Inside the November 2023 issue of Yachting Monthly we bust some common Atlantic myths, bring you a fascinating account of the changing face of Svalbard and test the new Elan Impression…
Toby Heppell
Yachting Monthly September 2023 – On sale 17 August
Inside the September 2023 issue of Yachting Monthly All this and Yachting Monthly’s usual news, tech, reviews and much more… Sailing Skills Cruising in Europe: Beyond 90 days is getting…
Yachting Monthly August 2023 – On sale 20 July
Inside the Summer 2023 issue of Yachting Monthly we bring you an experts guide to finding your way past the orcas causing difficulties in the Gibraltar Straights, and the story…
Elan E4 review: Elan’s most fun yacht yet?
There are boats on which you want to play it safe, reef early and hunker down. The Elan E4 is not one of them; this is a boat that makes…
Marine toilet: ‘Part of the gig I’m afraid. Get in there, good luck, and call me when you’re done.’
Heads on yachts, as we all know, represent a range of challenges. Some are physical, some mechanical, and some spiritual. My personal date with destiny came after a lovely weekend…
First look: Outremer 52 – serious adventure catamaran
Multihulls are clearly booming. They’ve been popular as charter boats for a long time, thanks to the sheer amount of real estate they offer, and the appeal of life on…
‘The sea could hardly be seen for ships’
The ebb tide poured out of the River Tyne as a small potting boat struggled against it, crawling in past a broken plateau of rock and up towards a few…
How it works: Marine gearboxes and clutches
The gearbox on a marine diesel engine has three purposes: to reduce the maximum speed at which the propeller rotates; to enable both forward and astern rotation of the propeller;…
Sailing east beyond the Berlin Wall
Shortly after the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, I moved abroad from Germany. On the occasions I did return I rarely ventured further than Hamburg where my family lived.…
Yachting Monthly Summer 2023 – On sale 22 June
Inside the Summer 2023 issue of Yachting Monthly we bring you the full story of the Golden Globe Race with all finishers speaking to Katy Stickland about the trials and tribulations…