Yachting Monthly

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd 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.

WINTER DREAMING

Translated 9 wins Leg One in OGR race to Cape Town

Sailor rescued in South Atlantic

NEWS IN NUMBERS

Five-year Harbour Master Challenge complete

Southerly bought by Concept Yachts

New record attempt in smallest yacht

Mission to find Dunkirk wrecks

French sailors start Global Solo Challenge

SailGP drives gender equality

SUNBEAM 32.1 • Theo Stocker takes a look at one of the most striking boats to hit the water this year

LETTERS

Yachting Monthly

Your tether might not keep you safe

Lef kas remains one of Greece’s best islands

FIRST TEST JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY 380 • Jeanneau has squeezed in plenty of innovation to its latest cruiser. Theo Stocker goes sailing to see if it adds up to a serious cruising boat

JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY 380

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Which anodes suit fresh and sea water?

A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP

REFINE YOUR NAVIGATOR’S SIXTH SENSE • You may not need to rely on ancient Polynesian navigation skills, but they can enrich your sailing, and enhance your sense of when something isn’t right, says William Thomson

RYA Yachtmaster scheme turns 50 • James Stevens looks back at half a century of the Yachtmaster qualification

YACHTMASTER TIMELINE

‘ I SAILED ACROSS THE PACIFIC WITH ONE HAND’ • After a not-so-minor accident, Jim Wallace decided to set sail across the Pacific singlehanded – in more ways than one. He soon realised it wasn’t the wisest choice

ADVENTURE ISLAND HOPPING HOME • Having left their Moody 33 Equinox ashore in France after a 2019 family sabbatical, Hamish Southby-Tailyour and son Jacob returned after Covid, almost two years later. The fast voyage home was well worth the wait

INSIDER’S GUIDE TO BRITTANY

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SAILING IN THE WAKE OF ODYSSEUS • A charter around the idyllic Ionian islands proves to be the perfect laid-back holiday for Heather Prentice and her family

IONIAN CHARTER

CHARTER CROATIA IN A CAT • Two hulls, two families and four potentially frazzled parents. What could possibly go wrong on a week-long charter with four children under the age of five?

CHARTERING IN CROATIA

YOUR CRUISING COMMUNITY • Send your sailing gossip, diary dates, cruising news and club association updates to Heather Prentice at heather.prentice@futurenet.com

Historic re-enactment of Conor OBrien’s epic journey • David Beattie reports from the Saoirse Centenary rally

Save the boat

BOOK CLUB • Julia Jones reviews the latest maritime reading

CHRISTMAS BOOKS • REVIEWED

XMAS GIFTS • Looking to buy the perfect nautical Christmas gift? Dennis O’Neill rounds up the year’s best yuletide ideas – from premium presents to budget stocking fillers

TECHNICAL HYDROGENERATORS • Design developments have made hydrogeneration the most efficient form of sustainable auxiliary energy for yachts. Sam Fortescue reviews the latest innovations

ON THE MARKET

Oyster 53 Distraction

HOW IT WORKS ENGINE LAY UP & RECOMMISSIONING

SOUTHERLY 32 • Combining space, power and pace with shallow draught, the Southerly 32 is one of the most...