Sailing Today
Grinding to a halt
Sent home from warm-weather training in Sardinia amid Covid-19 restrictions, grinder Freddie Carr updates us on what is now for INEOS TEAM UK and the America’s Cup
8 min |
June 2020
Sailing Today
Flying the flag
Her rise through the ranks has been meteoric and her helm Charlotte Dobson calls her ‘an absolute weapon’. Rob Peake meets 49erFX crew Sakia Tidey
4 min |
June 2020
Sailing Today
Cowes Week presses ahead
Cowes Week organisers are pressing ahead with plans for the 2020 regatta, which is due to take place from Saturday 8 August to Saturday 15 August.
1 min |
June 2020
Sailing Today
Beacons of hope
An electronic MOB device might one day save your life. In a complex marketplace, Nigel Sharp explains the jargon and assesses what is on offer
10 min |
June 2020
Sailing Today
How To Use Windshifts
Seeing what the wind is doing on the water can aid passage-making for the cruiser and win regattas for the racer. Helena Lucas has some advice
9 min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
Super, smashing, great
How do you stand out in one of the most competitive sectors of boat building? Sam Jefferson steps aboard the Dufour 390 to find out
7 min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
ST PETER PORT - GUERNSEY 49°27.19'N, 002°32.00'W
This haven on Guernsey is the ideal starting point to explore the beauty of the Channel Islands, as Emma Bamford discovers
7 min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
Round the Island Q&A
Dave Atkinson, director of the Round the Island Race, now postponed until the autumn, explains some decisions and breaks down misconceptions about the race in a revealing chat with Rupert Holmes.
10+ min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
The rest is Istria
Nicola Beykirch headed to Venice in search of a cheap winter berth and endured the hardship of sailing the length of the Croatian coast en route
10 min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
Grinding to a halt
Sent home from warm-weather training in Sardinia amid Covid-19 restrictions, grinder Freddie Carr updates us on what is now for INEOS TEAM UK and the America’s Cup
8 min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
From a distance
Rob Peake looks at what ‘sailing’ we can do via distance learning courses and online regattas
9 min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
Flying the flag
Her rise through the ranks has been meteoric and her helm Charlotte Dobson calls her ‘an absolute weapon’. Rob Peake meets 49erFX crew Sakia Tidey
4 min |
June 2020
Yachts & Yachting
Eire on a shoestring
The Irish sea deserves respect, but the rewards of a summer cruise can be great, as Don Smith notes
7 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
MOVING TO THE DARK SIDE
Former yachties Beryl Chalmers and Simon Palmer explain why they sold their beloved sailing yacht in favour of a spacious Dutch steel motor boat
9 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
BOAT CUISINE
For boaters venturing to Scotland’s Western Isles, a culinary feast awaits. Phil Sampson reports
2 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
PART SEVEN A SMALL BOAT ROUND BRITAIN
After 1,500 miles cruising around the UK in their 27ft Rhea 850, our plucky pair tackle the final leg home from Cornwall to Gosport
10 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
VICEM CRUISER 67
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1 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
TOP OF THE PROPS
Hugo Andreae takes a look at a revolutionary new propeller said to be faster and more efficient than rivals
4 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
STAR QUALITY
When Martin Hughes lost his wife he found solace in restoring a rare 1957 Bates Star Craft 40 that he’d bought sight unseen for £15,000
6 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE GREAT WHO DUNNIT
Unexplained scratches on the underside of his Karnic 2250 meant it was time for Hugo to play detective
3 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
LEAVE A BERTH IN A SINGLE-ENGINE BOAT
Single-engine craft are making a comeback, boosted by lower prices, reduced servicing costs and better fuel economy. However, manoeuvring a single-engine craft takes practice. On the plus side it does simplify the question of which engine to use!
3 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
AZIMUT S6
Superlative handling and performance coupled with generous lower-deck accommodation – has Azimut rewritten the rulebook again?
7 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
AXOPAR 37
The latest version of the award-winning Axopar 37 is here and we managed to grab an early drive of the prototype before the lockdown restrictions kicked in
5 min |
June 2020
Yachting Monthly
TECHNICAL DON'T FLOOD YOUR ENGINE!
Water in the cylinders is enough to destroy an engine, but it's easy to do by mistake, says Vyv Cox
3 min |
June 2020
Yachting Monthly
Southampton Water to Shamrock Quay
Southampton Water, what could be easier? A wide, almost straight, well-mapped route to the city, a bit like the M3. In daylight it is straightforward but at night the navigation marks, so obvious on the chart, get lost amongst the multitude of shore lights. To port is another blaze of lights from Fawley, one of the biggest oil refineries in Europe.
3 min |
June 2020
Yachting Monthly
Night sailing top tips
Toby Heppell is sailing editor of Yachting Monthly. He has been sailing his whole life and writing about it for many years
9 min |
June 2020
Yachting Monthly
HOME WATERS - SECRET IRELAND
Armed with a new drone, Norman Kean and his wife Geraldine explore some of the lesser-known cruising grounds as they circumnavigate Ireland
7 min |
June 2020
Yachting Monthly
FIRST TEST X49
A stylish performance cruiser that is manageable short-handed and gets you to your destination fast
10 min |
June 2020
Yachting Monthly
Entering harbour at night
James Stevens looks at how best to prepare for arriving at an unfamilar harbour after dark and what to be aware of
3 min |
June 2020
Yachting Monthly
Dealing with isolation
Solo yachtsman Conrad Humphreys shares the lessons he learned while competing in the 2004-05 Vendée Globe
5 min |