Sailing Today
Winterlude
Following a frustratingly short summer season, how can you extend your sailing adventures? Sam Fortescue explores some of the options available
7 min |
November 2020
Sailing Today
Vendée Globe - FLYING AROUND THE WORLD
Alex Thomson talks to Y&Y about the challenges of getting a brand new Hugo Boss to the start line of the Vendée Globe and his hopes of winning the race
9 min |
November 2020
Sailing Today
Tom Cunliffe
Sailing makes your life better; but do you have a specific example of a day sailing that changed your life? Tom does
6 min |
November 2020
Sailing Today
The Iceman Cometh
Few have enjoyed a sailing career as varied and adventurous as Bob Shepton’s. From Cape Horn to the North West Passage, he has seen it all. In part one of a two part series, he recalls a few of his personal highlights...
4 min |
November 2020
Sailing Today
Reaching starts
Unusual racing calls for unusual formats. Here, Mark Rushall talks through the tactics, rules and boat handling skills needed to master a reaching start
5 min |
November 2020
Sailing Today
Racing round-up
August and September saw a flurry of racing activity, with events taking place across the country. Here are just some of the highlights...
6 min |
November 2020
Sailing Today
Jess Lloyd-Mostyn
All that fresh air means sailors generally have a healthy appetite. Meanwhile, blue water cruising broadens the palette, but too often it’s feast or famine
3 min |
November 2020
Sailing Today
History man
At the age of 80, Jimmy Cornell is once more preparing for another adventure – this time following Ferdinand Magellan’s route around the world. Here he explains to Sam Jefferson what makes his latest voyage so unique
8 min |
November 2020
Sailing Today
Andy Rice
Rarely do professional sailors return to their racing roots, especially to the dinghy classes - but doing so can bring rewards all round
4 min |
November 2020
Yachting Monthly
Recompense for last-minute cancellation of boat shows rejected
Some exhibitors at Boats 2020 have criticised the last-minute decision to cancel the Southampton event, leaving many of them out of pocket.
2 min |
November 2020
Yachting Monthly
Novice sailor to the Netherlands
Bethan Griffiths’ first taste of cruising life with her two young children and disabled husband Chris, who has cancer, osteoporosis and Parkinson’s
4 min |
November 2020
Yachting Monthly
TO THE FRACTAL WEST OF IRELAND
Ed Maggs and his wife Frances enjoy the slower pace as they cruise south-west Ireland
8 min |
November 2020
Yachting Monthly
‘Lightning destroyed the boat's electronics'
Paul Tinley recounts a truly shocking experience aboard his Beneteau 393 Blue Mistress and the subsequent insurance claim
4 min |
November 2020
Yachting Monthly
MONACH ISLANDS, OFF NORTH UIST
The anchorages around the Monach Islands in the Outer Hebrides offer total isolation for the intrepid sailor Jonty Pearce discovers
2 min |
November 2020
Yachting Monthly
ADVENTURE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
Kari Nurmi dodges ice and predators as he sails around Svalbard’s Spitsbergen in his trusty 30ft Bavaria 300
8 min |
November 2020
Yachting Monthly
SOUTH DEEP, THE SWALE
Dick Durham mulls the algorithm of a pint ashore while anchored in this East Coast creek
2 min |
November 2020
Yachting Monthly
A WEEK A FLOAT SICILY
The Aeolian Islands delight the senses, with delicious cuisine, charming bays and smouldering volcanoes, as Lu Heikell discovers
8 min |
November 2020
Yachting Monthly
British yachting's post-lockdown boom
UK yacht brokerages are reporting a spike in new and second-hand boat sales, with many of them now struggling to find used yachts to sell. The increase began during the summer following the easing of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
2 min |
November 2020
Yachting Monthly
COVID-19 Channel cruise
Andrew Beveridge’s solo adventure to the Isles of Scilly and Brittany
4 min |
November 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Bringing clarity to varnish
The tricky problem of getting wood to shine
3 min |
November 2020
Practical Boat Owner
The amazing history of rope
Do you know your hemp from your manila and the surprising qualities of Dyneema? Roger Hughes untangles the mysteries of rope
6 min |
November 2020
Practical Boat Owner
The history of forecasting
Margaret Norris charts the incredible role of Robert FitzRoy in the development of the Met Office
2 min |
November 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Tales from a tall ship
Bill Howlett recalls a youthful week on board TS Sir Winston Churchill that cemented his love of sailing (if not a love of heights)
6 min |
November 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Too hot to handle?
What level of risk are you prepared to take for a bit of winter warmth on board?
3 min |
November 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Mingming II & the Impossible Voyage
Jake Kavanagh escapes to the wilderness with Roger D Taylor’s latest book
2 min |
November 2020
Practical Boat Owner
DIY keelboat launching trailer
Sam Longley designs and builds a slipway boat launching trailer
8 min |
November 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Feathered friends
There’s an affinity between those who go afloat and the creatures of the air
3 min |
November 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Challenges in the Chesapeake
Squalls, hurricanes and operations – there’s never a dull moment aboard Alisara, says Hermione Pattison
4 min |
November 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Becoming a Day Skipper
From classroom conundrums to night-time navigation, dinghy instructor Margaret Norris decides to give big boats a go
4 min |
November 2020
Classic Boat
TWO PACIFIC CROSSINGS
After one stress-free trip, you might find the ‘coconut milk run’ doesn’t always do what it says on the tin
10+ min |