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…
Toby Heppell
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…
‘The boat smashes the shore and the floor bows inwards with each blow’
Setting sail from the Black Sea my husband K and I have enjoyed wonderful journeys through the Bosphorus, Marmara, the Dardanelles and the Aegean, cruising south along the western Turkish…
How it works: lubricating engine oil
Lubricating oil in a marine diesel engine fulfils several functions. Whilst lubricating the working parts of the engine in order to reduce friction and wear, it also cools the parts…
Yachting Monthly July 2023 – On sale 25 May
Inside the July 2023 issue of Yachting Monthly we bring you the full story of the Golden Globe Race with stories from all the finishers from record-breaking winner Kirsten Neuschäfer to…