Duncan Kent examines the implications of switching from red to white diesel and what you can do to avoid fuel contamination
Gear
Eberspacher S2 D2L diesel heater: tested
Theo Stocker turns up the heat with a test of one of the new generation diesel heaters - the Eberspacher S2 D2L
Get ready for your yacht charter holiday
Getting to grips with a few skills and checking your boat carefully will give you a more enjoyable yacht charter holiday, says Toby Heppell
Sebago Portland Tumbled: the classic boat shoe tested
The Sebago Portland Tumbled is a twist on the US shoe brand's classic deck shoe but does it live up to the much loved original? We put a pair to…
HF radio or sat comms? Communication at sea
Barry Pickthall considers the best options for communications at sea where even the most modern boat might look to old technology for answers
Propeller antifouling tested: Prop Defender
How well does propeller antifouling work? Yachting Monthly editor Theo Stocker tests Prop Defender over a full season to find out
Seacock misconceptions busted
After discovering a range of popular misconceptions online, Ben Sutcliffe-Davies explains the importance of fully understanding your seacocks and whether they are fit for purpose
Boat rigging: a guide to going composite
‘Like the shift from wooden spars to alloy spars after the Second World War, we are moving to carbon spars and composite boat rigging for cruising boats,’ says well-known surveyor…
The Canal Guide: Britain’s 55 best canals: Book review
Although somewhat short on 'how to' signposting The Canal Guide: Britain's 55 best canals enchanted Yachting Monthly's literary reviewer, Julia Jones
Boat cover, awning or bimini: Keeping cool in the sun
Most people realise that yachts cruising in the tropics need decent shading, but it hasn’t normally been necessary for sailors in northern latitudes. That is changing though and we are…