAMES SAILING CLUB
The formation of TSC represented something of a social revolution in Victorian Britain as the rising middle class started to enjoy the sport of kings
9 min |
November 2020
Classic Boat
How Civilisation Went Down The Pan
On the Origin of the Species of the Leisure Sailor
4 min |
November 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
WINDY 37 SHAMAL
This all-new sports cruiser may have been designed by a superyacht supremo but it’s the familiar Windy traits that shine through
8 min |
November 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
SEA OF A THOUSAND ISLANDS
Fairline owner Kivikari Freyberg spent a memorable six weeks exploring Finland’s Archipelago Sea and its 17,000 islands with his young family
10+ min |
November 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
SEALED FOR LIFE
A new type of ultra-tough ceramic coating claims to protect your boat against everything from salt and sunlight to bird poo and red wine. Hugo Andreae puts it to the test
6 min |
November 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
GALEON 400 FLY
It’s the smallest model in the Galeon range to boast folding cockpit balconies but is there more to the 400 Fly than this performative party piece?
8 min |
November 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
LOST IN FRANCE
Don and Marjorie Walker continue their journey through rural France by hitching a ride on the Arzviller Plane boat lift
8 min |
November 2020
Sailing Today
Paul Heiney
An unusual and unsettling season gave cause to look elsewhere for entertainment - and some surprising inspiration for improving marina services
3 min |