Yachting Monthly UK
Falmouth Harbour appoints scientist as new commissioner
Falmouth Harbour has appointed environmental scientist and businessperson Natasha CollingsCostello as a new commissioner, joining its board to help shape the harbour's strategy and prosperity.
1 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
Government approves HVO on inland waters
Campaigning by the RYA, the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) and the Cruising Association (CA), together forming the HVO Joint Working Group, has resulted in the Department of Transport allowing inland waterways vessels to be supplied with HVO.
2 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
Calor to resupply phased-out gas cylinders
In response to demand from the public and boat owners in particular, Calor will continue to supply the 3.9kg propane and 4.5kg butane sizes, reversing a decision to phase them out taken in February last year.
1 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
GARMIN FENIX 7 SOLAR SMARTWATCH
I’ve loved testing the Garmin Fenix 7 solar edition. I wasn’t a big smartwatch fan before I got one, but I now find myself wearing it most of the time. Primarily a multisport watch, I use it for running and cycling, but it’s also useful for sailing, as well as almost any other activity out there.
2 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
CRUISING ENGLAND'S EAST COAST RIVERS
A solo, septuagenarian sailor rediscovers the joys, magic and mystery of England's East Coast rivers, sailing over four bars and under two bridges
7 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
LUNGI MCHUNU THERE ARE NO LIMITS
The first African woman to sail to the Arctic, a citizen scientist and climate change activist, Lungi has dared to dream and believes there are no limits to what we can achieve Here she tells Yachting Monthly her story
4 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
FIRST TEST POINTER 30
This sleek and sporty weekend sailer from the Netherlands has plenty of appeal for the coastal sailor, found Theo Stocker
10 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
X-YACHTS X4⁹ MKII
Updating existing models is nothing new, but X-Yachts is currently working its way through its whole Pure X range, having already updated the X56, and the X4³, the Mk II of which I sailed last years, and loved (YM, Aug 23). The X4⁹ Mk II is following in the same vein as the other two models to have received the treatment.
2 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
HANSE 410
There appears to be no slowing down of the competition between the major boatyards when it comes to building new mid-size cruising yachts
2 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
Blue skies at Ocean Globe Race leg 3 start
Blue skies and steady winds heralded the start of the 6,000-mile third leg of the Ocean Globe Race from Auckland around Cape Horn to Punta del Este, with spectators cheering on the retro yachts from the deck of legendary Whitbread yacht Steinlager 2.
2 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
NCI joins passport stamping points on the SW Coast Path
The National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) has become an official 'Coast Path Passport' stamping point partner, working with the charity which cares for the UK's longest national trail, the South West Coast Path.
1 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
MAIB recommendations after RIB fatality
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published several recommendations for the protection of passengers after an investigation into the tragic death of 15-year-old Emily Lewis, who died in August 2020 when a high-speed Seadogz RIB crashed into a 4.5m-high channel maker in Southampton Water at a speed of 38.4 knots.
1 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
Huge wind farm to be in UK waters
Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted has agreed to go ahead with plans for the world's largest wind farm, Hornsea 3, off the coast of Norfolk.
1 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
HOW NOT TO BUY A BOAT...A GUIDE TO GETTING IT WRONG
When Dominic Fohnson’s dream of owning his own boat finally became reality, the litany of errors he made when purchasing and maintaining her sapped both his energy and his bank balance. Here he explains how you can avoid the same fate...
6 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
PIONIER 10
One of the prettiest production cruisers ever built, the Pionier 10 has the manners and performance to match her appearance, says David Harding
8 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
We'll miss the shipping forecast
The long-wave shipping forecast reaches its centenary in 2024, though it’s not much of a celebration given that LW itself, ‘at the end of its life as a technology’, will be turned off sometime in the middle of the year.
3 min |
March 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
SAFFIER SL 46
Dutch yard Saffier have a reputation for stylish, quick day sailers. While their origins lie in their smaller 6.5m and 8m cabin boats, the yard has seen real growth in its SE range, standing for Saffier Elegance.
1 min |
March 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AZIMUT 48
Is it a party platform? A sportsboat? A weekender? Whatever it is, this American-style Azimut has plenty to recommend it...
7 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
24-YEAR ITCH
It took 14 years to find one, and another 10 to rebuild, but when boatbuilder Will Squibb first fell in love with a Levi Corsair, he knew he had to have one
7 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SIRENA 48
The Sirena 68 won last year's award for flybridges over 60ft. Can its new entry-level 48 repeat that success?
7 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
THE TRUE COST OF RUNNING A SUPERYACHT
Everyone loves the idea of owning a superyacht but what does it actually cost to run one? The owners of a Sunseeker 105 charter yacht reveal all...
6 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AQUADOR 300 НТ
Alex Smith tests one of the most exciting new compact cruisers money can buy
6 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
HOW TO NAVIGATE OVERFALLS
Overfalls are areas of broken or rougher water caused by tidal currents flowing past or over geographic features.
2 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SLEIPNER'S NEW FINS
If you're looking for extra comfort at sea Sleipner's electric-powered radically curved Vector Fins could be a game-changer
6 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BIG TRIP SMALL BOAT [PART 2]
Having made it from Runswick Bay, Yorkshire, to Harwich, Essex, in just one day, Ian Furby continues his attempt to circumnavigate Britain in his 18ft Nordkapp speedboat
10+ min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SUNSEEKER 100 YACHT BOAT TEST
A breezy delivery trip from Southampton to Poole provided the perfect conditions for sea trialling Sunseeker's latest big boat sensation
7 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
WALLYWHY 150
A new launch from Wally is always going to cause a splash, but will the latest addition to the Wally why range create the same ripples as its larger predecessor?
5 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AQUAHOLIC
Nick Burnham - His very last boat trip before he died was a final cruise up his beloved River Dart with my mother and I aboard my own boat
2 min |
February 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
FIRST TEST BAVARIA C46
Massive bow sections create a huge amounts of space on board, and in theory, a powerful hull to give lively sailing. Theo Stocker pushes the boat to see if the reality matches up
10 min |
January 2024
Yachting Monthly UK
Top study shows biofuels could be a greener choice than electric propulsion
The most in-depth analysis yet of marine leisure vessels’ propulsion systems has found that using biofuels in traditional engines is greener than electric propulsion systems in many cases.
2 min |