Special Features

• The final voyage
  
  Solo skipper Joe Bass relives the nightmare of losing his boat – and nearly his life – after striking a submerged object in the Caribbean

• The Lone Ranger
  
  Dick Durham sails singlehanded – and singlefooted – around the creeks and estuaries of the East Coast

• Tastes of paradise
  
  YM’s 16-page charter special is packed with no fewer than 20 sailing holiday ideas for you and your family
  
  Grecian 2000 – bareboat in the Aegean with Caroline Stevens and family
  
  Laura meets the Bora – Paul Gelder’s teenage daughter is surprised to discover that a flotilla holiday with mum and dad isn’t so bad after all
  
  Club class – James Jermain chills out in the Caribbean’s Club Colonna
  
  Worlds apart, 17 more inspirational destinations and holiday ideas, from Alaska to Zanzibar
  
  

• Destinations
  
  Peter Cumberlidge finds a dash of Continental chic in the Devon resort of Torquay

  Sail power – split rigs
  
  Peter Nielsen looks at ways of dividing the sail plan to ease the strain for shorthanded crews

• Technicolor coats
  
  Top tips for painting topsides

• Win a ‘4,000 paint job!
  
  Your chance to have your topsides professionally repainted in Toplac by International Coatings

• Sports personality
  
  The Dehler 39: a spectacular looking yacht with exhilarating performance

• Computers at sea
  
  Tim Bartlett’s byte-size guide to hardware and software for your boat
• The tail of the black rat
  
  Lesley Wilkes plays cat and mouse with a stowaway rodent that just wouldn’t say die…

• Sailing skills
  
  Question of Seamanship
  
  Learning Curve
  
  Des Sleightholme’s Sea Sense
  
  Tom Cunliffe’s Yachtmaster Class
  
  Quick Tips
  
  Pilotage Quiz – win a GPS