The RYA's former Yachtmaster chief examiner, James Stevens answers your questions of seamanship. This month with a fresh onshore wind and a strong ebb is the harbour bar passable?
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Is red light at night best?
Dag Pike considers the age-old adage that using red light preserves your night vision
Skippers’ Tips: Keeping furlers in check & DSC radios
Yachting Monthly experts and seasoned skippers share their advice on a whole range of issues for the cruising sailor. Do you have a tip to share? Email us at yachtingmonthly@ti-media.com…
Long Ayre Bay, Out Skerries, Scotland
The history and natural beauty make this secluded Scottish anchorage in the Out Skerries an idyllic place to drop the hook, says Jonty Pearce
Tech that will change your cruising
It's a bold claim that tech can change how we sail, but there are areas where marine equipment really is making a difference. Theo Stocker and Toby Heppell pick the…
8 safety lessons from 2019
A good sailor learns from experience, or better, from the experiences of others. Theo Stocker looks back to see what seamanship and safety lessons we can take from this year’s…
February 2020 issue – out 2 January 2020
Inside the February issue of Yachting Monthly you will find: SAILING SKILLS Rule the waves Keep the boat moving in big seas with expert helming technique for every seastate…
Getting lively – the February 2020 issue of Yachting Monthly is here
Welcome to the February 2020 issue of Yachting Monthly, on sale 2 January
Storm tactics from the Golden Globe Race: Uku Randmaa
The 2018 Golden Globe Race was solo sailor Uku Randmaa's second circumnavigation of the world. He shares his heavy weather tactics and experiences of ocean storms
Tips to calibrate your instruments
Professional navigator Simon Fisher shares his top tips to calibrate your instruments, to make sure you get the most from your electronics onboard