• Charter Special
  
  Where to charter in 2000? In February’s YM read first-hand experiences of bareboat and flotilla in the Med, family club holidays in the Caribbean, and a guide to some of the world’s more exotic locations.
• Win a ‘4,000 paint job!
  
  Your topsides painted for you, in Toplac – by International Paints.
• Your free chart – Torquay
  
  This seaside town is a fine stopover on a West Country Cruise, says Peter Cumberlidge.
• Onboard lap-tops
  
  We show you how to make your own communications and nav station.
• Is Brittany better than Britain?
  
  One reader on why he chooses to cruise in France.
• The rat they couldn’t kill
  
  When a rat made its home aboard, it drove skipper and crew to absurdity and beyond.
• On test
  
  The Dehler 39 is the focus of our boat test. And we’ll also give our verdict on the Heli-Foil – Harken’s unique extruded stainless steel and plastic roller furling.
• Sail power
  
  Peter Nielsen looks at split rigs in the latest part of YM’s major series on getting the best from your boat.

Plus

• Learning Curve
• Question ofSeamanship
• Yachtmaster Class
• Blue Water Letter
• Libby Purves