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.

KIRSTEN CROWNED

KIRSTEN NEUSCHÄFER WINS the Golden Globe crown and makes history

Call to fit carbon monoxide detectors after tragedy

World’s first unmanned search and rescue craft

NEWS

CA steps up research on Orca attacks

Clarisse Crémer secures new sponsor for Vendée Globe

BENTE 28 • After new boats seemingly getting bigger for years, Theo Stocker takes a look at an exciting new generation of small cruising boats

POINTER 30

SWALLOW YACHTS 32

LETTERS

DON’T MISS NEXT MONTH

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Why I fear a loss of freedom at sea

How to get some ‘me time’ at sea

FATHER'S DAY SUBSCRIPTION OFFER

Bonfire of my vanities

NEEL 43 • If you’re torn between the performance of a trimaran and the accommodation of a cruising cat, the Neel 43 might offer a solution, says David Harding

NEEL 43

THIS MONTH’S EXPERTS

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED • Send your questions to our experts at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com for the chance to win a bottle of Chilgrove gin

How can a harbour have three tidal curves?

A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP

How to handle HEAVY WEATHER • Having got the boat ready to face a gale, how do you actually sail through one? Martin Thomas explains, and Theo Stocker puts it to the test

BOAT-HANDLING IN SEVERE WEATHER

OUR EXPERIENCE

RUNNING FOR SHELTER

‘CAUGHT WITH NO ENGINE & NOWHERE TO GO’ • When Tina McLachlan was caught by a 60-knot squall in the middle of the night and the anchors dragged, a grounding was just minutes away

LESSONS LEARNED

HONEYMOON THROUGH THE CRINAN CANAL • Newlyweds Stuart and Emma start their ‘happily ever after’ by piloting Evolene up the west coast of Scotland

SAILING THE AREA

WAYS TO EXTEND CRUISING

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SAILING EAST BEYOND THE BERLIN WALL • The coast of former East Germany offers Karen Eriksen and family tranquility and history in equal measure

TIPS FOR CRUISING THE EAST GERMAN COAST

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

The Tongan Way • One cruising couple discover the simple, unspoilt and breathtaking islands of Tonga en route to New Zealand

The Great Pilot Cutters • Master shipwright Luke Powell is inspired by the wooden boats of the past, even when only their memories or a few timbers remain

BOOK CLUB • Julia Jones reviews the latest maritime reading

TESTED LASER TOOLS PENLIGHT RECHARGEABLE ALUMINIUM TORCH

NEW GEAR • Dennis O’Neill rounds up the latest yachting innovations, from bilge pumps and batteries to AI navigation

TECHNICAL WINDOWS & HATCHES • A leaky hatch or window can make life down below miserable. Duncan Kent explains how to ditch those drippy blues forever

ADHESIVES & SEALANT TYPES

Jaguar 27 window refit

HATCH REPAIRS

HOW IT WORKS LUBRICATING OIL

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