CRUISING

COVER STORY: CRUISERS OF THE FUTURE
2057: A BOAT ODYSSEY
To celebrate Yachting Monthly’s 101st birthday, Chris Beeson looks into the future to see what we will be sailing in 50 years

COVER STORY: BALTIC SAILING SPECIAL
TO THE BALTIC WITH TOM
Tom Cunliffe explains what makes the Baltic so special as he describes a a summer cruise through the Kiel Canal to Sweden

BALTIC ON A BUDGET
How to keep your boat in the Baltic and save money

COVER STORY: CRUISING GUIDE TO CHICHESTER HARBOUR
SOUTHERN BELLE
Dick Durham hitches a ride onboard a Laurent Giles 38 to discover the delights of Chichester Harbour

WIN A MINI-B SCUBA DIVING KIT
We’ve three sets of yachtsmen’s diving gear to giveaway

TECH TALK
Why a powered windlass changed Nigel Calder’s life

BLUE WATER LETTER
Rod Heikell enjoys a thrash to windward in the Peloponnese

TIME TRAVELLER
Ken Endean rides the tide as he explores the Walton Backwaters

SHORT CUT TO THE SUN
Nichola and John Rodriguez go cross country through the French canals to reach the Mediterranean

COVER STORY: 25 WAYS TO SAIL FASTER

RACING CERTAINTIES
What can a confi rmed cruising sailor learn at a sea school for racers? Sam Brunner and Dick Durham report

HEAD FOR THE MED
How to make the most out of a Mediterranean charter

SAILING SKILLS

COVER STORY: CREW BRIEFING
BRIEFING ENCOUNTERS
Every skipper should consider what needs to be said and when, advises Tom Cunliffe PLUS download a briefi ng checklist

ANCHORING EXTRA: DO ANGELS DELIGHT?
An innnovative approach to anchor weights

COVER STORY: THE NIGHT OUR KEEL FELL OFF
LEARNING CURVE
Hooligan V, a Max Fun 35, loses her keel at night and capsizes

SKIPPERS’ TIPS
How to predict squalls, the yachtsman’s knife and more

QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP & SAILING LIBRARY
Lightning has wiped out your electronics mid-Biscay. What now?

ANY QUESTIONS
Choosing the right engine, seacock safety and seizing a shackle

BOATWORKS: WINDVANE WONDER
Tom Cunliffe unites his Windpilot windvane and Autohelm

BOATS & GEAR

Cover Story: We Sail the New Oceanis 43.
A Beneteau Built for You
Beneteau turns it back on the charter market with its new cruiser

A Stitch in Time
Chris Beeson reports on how to get your sails in top shape for the next season

Pulling Power
The YM team put 8 portable generators through their paces

New Boat Test: Twister Taster
A performance cruiser offering value and thrills

New Gear
Socks for fuel tanks, folding dinghies and underwater lights

Used Boat Test: Hustler 35
A modern classic guaranteed to turn heads