Practical Boat Owner
How to troubleshoot your engine electrics
If your engine won’t start, knowing how to fi nd the source of the problem will help you get under way quickly, says Rubicon 3’s Bruce Jacobs
3 min |
August 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Groundbreaking affordable watermaker
Desalinators operate on a simple principle, but to date have generally been prohibitively expensive for many.
1 min |
August 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Environment review backs highly protected marine zones
Seas around England and Northern Ireland could receive greater protection as a result of a new review by former environment minister Richard Benyon.
2 min |
August 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Algorithms will aid search and rescue
Researchers at one of the world’s top universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have identified a new algorithm which could improve search and rescue techniques.
1 min |
August 2020
Classic Boat
Who Was Really The First To Discover America?
A historical replica voyage has proved that the Phoenicians may well have reached the shores of the new world a full two millennia before Columbus
9 min |
August 2020
Windsurf
New School
Slingshot’s windsurfing brand manager, Wyatt Miller, has noticed that kids are drawn to playing with wings and puts forward an interesting case as to why he thinks this could help entice them and others into windsurfing.
3 min |
Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf
Changes
Wave sailor Flo Jung reflects on our changed world during his lockdown in Germany.
4 min |
Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf
THE LAST WAVE
Lockdown stirred the creative juices of reader Björn Alfthan, who peers into the future to present a fictional story set in the wild waves of Norway, five years from now.
10+ min |
Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf
STILL IN THE GAME
After a horrific fracture in his leg from a crashed aerial in 2018, Alessio Stillrich is back! John Carter talks to the highflyer from Gran Canaria about his move to the Simmer team, recovering from injury and how he learned to windsurf in Gran Canaria!
8 min |
Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf
MOVE ON UP - GET ON THE FRONT FOOT
This month we look at how our front foot weighting can affect and improve different aspects of our main windsurfing moves.
5 min |
Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf
SOUTH' KIPA
Nik tweaking it over home waters.
10+ min |
Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf
A NEW NORMAL
On a trip to La Tranche-sur-Mer in France last year, Tris Best estimated over 80% of the windsurfers were foiling. This summer in Portland Harbour, foiling activity has increased dramatically too he reports. With the market offering plenty of choice to recreational windfoilers, our test team check out some of the latest foil offerings.
10+ min |
Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf
TACKING – THE SEQUEL
Having given you time to practice, Harty concludes his tacking series by critiquing various tacking options, including the carve tack, as well as offering solutions to common slip-ups.
10+ min |
Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf
‘NO VAPOUR TRAILS TO SCAR THE SKY' *
Realising we may be about to enter an extraordinary period in our lives, Harty decided to keep a windsurf-centric lockdown diary. Here are some of his choice excerpts.
4 min |
Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf
REDEMPTION DAY!
Renowned for its windsurfing and variety of spots to sail at, Kimmerdige Bay is a wave sailing jewel on the south coast of England. Timo Mullen gives a guide to its shores while reflecting on why a recent session there was a reminder that there is no place like home!
6 min |
Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf
EDITORIAL - RESET
Finn hits the salt water reset button.
4 min |
Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf
MARK OF A CHAMPION
‘Mark of a champion’ is a new series we’re running with some of windsurfing’s brightest stars, to find out the traits they think have helped them reach the top. And who better to kick offthe series with than Sarah-Quita Offringa. Born in Aruba, the exceptionally talented sailor has an amazing 17 world titles and no doubt many more to come. She gives us an insight into her world.
10+ min |
Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf
DELPHINE COUSIN QUESTEL
28-year-old French sailor Delphine Cousin Questel secured the 2019 PWA women’s slalom world title in Noumea, New Caledonia at the final event of the season. Despite starting with results below her normal expectations, Delphine managed to fight back and finish the event in 2nd overall to clinch her 4th slalom world title. John Carter finds out more about Delphine’s success story.
10 min |
Issue 396 - August 2020
Windsurf
BOUJ NEWS
Moroccan sensation Boujmaa Guilloul has a new sponsor - sponsor – Goya Windsurfing! We caught up with him to hear more about the move, his new-found passion for foiling and how he ended up ‘stuck’ on Maui for the last 6 months!
5 min |
Issue 396 - August 2020
Sailing Today
STANDING Rigging developments
Racing yachts and cruisers place different demands on their standing rigging, yet, there’s much that each camp can learn from the other. Rupert Holmes reports on the latest developments
8 min |
August 2020
Sailing Today
SOLENT to Dundee
The crew of yacht Nova set out around Britain anticlockwise to discover the past and present of 12 of our most significant ports. In the first of a series, Jonathan Winter describes their first sail north up the east coast
8 min |
August 2020
Sailing Today
Paul Heiney
The LOA of the boat is of course important, but how about the LOA of the crew?
3 min |
August 2020
Sailing Today
Tom Cunliffe
The choice of yacht can say much about the owner. And when it comes to type of rig, well...
6 min |
August 2020
Sailing Today
Panache and performance
Performance-cruisers like the Italian Solaris 47 are designed to enjoy both sides of the yachting equation. Does she meet the brief? Kevin Green finds out
6 min |
August 2020
Sailing Today
Dare to dream
The idea of selling up and sailing into the sunset is something most sailors dream of. Jenevora Swann explains how she did it
8 min |
August 2020
Sailing Today
Lone star
He grew up with the sole aim of being faster than his older brothers. Now Elliot Hanson is the top Laser sailor in the country and going to the Olympics next year
4 min |
August 2020
Sailing Today
BUCKLER'S HARD YACHT HARBOUR
HAMPSHIRE 50° 47,98’ N 001° 25,28’ W A tranquil river steeped in history that meanders up to a charming village, Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour in Hampshire’s New Forest is hard to beat, says Sam Jefferson
4 min |
August 2020
Sailing Today
Sailing Skills Changing Gear
Mark Rushall continues his look at how to get there quickly. How to change gear upwind, for racers and cruisers
10 min |
August 2020
Sailing Today
The Future Of Yacht Racing
Stan Honey makes 5 predictions
10+ min |
August 2020
Yachting Monthly
‘Buying a boat taught me a hell of a lot'
From car-crash viewings to wasted journeys of hundreds of miles, Wayne Palmer shares the steep learning curve of buying his first boat
7 min |