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.

GREATER FORCES

French protocol to boost visitor numbers

Wreck of Shackleton’s ship found

NEWS IN NUMBERS

Clean water campaign for water sports

Nominations open for YJA Journalist Award

Team GB set for Paris 2024 Olympics

RNLI lifesavers honoured

Expedition to study climate change

Geoff Holt completes record-breaking British voyage

LETTERS

Yachting Monthly

The glory days when water was scarce

Cruising with a ‘hot little sailor’

SAFFIER SE33LIFE • Who says cruising has to involve long-distance voyaging? Daysailers are enjoying a boom at the moment, so Theo Stocker went to find out what makes them so appealing

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

How do we choose new sheets and lines?

A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP

Take the Yachtmaster practical exam • Theo Stocker is put through his paces on an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore prep week, before taking the exam itself. Find out how he got on

‘THERE’S A RAT IN MY KITCHEN!’ • When Mike and Debbie Morgan woke to find evidence of a rodent stowaway aboard their boat, they took quick and decisive action to try and catch the furry freeloader

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CONWY TO THE INNER HEBRIDES • Nick Leather sailed from Conwy in Wales to the Isle of Kerrera in April last year as part of a circumnavigation of the British Isles. Here he tells of the challenges and excitement of new seas and landscapes

SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE AWARD

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SAILING THE NORMANDY BEACHES • Every couple of years James Getgood cruises to St Vaast, Carentan, Grandcamp-Maisy and Port-en-Bessin, the scene of the D-Day landings 80 years ago

SAILING’S INVISIBLE WOMAN • Former YM editor, Kathleen Palmer, utilised her journalistic skills to anonymously rally against the patriarchal nature of post-war sailing

YOUR CRUISING COMMUNITY

Scurrying to Skagen • Ben Lowings bore witness to Scandinavia’s largest regatta in May and reports back for YM

No turning back

NEW GEAR • Dennis O’Neill rounds up the latest marine products to come onto the market

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HOW IT WORKS TENSIONING WIRE & ROD

POWER MANAGEMENT ON BOARD • Mike Morgan offers advice on making the most of your domestic batteries and precious amps for those that like their home comforts

HOW TO IMPROVE ONBOARD BATTERY MANAGEMENT …AND POWER GENERATION

BAVARIA 30 CRUISER • Perhaps not the most obvious choice if you’re looking for a family cruiser in this size range, the Bavaria 30 turns out to be a surprisingly good one – as David Harding discovers

ALTERNATIVES TO CONSIDER

THE CONFESSIONAL • OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS