Practical Boat Owner
Sail handling when short-handed
Alastair Buchan explains how to handle sails solo or with few crew
10+ min |
September 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Improve your cockpit
Want to stop battling with deck gear and tripping over ropes? Ali Wood has some tips to help make the most of this crucial space
10+ min |
September 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Sadler 34
Rupert Holmes looks at one of the most desirable cruising yachts of the Sadler era, as well as some alternative boats
10+ min |
September 2025
Practical Boat Owner
A spin in the Corryvreckan
Probably the worst whirlpool in the world
3 min |
September 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Fit for the future
Annie Means talks to the founders of BlueTree about their innovative approach to boatbuilding design and construction
6 min |
September 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Sadler 34
Westerly Storm 33 | Sigma 362 | Beneteau First 345 | Jeanneau Sun Rise | Dehler 34 | Catalina 34 | Hallberg-Rassy 34 | Etap 35i
10+ min |
September 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Whales, otters and Vikings
Greg Manning sails his Fairey Atalanta from Arisaig in the West Highlands to the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides
7 min |
September 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Right tools for the job
Stu Davies explains what's inside his toolbox so he can tackle (almost) any job on board
10+ min |
September 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Dave Selby Mad about the boat High tea on a historic barge
The art of juggling tea and a muffin while not tripping over or getting whacked on the head
3 min |
September 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Is it time to check your engine mounts?
Ben Sutcliffe-Davies explains what happens when these often overlooked but crucial fastenings break down and fail
1 min |
September 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Notes for first-timers
Chris and Ron Colverson were enjoying an idyllic first river trip aboard their new Freeman 22 Mk2 cabin cruiser-until Ron fell in
7 min |
September 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
WHY YOU DON'T NEED AN ANCHOR WINDLASS
+HOW TO CRUISE WITHOUT ONE
6 min |
September 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
WINTERISE & REFIT TO REAP REWARDS IN SUMMER
Whether you keep your yacht afloat or haul her out ashore, this quieter period of the year is ideal for essential maintenance, checks, and upgrades, says Mandy Boughton of Ancasta Yacht Services
4 min |
September 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
A school sailing trip to Corsica
Jonah and his inexperienced Italian classmates set sail for a Corsican adventure
4 min |
September 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
FIRST TEST XC47
X-Yachts have taken a bold move to replace their cruising range and move to a semi deck saloon design, but has the gamble paid off? Theo Stocker finds out
10 min |
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NEW GEAR
The latest sailing innovations, including in-depth reviews of comms and seaboots
2 min |
September 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
SHOULD I HAVE SAILED ON?
It was round about then that the main business of this voyage started to unfold, and it began as no more than a tiny dot at the indistinct junction between the ocean and the sky. I had not seen anything quite like it at sea: there was something odd about its shape and scale. After weeks of observing nothing but the subdued and soft-edged shades of the natural world, I was jolted by the brightness of this whatever-it-was, by its garish intrusion into the all-pervading grey. I pulled out my binoculars and studied it more closely. It was orange-yellow in colour and without doubt a man-made artefact. Was it some sort of strange ship? Or was it something smaller? A scientific measurement buoy, perhaps? For a while I could not decide whether it was something very big a long way away, or something small much closer. We were moving slowly towards it, and I could now see that it was roughly triangular in shape. It did not seem to be moving in any direction. I unhooked the self-steering gear and took control of the tiller myself, to make sure we passed close by.
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ADVENTURE EXPLORING THE DANISH ISLANDS
Chris Carr ventures out to visit just a few of the hundreds of islands in the South Funen Archipelago
7 min |
September 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Aberdeen celebrates the 2025 arrival of Tall Ships Race
Between 19 and 22 July, the city of Aberdeen will welcome around 50 tall ships and over 100,000 visitors for a four-day maritime extravaganza as the only host port in Britain in the Tall Ships Race 2025.
1 min |
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Extend rope life with proper coiling and regular end-to-ends
Taking proper care of your ropes is key to extending their life.
1 min |
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RYA OnBoard turns 20
The RYA celebrates 20 years of its OnBoard initiative, one of the UK’s largest grassroots programmes for encouraging children and young people to participate in watersports.
1 min |
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HOW TO USE SHORE POWER SAFELY
A shoreside AC supply is convenient but potentially lethal, advises Andrew Simpson
2 min |
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Take the small wins for our seas
Almost every day we are alerted to a crisis, be it social, political economic or environmental. It is easy to feel overwhelmed and start to block out everything and assume the worst. As sailors, we are all too aware of climate change, warming seas and how that affects our activities.
2 min |
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Securing shackles in permanent moorings
Large shackles used as part of permanent moorings are normally secured against loosening by seizing wire or cable ties. Sometimes, they're welded right up.
1 min |
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Penny Black invites entries for Brian Black Memorial Award
The Brian Black Memorial Award for Marine Environmental Journalism is in full swing again this year, and the judging panel includes a new member, Brian's granddaughter Penny Black, who will help assess the junior photography category.
1 min |
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Search and rescue yacht detained
Mediterranean rescue yacht Nadir was detained by Italian authorities on 8 June after mooring in the Port of Lampedusa, the first time a sailing vessel has been detained in conjunction with migrant search and rescue operations.
1 min |
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Smashed in two by a cargo ship
It is every sailor's worst nightmare. Crossing a busy shipping lane at night, at speed, to be crushed by a cargo ship. Clinging to the wreckage, the two skippers miraculously survived.
2 min |
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Having a blast around the CELTIC TRIANGLE
Theo Stocker reports on the YM Celtic Triangle Race, and Jayne Toyne shares her offshore check list
9 min |
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MG SPRING 25
Compact and affordable 1980s yacht perfectly designed for a spot of lively weekend family cruising - or racing...
10+ min |
September 2025
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's sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each zone
10 min |