Yachting Monthly has joined forces with Blue Water Rallies for the second year running for their Biscay cruise. The YM Biscay Triangle is a three-week rally for yachtsmen wishing to experience a long-range cruise in company.

The 500 mile rally starts and finishes at Torquay taking in La Coruña, Spain and La Trinité in South Brittany. Yachts depart from Torquay on 27 July. The entry fee for yacht and skipper is £300, plus £75 for each additional crew member. Call Blue Water Rallies on Tel: 01285 720904 for more information or log on to www.yachtrallies.co.uk

You can also sign up to listen to experts at YM’s eigth one-day Blue Water Seminar held during the Southampton Boat Show on Saturday 11 September. Also held in partnership with Blue Water Rallies at the Southampton Institute, those attending will benefit from the huge experience of Nigel Calder, the doyen of boat maintenance and systems. Application forms can be obtained by sending an sae to Blue Water Seminar, Windsor Cottage, Chedworth, Cheltenham, Glos. GL54 4AA. Tel/Fax: 01285 720904; email: pandarally@aol.com