Yachting Monthly UK
HOW IT WORKS ENGINE STOPPING
A diesel engine is normally stopped by cutting off the fuel at, or in, the fuel injection pump – not before it.
2 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
24 HOUR TEST - ARCONA 345
There wasn't much wrong with its predecessor but could the new Arcona 345 get even closer to the ideal performance cruiser?
10 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
RECYCLING END OF LIFE BOATS
The marine industry is puzzling over how to dispose safely of redundant, environmentally toxic GRP-built craft. Ollie Taylor investigates
8 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
ACROSS BISCAY WITH THE ARC RALLY
Abrupt storms and choppy seas keep James Kenning and the crew of Arkyla on their toes
6 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
'THE SHAKING OF THE RIG WAS HORRIFIC'
Mike Reynolds and his wife Nicki were heading for Europe on their 34-foot Yamazaki cruiser-racer Zen Again when a day of light squalls while exiting the tropics quickly turned into something much uglier
4 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
Cool Cornwall
Swapping the Greek Mediterranean for the Cornish Riviera
4 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
MARINE TIMBER WHY TEAK'S TIME IS UP
Jessie Rogers looks at the challenges faced by the yachting industry in sourcing teak that is both legal and sustainable, and considers the latest alternatives now available
8 min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
SAILING TO SVALBARD
In their electric-assisted yacht two architects venture to the Norwegian Sea's most remote and stunning fjords and islands
10+ min |
May 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
Children of the ocean
Liveaboard sailing offers amazing adventures and family time, and it’s becoming easier to do, says Sophie Dingwall
10 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Atlantic pioneer
Nicolette Milnes Walker was the first woman to sail solo and non-stop from the UK to the USA. Julia Jones charts her trailblazing achievement
5 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Little beauty!
Size is relative and dependant on the sailing activity and weather conditions
3 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Every day's a school day
Thirsting for Day Skipper Practical knowledge, sea-schools appear curiously unavailable
3 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Getting an old diesel engine to run
Is it worth buying a boat with a non-running engine? Vyv Cox has some tips on what to look for before deciding if it's a viable project
9 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Orkney Longliner & Sussex beach boat
Clive shares his local knowledge on the best way to travel from Rye Bay upriver to Bodiam Castle in East Sussex - including his choice of open motorboat and family activities en route
5 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
TIPS TO SAIL BETTER Preventer set-up
Pip Hare explains why you should rig a boom preventer for downwind sailing
3 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Walking the plank
Alan England looks for a safer way of getting aboard
4 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
PROJECT BOAT RESTORATION Summer on Maximus
Ali Wood ventures out on a summer cruise with the family...but not everything goes to plan
10+ min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Thinking of going electric?
Electric propulsion is clean, near silent and can even be self-refuelling, but is it worth the investment? Jake Kavanagh considers the options
5 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Are we sinking?
A heavily pregnant Kerry Buchanan tries to stem the water ingress in a 11ft 6in plywood dinghy off the coast of Donegal in the northwest of Ireland
4 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Onboard problem solving
Cruising doyen Jimmy Cornell shares 50 years of lateral thinking from his first hull fit-out to what he stows as gear essentials
10+ min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
A boat fit for purpose
What makes the perfect bluewater boat? Ali Wood asks the owners of two catamarans and two monohulls crossing the North Atlantic
10+ min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Full steam ahead
Welcome to the world of steam - clean, tidy and almost silent
3 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
JESSICA WATSON Courage on and off the water
While True Spirit was being filmed, celebrating her teenage solo circumnavigation, the 29-year-old was battling her biggest challenge ashore
8 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Panama and beyond
Dr Roger Geary recounts a canal transit undertaken in 2018
10+ min |
May 2023
Yachting World
COAST OF RICHES
A DETOUR NORTH TO COSTA RICA ON HIS CLASSIC SWAN 37 REWARDS MAX CAMPBELL WITH SOME OF HIS MOST ADVENTUROUS CRUISING YET
10 min |
April 2023
Yachting World
NEW GEAR
RUPERT HOLMES ON THE FUTURE OF CHARTPLOT TERS AND ONBOARD DISPL AYS
5 min |
April 2023
Yachting World
SPECIAL REPORT
HELEN FRETTER ON JESSICA WATSON'S TRUE SPIRIT
6 min |
April 2023
Yachting World
GOING THE DISTANCE
WHAT IF ONE OR TWO YEARS OF ADVENTURE JUST ISN'T ENOUGH? MEET THE CRUISERS WHO'VE BEEN ON BOARD FOR A DECADE OR MORE, AND FIND OUT HOW TO MAKE LONG-HAUL CRUISING WORK FOR YOU
10+ min |
April 2023
Yachting World
LINJETT 39
THIS LONG-ESTABLISHED, YET LITTLE KNOWN, SWEDISH YARD BELIEVES IT HAS THE PERFECT FORMULA FOR A CONTEMPORARY YACHT WITH TIMELESS APPEAL
6 min |
April 2023
Yachting World
SEMI CUSTOM CLASS
THE 70-90FT SEMI-CUSTOM SECTOR IS BOOMING. TOBY HODGES EXPLORES SOME OF THE HOTTEST NEW DESIGNS BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PRODUCTION YACHTS AND SUPERYACHTS
10+ min |