Boating-sailing
Yachting Monthly UK
SAILING THE SHIPPING FORECAST
Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them
9 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
ADVENTURE UNEXPLORED ST LUCIA
Amid a cold and wet winter, a last-minute Caribbean getaway proved the perfect tonic for Theo Stocker and family
8 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
The Royal Highland Yacht Club through the seasons
The Royal Highland Yacht Club celebrated the start of the sailing season with a May gathering in Loch Spelve, Isle of Mull.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
STUCK IN THE MUD
Regional initiatives in the UK to clean up and prevent owners from abandoning end-of-life boats simply show that the Government and the marine industry have their heads in the sand, says Barry Pickthall
7 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Cambridge design students utilise repurposed sailcloth
A group of first year fashion students at Cambridge School of Art, part of Anglia Ruskin University, have partnered with the non-profit Clean Sailors and its 'ReSail' initiative to create a collection of garments created entirely from reclaimed sailing materials.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Watch time chime
One-man watches can be a challenge.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Beware the marine tax
Products labelled as 'marine' attract yacht owners like moths to a flame, but we shouldn't disregard products from other leisure activities.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Solo circumnavigation to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research
Lymington local Paul Smith is sailing solo around Britain and Ireland on Zeteo, a 28-year-old Beneteau Oceanis 321 to raise £15,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Protecting your eyes & face at sea
The feeling of sun and wind on our faces is a magical part of sailing, but we need to take protecting our eyes and the skin around them seriously, says Richard Newsom
8 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
HOME WATERS THE ULTIMATE GIG
Monty Halls takes on the clans in the World Pilot Gig Championships
5 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Aviator wisdom
Sailors could learn a thing or two from how aviators communicate
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Notice small changes
A sharp bang or creak often prompts us to investigate immediately, but it's harder to spot things that change slowly over time.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Risk of voltage shortage
We are looking for our next sailing yacht, and one way to go about the search - perhaps the only way - is to have a look at as many similar yachts to the one you intend to buy as you can.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Maximise 'quality of life'
Whilst heading towards Looe at the start of my Yachtmaster exam, the wind died.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Keep track to stay motivated
Keeping track of how far you've come can help maintain motivation
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
NO QUITTING
Andrea Barker, 31:24 Press This account of a merchant navy cadetship is not an easy read.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
VARIATIONS ON THE THEME
I have already mentioned, and you will have heard of the ‘Slutter’ and the ‘Solent’ rig.
3 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
PEST CONTROL
What are the most effective humane methods of keeping rodents off your boat? Chris Taylor explores the options
4 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
THE SHELL CHANNEL PILOT
(9th edition) Rachael Sprot, Imray - The Shell Channel Pilot takes readers from the North Foreland to Bishop’s Rock and from Dunkerque to Ouessant.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Starting gun fired on YM Triangle
Starting on Sunday 30 May, the 2026 Yachting Monthly Triangle Race got underway.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Eight Bells for Colin Swale
Colin Swale, an adventurer who sailed round Cape Horn in a catamaran with his wife and two young children as part of a round-the-world voyage, has died aged 88.
2 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Pole-to-pole circumnavigation reaches South Pacific
The ocean expedition, Vuelta Vertical, a 35,000-mile sailing circumnavigation connecting the world's two polar regions, has reached the South Pacific after sailing 5,800 miles from Cape Town on one of the toughest legs.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Why two headsails are better than one
What are the pros and cons of a double headsail rig? And what are the options to possibly convert from the usual sloop to a double headsail configuration?
3 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
WESTERLY CORSAIR
Launched in 1983 as a replacement for Westerly's long-running Conway, the Corsair quickly established herself as a solid, comfortable cruiser with a good sailing performance for a boat with such a high-volume hull.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
Night vision & colour vision at sea
Night vision and colour vision have a big impact on safe navigation. Nick Leather explains how they work
4 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
HALLBERG-RASSY 370
Now the second smallest model in Hallberg-Rassy's range, the 370 is a size which the Swedish yard knows works, following its long production runs of the 372, the 37 and the 36 before that.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
BENETEAU FIRST 60
After nearly half a century of First, this performance line of Beneteau continues to gather renewed momentum in its seventh generation with the launch of its largest model to date.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
LIFEBOAT AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Dominic Gregory, William Collins Dominic Gregory says little about his day-job or personal life, only that he had come to live on the bleak foreland of Dungeness where he volunteered to join the lifeboat crew.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
FURLING VS HANK-ON HEADSAILS
To make deployment of the stay easier, the staysail on a removable cutter stay is sometimes set on hanks.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
MOODY 376
Introduced over 40 years ago, the Moody 37 became the 376 and quickly established a reputation as one of the most comfortable and commodious family cruisers you can buy. David Harding finds out how she stacks up today
8 min |