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.

PROPER JOB

After two centuries, Imray to stop publishing paper charts

MarineShift360 unveils eco tool

NEWS IN NUMBERS

Yachting Monthly Triangle to restart in 2025

Robin Baron to helm Cruising Association

Cape Horners inducted into Hall of Fame

Ahoy! Bavaria Yacht Owners worldwide!

Rousing send-off for Vendée Globe skippers

ARC+ rally sets sail across the Atlantic

LETTERS

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Yachting Monthly

Winter brings excitement and opportunity

When does ‘popular’ become ‘too busy’?

NEW BOATS • 36ft used to be a big boat, now it’s at the smaller end of most new boats, but for many this is the perfect size for a coastal cruiser. Theo Stocker looks at two new models

ARCONA 50 • The new flagship for Swedish yard Arcona represents a new era and a bold new direction. Theo Stocker went to find out whether there is still a family resemblance to her smaller siblings

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Is battery stowage a legal matter?

HOWTHE PANAMA TRANSIT IS GETTING EASIER • Transiting the Panama canal was an epic milestone for Andy and Julie Pag. It required practical seamanship, bureaucratic navigation and help from onboard guests

A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP

PILOTAGE DONE PROPERLY • Chartplotters are an amazing aid, but can detract from your real-world pilotage if not used with caution, says Justin Morton

MAKING YOUR SKETCH MAP

PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE GOING TO SALCOMBE

APPROACH OPTIONS

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‘MAYDAY, GRANDAD OVERBOARD!’ • When David Richards and his grandson Henry went out racing from Fowey, they didn’t expect their sail to end with a lifeboat rescue

ADVENTURE MAISIE GOES TO GOES • To depart or not to depart? That is the question. Is it safer to stay, or suffer the wind and weather of a rough North Sea?

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ADVENTURE SAILING TO HAITI • After spending two months in the Dominican Republic, Andy Brown sails west to Haïti bringing medical and school supplies to the town of Mole Saint Nicholas

YOUR CRUISING COMMUNITY

In celebration of bad sailing • New owner Monty Halls tests his sailing skills with his family aboard their Colvic 34 ketch, Sobek. A recently qualified Day Skipper, Monty faces a few unexpected challenges…

Midsummer on Hanö • This wonderful little island in the south-east of Sweden is a real gem off the beaten track

NEW GEAR • Dennis O’Neill reviews the latest innovations designed to make sailing warmer and safer

Sailing siblings

BOOK CLUB • Julia Jones reviews the latest maritime reading

TECHNICAL MAINSAIL MODIFICATIONS • Safety and performance improved hugely when Mike Reynolds reduced the size of his mainsail and re-configured the systems controlling it

CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS

PREVENTER OR BOOM BRAKE?

HOW IT WORKS CLEANING & REMOVING PROPELLERS

THE VERY BEST OF BOATING

VERTUE • For a 25-footer, the Vertue has a huge reputation and has conquered every ocean. So what makes this little boat quite such an enduring success? Nic Compton finds out

EXPERT OPINION

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