Monty Halls

Monty Halls is a broadcaster, speaker, naturalist, former Royal Marine, marine biologist, travel writer and leadership specialist. His experience covers over two decades of leading teams in some of the most remote environments on earth, presenting wildlife and adventure documentaries, and working with blue chip companies both in the UK and overseas.
A recently qualified Day Skipper, Monty Halls is a columnist for Yachting Monthly regularly describing the unexpected challenges he faces on his sailing journey.

‘I celebrate easy, simple (and often bad) sailing’ – Monty Halls

January 13, 2025

There are many folk who have stepped onto Sobek and made an immediate (although entirely understandable) mistake. They have assumed that I know what I’m doing. It’s not a long-lasting…

‘Is there a chance that your family actually don’t like sailing?’ – Monty Halls

October 29, 2024

This month’s column broaches a very delicate subject. I’m not going to tiptoe around it, I’m going to take it head on, and ask the question that should loom large…

‘If someone had offered me a third of the asking price to buy the boat back, I would have bitten their hand off’ – Monty Halls

September 17, 2024

I sat back on the saloon roof, leaned against the mast, sipped my beer, and revelled in the moment. Here I was, at long last, perched on my very own…

Monty Halls on the trials and tribulations of sailing

March 15, 2023

Now, before you horny-palmed ocean conquerors give a rum-laden snort of derision, I’ve just emerged triumphant from my Day Skipper test. Let me be the first to point out that…