The Yachting Monthly columnist hangs her head in shame on behalf of a small breed of pleasure boaters.
Yachting podcasts
Libby Purves podcast: “Accelerating now!”
The Yachting Monthly columnist muses on the joy of a faster yacht
Libby Purves’ Podcast: The Valve Effect
Libby Purves asks how you'd feel to do away with all the modern bits of kit that most of us have come to rely on.
Libby Purves: A plea for softer sailcloth
As July's Yachting Monthly explores the new developments in sailcloth technology, our columnist Libby Purves campaigns for a more scrunchable, baggable, handleable sailcloth.
Libby Purves: Buying a new boat
A tearful farewll to the newly repainted and beautified Ayesha and a welcome to her new sister of the seas
Tom Cunliffe: The true value of tradition
Tom Cunliffe argues that flag etiquette provides a link to centuries of seafaring tradition
Libby Purves: A tragic tropical truth
Even in paradise, Libby Purves finds there's no escaping the privations of life aboard a small boat...
Tom Cunliffe: Modern engine marvels
Listen to Tom's podcast for March 2010
Libby Purves: A real singlehander
Libby Purves: Yachting Monthly podcast March 2010
Libby Purves: Charting betrayal
Libby laments the rising cost of charts in February's podcast.