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.

A BURNING QUESTION

NEWS

RNLI commends 13-yr-old for Mayday

NEWS IN NUMBERS

Neuschäfer & Slingsby win Sailor of the Year

Dr Fish makes history at RORC

Lone yachtsman rescued mid-Atlantic during Storm Ciarán

Team GB helm jailed for tragic RIB death

LETTERS

Yachting Monthly

Why I’m embracing Starlink

Passage planning is a dangerous game

FIRST TEST DUFOUR 37 • The effects of the scow-bow revolution are filtering down from offshore race boats, but what do they mean for a coastal cruiser?

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

The emergency fix drawer

Correct line set-up

Why do tide times vary so much?

Keep a detailed maintenance log

Prevent chafe concerns

Check your depth

A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP

Loving life on three hulls • For their size, trimarans can punch well above their weight in speed, cruising potential and fun. Monohull sailor Theo Stocker gets to grips with how to handle one

ON THE WATER – SAIL TRIM

TACKING AND GYBING

DOWNWIND

MORE TO LEARN

COMING ALONGSIDE

ANCHORING AND MOORING

HOW TO MANAGE SLEEP ON SOLO PASSAGES • When Andy Pag was planning a 450-mile solo passage, sleep was the biggest source of worry. Here’s how he created an effective sleep routine

SOLO SLEEP ESSENTIALS

POWER IS INSTRUMENTAL

‘WE WERE IN A RACE AGAINST TIME’ • When a long-term closure of the Corinth Canal was announced with hours to spare, one crew faced a 300-mile detour to get home. Rosemary Macray recalls the desperate sail to make it through

LESSONS LEARNED

CRUISING SAILING IN THE WAKE OF THE VIKINGS • There was no past. No future. Only right now. A moon spread its silver over the sea and the waves chased us along. We were on our way back to Bergen from the Shetland Islands. The Viking festival ‘Up Helly Aa’ was behind us and we couldn’t wait to return

TIPS FOR SAILING TO SHETLAND • Shetland is a gem worth sailing to all year round. The cruising area is challenging and interesting, and the people are very welcoming. Here are some tips on sailing there in wintertime.

WHO THE HELL IS STOKEY WOODALL? • This question is the title of Woodall’s book. A formidable sailor, expert celestial navigator, advisor to the likes of Sir Chay Blyth and a lively raconteur, he shared his story with Sophie Dingwall

ADVENTURE LAST STOP GUADELOUPE • When an Atlantic crossing left their boat in need of repair, Lou and Tom Luddington were drawn to the most southerly of the Leeward Islands and discovered a paradise teeming with natural wonders

TIPS FOR CRUISING GUADELOUPE

MUST-SEES

YOUR CRUISING COMMUNITY

Trailer sailing at the ‘top end’ of Australia • Darwin, Australia’s ‘top-end’ city and port, is famous for its spectacular sunsets, infamous for its vicious monsoon weather and is well known for the region’s huge tidal ranges. This is all part of the fun for Robert Weatherburn in his friend’s 17ft trailer sailer

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BEST NEW GEAR FOR 2024 • Marine experts gathered at the METS show in Amsterdam to announce the year’s best equipment design

A hard-earned wage • In the early 1950s Marion Carr was a deckhand on board...