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.

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NEWS

MAIB launches new data portal

NEWS IN NUMBERS

Expedition Zero seeks investors

Discovery Yachts under new ownership

Captain Richard Woodman: 1944-2024

New MCA tool locates safety appliance service stations

Suffolk Yacht Harbour acquires OneSails GBR (East) and Evolution Rigging

Kaia Bint Savage 2024 Young Journalist of the Year

LETTERS

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The living history of evolution

Are there still any real harbours out there?

DUFOUR 44 • With the new 44, Dufour has set a high bar for a roomy, competitively-priced cruiser in this size range

DUFOUR 44

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Make your tank water drinkable anywhere in the world

Improving wave resistance

Controlling kids’ screen time on board

Shoot ’em up to avoid errors

Downwind rig made easier

A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP

Getting into the swing • Are swinging moorings better than marinas? Ken Endean outlines everything you need to know for life on a buoy

How to lay your own mooring • You can save thousands of pounds over a marina berth if you don’t mind a bit of digging, says Dick Durham

‘CAUGHT BY THE TIDE OFF PORTLAND BILL, I BEGAN TO FEEL DEFEATED’ • On an easterly passage across Lyme Bay, Mark Browse learns that arriving too soon can be as bad as arriving too late…

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ADVENTURE A GREEN HOPE ON THE BLUE OCEAN • Norwegian journalist Jon Amtrup skippers Greenpeace vessel Witness to the Arctic Circle on a scientific expedition to monitor ecosystems ahead of possible deep-sea mining in the Norwegian Sea

VUYISILE JACA WHO DARES WINS • South African sailor Vuyisile Jaca bravely seized all the chances along the way, defying the odds to become a record-breaking, round-the-world sailor

CELEBRATING 200 YEARS • As a year of RNLI bicentenary celebrations draws to a close, the role of the charity in saving lives at sea remains as important as ever

RNLI: A BRIEF TIMELINE

THE RNLI IN FACTS AND FIGURES

XMAS GIFTS • Dennis O’Neill rounds up the year’s best new products for that special yachtie yuletide pressie…

A BOOK AT BUNKTIME

TECHNICAL SLAYING DIESEL BUG • Worrying engine failures led Andy Du Port to have his diesel tank professionally cleaned out

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X-YACHTS XC38 • Scandinavian comfort and flush lines help ease the Xc38 MkII to top of the class for performance cruisers, says Ben Lowings

EXPERT OPINION

ALTERNATIVES TO CONSIDER

YOUR CRUISING COMMUNITY

Tequila time! • Kate Hayward explains why she opts for six-hour watches on long passages

THE CONFESSIONAL • OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS