Yachting Monthly

Yachting monthly is at the heart of the British yachting market and is for people who actively sail their boats - whether cruising across the channel, around the coast or further a field in blue waters. It provides an entertaining mix of vital information for cruising yachtsmen with all levels of experience, which maximises their enjoyment, increases their skills and gives them the confidence to broaden their horizons.

SAILING AT ITS BEST

The first official account of the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht

Mini Globe Race arrives in Tonga

NEWS IN NUMBERS

Hanse sold amid market uncertainty

Princess Anne opens new training academy

Ella casts off solo around the Arctic

ICOMIA launches guide to promote women’s inclusion

GBR para-athlete in record-breaking around Britain challenge

UK Sailing Academy appoints CEO

Is your boat in the right gear?

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Yachting Monthly

THE ELLEN MACARTHUR CANCER TRUST

‘On trips you’re given so many chances to push your boundaries’

Sailing without any hands [literally]

Crew changes are the hardest part of cruising

FIRST TEST FAURBY 370 • This remarkable Danish boat is unlike almost any other 37-footer you’re likely to sail. Theo Stocker explains why

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

TIPS AND CONTACTS PLACES TO STOP

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

THE VERY BEST OF BOATING

A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP

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How to communicate at sea • What communications equipment do you really need to stay safe and keep in touch? Alan Denham explores options for every budget and cruising ambition

GOING WIRELESS FOR EASIER CRUISING • Unstayed rigs make so much more sense than stayed rigs, reckons Nic Charman, so why are they still the exception?

ADVENTURE AROUND BRITAIN – CAPE WRATH AND BEYOND • Nick Leather sails his Westerly Storm, Musketeer, from the Inner Hebrides to the South Coast – the final stages of a tremendous circumnavigation of the British Isles

WIN A BAG FULL OF SAILING KIT

To Bonnie Scotland • Yes - we left! The Kemp family cast off from Ipswich, sailed around the South Coast, touched Ireland and have now reached the Scottish west coast, though not without drama, as Amy explains…

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ADVENTURE HERRING HERITAGE • A resurgence of interest in lug-rigged sailing vessels showcases the importance of Scotland’s former booming herring industry

A RAID UP THE ESTUARY

BOOK CLUB •  Julia Jones reviews the latest maritime reading

NEW GEAR • Dennis O’Neill reviews the best of the latest marine products to come onto the market…

YOUR CRUISING COMMUNITY

The very special Ellen MacArthur Trust • How sailing with this unique Trust boosted Maddy Donnelly’s confidence after cancer

HALLBERG-RASSY 372 • Hallberg-Rassy’s most recent 37-footer flexes her muscle, but is she still an easy and solid boat to sail short-handed? Nic Compton went to find out

ALTERNATIVES TO CONSIDER

‘I HAD MY OLD SWING KEEL FULLY REFURBISHED…’

REPLACING ANODES • Simple anode maintenance will prevent costly corrosion damage to your boat…

PREPARING YOUR YACHT FOR SALE • When it comes to selling a yacht, the secret to a swift and successful sale often lies in the smallest of details, writes Susannah Hart

THE CONFESSIONAL • OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS