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Join us for the Coppercoat Brian Black Memorial Award 2025

The Brian Black Memorial Award is Yachting Monthly’s marine environmental journalism award with the support of Coppercoat, with cash prizes worth £3,000 and £1,000-worth of new camera equipment up for…

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Skills

Why you might be wrong about production yachts – and why they are great for ocean crossings

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Sailing Skills

Why you might be wrong about production yachts – and why they are great for ocean crossings

Why you don’t need an anchor windlass + how to cruise without one

Should you set sail if a Force 8 is forecast?

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Cruising

Sailing the Shipping Forecast: The Hebrides

Zhik Spirit of Adventure: ‘Dramatic scenery, sheltered anchorages and fine beaches make cruising spectacular in the Balearics’

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Cruising Copenhagen: ‘The water in the city centre is clean enough to swim in’

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How To

Why you might be wrong about production yachts – and why they are great for ocean crossings

How to use shore power properly on your boat

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Cruising life

‘Much to my horror I found the floorboards afloat… my boat was slowly sinking!’

Young British sailor to start 5-year and 75,000 nm circumnavigation

‘What is the best thing to do when you enter a new marina? Laundry… yes really!’ – Libby Purves

The Royal Society of Marine Artists celebrates sailing with its 80th Annual Exhibition

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Boats

Contessa 32 review: Still an enduring classic

‘Once, we were going around Portland Bill in a blow and we hit a wave – the boat stopped and I carried on going. I flew 4ft through the air…

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We Tested 2025’s Best Inflatable Lifejacket and PFD’s for Boating and Sailing

We all have lifejackets on board, but do you know what yours is actually like to use? We test 10 lifejackets to find out

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Book review: Quirky History

Crossing the Thames Estuary book jacket

Book Review: Crossing the Thames Estuary

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Book Review: Voyage North

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Book review: Flight of the Shearwater

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Sailors’ Vegan Cookbook: Book review

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