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Yachting Monthly UK
Will we, won't we?
Amy Kemp, husband James, their three kids, cockapoo, a violin, two dinghies, and a keyboard are about to set sail on their Farr 56 for a five-month adventure exploring the Norwegian fjords and the Swedish coast
3 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
CRUISING DOUBLE DUTCH
Haarlem and Hoorn are attractive alternatives to visiting Amsterdam by boat. A visit to the city is just an easy train ride away
5 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
RNLI, RYA, HM Coastguard urge sailors to 'boost skills' with new checklists
The RNLI has teamed up with the RYA, HM Coastguard and Irish Sailing to produce checklists to boost boat users’ skills and help them prepare their vessels for the new season.
1 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
'THE ATLANTIC WAS TOUGH, BUT BEING PREPARED SAW US ACROSS
Experienced sailor James Kenning set off across the Atlantic with the ARC rally in November 2024, but a shredded sail, sargassum weed and a cracked rudder made him realise that only by being fully prepared can you prevent an issue from becoming a disaster
5 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Tall ship brings DARWIN200 to Cape Town
The Dutch tall ship Oosterschelde is set to arrive in Cape Town in April as part of a two-year planetary conservation mission DARWIN200, retracing Charles Darwin's 19th-century route on HMS Beagle.
1 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
What keeps you safe at sea?
Inside an old jewellery box sits a yellowing fang set in a gold mount. It is the triangular molar wrenched from a shark jaw trolled for somewhere in the South Atlantic at the turn of the 19th century.
3 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Mini Globe Race sailors now sailing across the Pacific to Fiji on Leg Two
The starting gun has been fired on Leg Two of the Mini Globe Race.
2 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Lymington Town Sailing Club celebrates first lady commodore
Lymington Town Sailing Club (LTSC) has voted in Heather Chipperfield, the first lady commodore in the club's 79-year history.
1 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Yachting tailor-made for you
Wherever you want to sail, Goolets will give you a charter that exceeds your dreams
2 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
TECHNICAL CARING FOR A TEAK DECK
Dennis O'Neill outlines the best ways to protect and prolong the life of a modern teak deck - with a note or two of caution...
2 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
'I SPENT HOURS IN THE WATER IN HURRICANE CONDITIONS'
When John Quinn's boat was knocked down in the 1993 Sydney to Hobart yacht race, his harness broke and he found himself overboard at night in a hurricane-strength storm. Amazingly he lived to tell the tale, as Mark Chisnell discovered
8 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
FIRST TEST HANSE 360
Theo Stocker braves the wintry weather to go for a blast in Hanse's new big little cruiser to see whether she is as easily driven as her predecessors
9 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Yachting Monthly Celtic Triangle race returns to Falmouth after 41 years
For the first time in over 40 years the Yachting Monthly Triangle Race, now called the Celtic Triangle, returns to its original host port of Falmouth where it all began in 1984.
2 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
A month navigating the Bijagos islands
Maxence and Victor Ansquer stop at Guinea-Bissau's isolated islands on their world voyage
3 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Sunsail from the heart of the Adriatic
Discover the unspoiled charm of Croatia's stunning Adriatic islands from the Sunsail base at Marina Agana. Don't just sail, Sunsail
2 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
ADVENTURE SPIRITED CORINTHIAN SAILING
Sailing through the Corinth Canal to explore the Saronic islands was a breezy blast for Heather Prentice and family
5 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
ADVENTURE WILD CARIBBEAN
An Australian family revisit beloved small Caribbean islands and learn the joy of swimming with turtles
5 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Dreamers and adventurers
One of life’s pleasures is to support others as they tackle their dreams and remotely sweep you aboard to share both triumph and disaster.
3 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Charlie Dalin wins Vendée Globe, smashes record by nine days
Charlie Dalin has secured victory in one of the world’s toughest races, the Vendée Globe, a non-stop, solo dash around the world, setting an incredible new record on his foiling IMOCA Macif Santé Prévoyance, knocking nine days off the previous record.
2 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
How to pick up this tricky mooring solo?
Q John has been sailing with friends for many years but has finally decided to buy his own yacht.
2 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
HOMEWATERS BIG ADVENTURES, LITTLE PEOPLE
Would a charter in British waters be a happy experiment for Georgie Stocker and her family? Future cruising plans hung in the balance...
6 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
A charter to remember...
Chartering a yacht can make for the holiday of a lifetime, but it's worth knowing what to expect so that you can pick the right one for you. The sailing area, expected conditions, kind of boat, and level of support you want while away can make all the difference for you and your crew. Picking something that is within your budget and level of experience will reduce stress for everyone. Having said that, most good companies can provide as much or as little suport as you want, so that you can achieve more than you might at first believe, especially with a skipper on board, or as part of a flotilla. Here are a few suggestions to get you started. Happy planning!
4 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
High Latitude Challenge 2026-2027
Sailing to high latitudes has become increasingly popular, with the Northwest Passage in the Arctic, and, at the other extreme, the Antarctic Peninsula, recording the largest number of visiting yachts in any one year in 2024.
1 min |
March 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Man overboard while crossing the Atlantic
Swedish sailor Dag Eresund was tragically lost overboard from Volvo 70 racing yacht Ocean Breeze while sailing across the Atlantic with the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) which sees hundreds of yachts safely cross the ocean each year.
2 min |
February 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Yacht builders fined for using 'blood' teak
Two landmark court cases in the UK and the Netherlands have seen stiff penalties handed out to luxury yacht builders for using illegal 'blood' teak imported from conflict-torn Myanmar on vessels, notably on Jeff Bezos's superyacht Koru, the largest sailing yacht in the world.
2 min |
February 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
PROVIDENT'S CENTENARY VOYAGE
Steve Jones and Morag Slesser sail Provident, a historic Brixham Sailing Trawler, on a centenary voyage from Scotland's west coast to her roots on the South Coast
3 min |
February 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
HOW IT WORKS - CLEANING AN ANTI-SYPHON VALVE
On sailing boats the exhaust pipe is swept up into a swan neck to stop following waves flooding the exhaust when the engine isn't running.
1 min |
February 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
ROUNDING CAPE HORN
Breaking bread with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Skip Novak and Jean-Luc Van Den Heede? Then you’d better be a good listener. Dick Durham is all ears at the annual Cape Horners’ dinner
3 min |
February 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Are we really a maritime nation?
Many years ago, I was on a family motoring holiday driving towards Brittany when, in a small town, we passed under a banner proclaiming a regatta. I was baffled: we were still 40 kilometres from the coast. Such hinterland support for sailing was new to me: back home a candy-floss stick's length from the coast, folks knew nothing and cared less about the maritime world.
2 min |
February 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
CRUISING - BLOW AWAY THOSE WINTER BLUES
Every month through the winter, scores of sailors sign up for the Little Ship Club's fast cruises. Dick Durham joins one and reports back
6 min |