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'THE ORCAS SHOOK THE BOAT LIKE A TOY'
Yachting Monthly UK

'THE ORCAS SHOOK THE BOAT LIKE A TOY'

Theo Wakefield’s boat was significantly damaged and his nerves shaken after an encounter with orcas off Portugal

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August 2023
TESTED EWINCHER ELECTRIC WINCH HANDLE - £2,099
Yachting Monthly UK

TESTED EWINCHER ELECTRIC WINCH HANDLE - £2,099

Designed for yachts from 30 to 60 feet, Ewincher is an electrically assisted winch handle recently upgraded and relaunched with more power and longer battery life.

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August 2023
THE ARCTIC IS CHANGING COLOUR
Yachting Monthly UK

THE ARCTIC IS CHANGING COLOUR

Tobias Carter launched the Unu Mondo project to document climate change in the Arctic. His article was runner-up for the 2022 Brian Black Memorial Award

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August 2023
FROM LOCKDOWN ΤΟ LOCK MANIA
Yachting Monthly UK

FROM LOCKDOWN ΤΟ LOCK MANIA

Nic Compton and assorted crew members lock into the French canal network from the Channel to the Mediterranean

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8 mins  |
August 2023
A GUIDE TO HAVING YOUR BOAT DELIVERED (OR HELPING DELIVER ONE)
Yachting Monthly UK

A GUIDE TO HAVING YOUR BOAT DELIVERED (OR HELPING DELIVER ONE)

If you need help getting your boat from A to B after a purchase or for a cruise, a delivery crew might be the solution,

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August 2023
HOW TO NAVIGATE 'ORCA ALLEY'
Yachting Monthly UK

HOW TO NAVIGATE 'ORCA ALLEY'

In the last three years, orcas have started 'attacking' yachts on their way through the Gibraltar Straits. James Kenning looks at how to minimise the risk

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August 2023
FIRST TEST - X-YACHTS X4³
Yachting Monthly UK

FIRST TEST - X-YACHTS X4³

X-Yachts' latest model promises to be a fast passage-making cruising boat that's fun and engaging to sail but won't scare your socks off. Theo Stocker went to find out how well the X4³ toes the line

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August 2023
The lessons we should not forget
Yachting Monthly UK

The lessons we should not forget

Sailors have famously short memories. Arriving in New Caledonia after blast-reaching in near gale conditions up from New Zealand, we had that slightly wild-eyed, salty-haired look that comes with an eventful passage. And we weren’t even meant to be in New Caledonia. A weather forecast shortly after setting out from Opua showed a low forming just off these islands, deepening rapidly and moving eastwards. Our planned passage up to Fiji would have meant we would effectively be ‘racing’ this weather system to Fiji. Our ETAs would be pretty much equal. Not good.

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August 2023
My boat is a welcome retreat
Yachting Monthly UK

My boat is a welcome retreat

Tracey and I have just commenced construction of our very own Grand Designs in so much as we are self building a long dreamed of off-grid house in our little corner of Cornwall. It’s cool to be using technology that we used to test and develop during the early days of short-handed racing.

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August 2023
My first Biscay crossing
Yachting Monthly UK

My first Biscay crossing

Kate Fraser’s first overnight sail was both testing and exhilarating in equal measure

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Summer 2023
Magic of the Moray Firth
Yachting Monthly UK

Magic of the Moray Firth

This leg of Mark Ashley-Miller’s epic Harbour Master challenge takes in northeast Scotland’s varied coastline

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Summer 2023
NAVIGATE YOUR WAY HOME WITHOUT POWER
Yachting Monthly UK

NAVIGATE YOUR WAY HOME WITHOUT POWER

Electrical failure can put you in the dark when your instruments go down. A few traditional skills, and a good tool kit, can see you safely home

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Summer 2023
Heads up for a rite of passage!
Yachting Monthly UK

Heads up for a rite of passage!

Heads on yachts, as we all know, represent a range of challenges. Some are physical, some mechanical, and some spiritual.

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Summer 2023
BUYER'S GUIDE - MARINE BINOCULARS
Yachting Monthly UK

BUYER'S GUIDE - MARINE BINOCULARS

Developments in optics and materials mean marine binoculars now offer better value than ever before. Dennis O’Neill rounded up the best pairs – for all budgets

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Summer 2023
TECHNICAL WATERPROOF FABRICS
Yachting Monthly UK

TECHNICAL WATERPROOF FABRICS

Exciting advances in textile design are leading to drier, warmer and lighter marine clothing. Sam Fortescue explains the benefits, and the science

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Summer 2023
PETE GOSS DESIGNING OUR PERFECT BOAT
Yachting Monthly UK

PETE GOSS DESIGNING OUR PERFECT BOAT

The legendary offshore yachtsman talks us through the design of his latest boat

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Summer 2023
'ROLLED & DISMASTED IN MONSTER SEAS'
Yachting Monthly UK

'ROLLED & DISMASTED IN MONSTER SEAS'

Ian Herbert-Jones found himself dismasted and injured in an 80-knot storm deep in the South Atlantic after 219 days at sea in the Golden Globe Race. He told Theo Stocker about the experience

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Summer 2023
FIRST TEST ELAN E4
Yachting Monthly UK

FIRST TEST ELAN E4

Elan’s smallest boat is a huge amount of fun, but would she make a sensible cruising boat? Theo Stocker set out to find her limits

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Summer 2023
THE 2022-23 GOLDEN GLOBE RACE : THE RACE OF ATTRITION
Yachting Monthly UK

THE 2022-23 GOLDEN GLOBE RACE : THE RACE OF ATTRITION

Katy Stickland talks to the five finishers about routing, gear failure, their seamanship and how they coped spending eight months alone at sea

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Summer 2023
CRUISING CATS
Yachting Monthly UK

CRUISING CATS

Catamarans are becoming ever more popular with private owners, especially for blue-water adventures. Theo Stocker takes a look at two new models

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Summer 2023
TECHNICAL WINDOWS & HATCHES
Yachting Monthly UK

TECHNICAL WINDOWS & HATCHES

A leaky hatch or window can make life down below miserable. Duncan Kent explains how to ditch those drippy blues forever

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July 2023
The Tongan Way
Yachting Monthly UK

The Tongan Way

One cruising couple discover the simple, unspoilt and breathtaking islands of Tonga en route to New Zealand

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July 2023
ADVENTURE SAILING EAST BEYOND THE BERLIN WALL
Yachting Monthly UK

ADVENTURE SAILING EAST BEYOND THE BERLIN WALL

The coast of former East Germany offers Karen Eriksen and family tranquility and history in equal measure

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July 2023
CRUISING HONEYMOON THROUGH THE CRINAN CANAL
Yachting Monthly UK

CRUISING HONEYMOON THROUGH THE CRINAN CANAL

Newlyweds Stuart and Emma start their happily ever after' by piloting Evolene up the west coast of Scotland

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July 2023
'CAUGHT WITH NO ENGINE & NOWHERE TO GO'
Yachting Monthly UK

'CAUGHT WITH NO ENGINE & NOWHERE TO GO'

When Tina McLachlan was caught by a 60-knot squall in the middle of the night and the anchors dragged, a grounding was just minutes away

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6 mins  |
July 2023
FIRST TEST NEEL 43
Yachting Monthly UK

FIRST TEST NEEL 43

If you're torn between the performance of a trimaran and the accommodation of a cruising cat, the Neel 43 might offer a solution, says David Harding

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7 mins  |
July 2023
How to get some 'me time' at sea
Yachting Monthly UK

How to get some 'me time' at sea

The GGR has been a riveting slow burner of a race

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3 mins  |
July 2023
SWALLOW YACHTS 32
Yachting Monthly UK

SWALLOW YACHTS 32

Small boat specialist Swallow Yachts is venturing above 30ft for a sailing boat for the first time with the new Swallow 32, and it’s also returning to its roots with woodepoxy construction.

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July 2023
POINTER 30
Yachting Monthly UK

POINTER 30

The fact that the accommodation of the Pointer is designed around a Nespresso machine, enshrined in glory, tells you a lot about this boat.

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July 2023
BENTE 28
Yachting Monthly UK

BENTE 28

Once you’ve seen one, Bente yachts are unmistakable. We revisited the brand’s first boat, the Bente 24, a couple of issues ago, which has been around for 10 years or so.

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July 2023