Yachting Monthly UK
I WAS THE ONLY SAILOR ON OUR FAMILY CHARTER AND IT HAD TO GO WELL
Crystal waters, cliff tombs and sunken outboards lain Willis wanted to ensure plain sailing for his family’s first charter around Turkey's Lycian Coast
8 min |
October 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
CRUISING THE KINGDOM OF THE ISLES
Joanna Martin and her husband Mark sail across the Irish Sea to the legendary sea kingdom and to draw the wonderful wildlife there
7 min |
October 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
Tragic sinking of Bayesian; Italian prosecutors investigate
The sinking of the Bayesian superyacht in reportedly only 16 minutes and the tragic loss of seven lives has sent a shudder through the sailing community and beyond.
2 min |
October 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
THOUSANDS OF MILES ACROSS THE INDIAN OCEAN
Floris and Ivar battled severe weather and cross swell to sail from Australia to South Africa, but there were beautiful islands on the way
8 min |
October 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
THE ADVENT OF MARINE AI TECHNOLOGY
Fonathon Savill reports on the revolutionary impact artificial intelligence is about to have on all areas of life at sea
7 min |
October 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
HOW IT WORKS SEAWATER PUMP
The water and oil seals on a water pump shaft will eventually wear with time, leading to pump-shaft corrosion or loss of engine oil.
2 min |
October 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
The secret of yachts with enduring appeal
Fashions come and go, but J-Boats remain a safe choice for great sailing boats, whether you want to own it for ever or sell it
2 min |
October 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
IMPROVING SINGLE-LINE REEFING
Martin Watts explains how to reduce the friction on the reefing lines of newer yachts
5 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
Lofoten or Bust- Part 4- Grandezza owner Per Harrtoft heads back to Sweden after an epic 3500nm adventure deep into the Arctic Circle to visit the mythical Lofoten islands
After ten memorable days in the Lofoten Islands in the far north of Norway, we are on our way back south towards Sweden. We have already made it as far as Trondheim, a charming place even if it was raining so hard we had to cycle round the city centre clutching umbrellas. But now we are back on board Deamare, our Grandezza 40 Fly, eating up the miles at a steady 31 knots.
10 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
FERRETTI INFYNITO 90
Ferretti Yachts is diversifying into the long-range fast-displacement market. But can its debut model justify the hype?
7 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
THE 100 CLUB
What it's really like to buy, spec and run a brand new custom-built 96-footer
8 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
PRINCESS S65
Torn between the V and F Class flagships? The new S65 might be the boat you've been waiting for...
7 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
ΧΟ EXPLR 44
Can XO's all-new aluminium flagship really make it big in the Med?
7 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BENETEAU SWIFT TRAWLER 54
Alex Smith heads to France's Beneteau HQ for a UK exclusive on what might just be the best Swift Trawler yet
8 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
GOOD AS NEW
Why fit a brand new engine when Volvo Penta's remanufacturing service can rebuild you an old one to the same standard for a fraction of the price?
4 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YACHT TRANSPORT
As the name suggests it's a means of having your boat moved professionally from one location to another. It might be as simple as hiring someone to tow your RIB a few miles down the road or as complex as shipping a superyacht halfway around the world.
8 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
HANDLE A SINGLE SHAFTDRIVE BOAT PART 1
Single shaftdrive boats are relatively rare these days but the reduced costs of buying, servicing and fuelling such a simple but reliable drivetrain does mean they are making a bit of a comeback.
2 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
COCKWELLS MOTOR LAUNCH
There can be very few boats that have appeared three times at the Southampton Boat Show and been sold off the stand each time.
5 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
ZEELANDER
If you like your boats exclusive to the point of almost unattainable, there's a Dutch builder that can help...
8 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BUYING OUR FIRST CLASSIC
Instead of whiling away their retirement playing bowls, Rob and Shona Adams decided to invest their time and money in a classic Silver gentleman's yacht. Would the gamble pay off?
9 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
INSTALLING AN AUTOPILOT
Rick Channon makes solo boating simple with a Raymarine Evolution Autopilot
4 min |
October 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
TECHNICAL PURCHASING POWER
Sam Fortescue explains how to check you have the power needed to handle your running rigging safely - and how to fix it if you don't
10+ min |
Summer 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
NEW GEAR
Dennis O'Neill reviews the latest products designed to make sailing safer and easier
3 min |
Summer 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
Orcas sink a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar
A pod of orcas attacked and sank a 15m yacht in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar in May, the latest in a series of encounters in the area that have sunk five yachts in the past four years, the Spanish maritime authorities reported.
2 min |
Summer 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
Why Pip Hare needs you now
Sailing with Pip Hare last week reminded me of my father’s sailing mantra: ‘It’s all about drag.’
2 min |
Summer 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
Picking up fore and aft moorings
Mooring fore and aft can be a fiddly process, never more so than in Cornwall's Polperro. If you can do it here, says Rachael Sprot, then you can do it anywhere
6 min |
Summer 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
HOW TO DODGE GALES IN THE ISLES OF SCILLY
Ken Endean tries a two-anchorage strategy
8 min |
Summer 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
'NEVER BEFORE HAVE I SAILED IN SUCH WILD WEATHER'
When Jeremy Edwards and his sister were hit by a 'weather bomb' en route to Tonga it gave him a new-found respect for his sister's skippering ability
9 min |
Summer 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
ADVENTURE RACING AROUND THE WORLD
First Mate Rachel Burgess tells YM what it was like to race 28.000 miles around the world to win the Ocean Globe Race with her all-female crew aboard Maiden
7 min |
Summer 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
FIRST TEST DUFOUR 41
There have always been yachts that claim to offer the best of all worlds. They lure you in with the promise of being able to luxuriate in spacious opulence after a day of exhilarating sailing.
9 min |