Sailing is evolving. One of mankind’s oldest forms of transport, the boats we sail now have developed incrementally over centuries, and occasionally in great leaps. The foiling catamarans of last…
Yachting Monthly
June 2018
SAILING SKILLS Expert on board How to master multihulls: the skills you need to handle a catamaran with confidence Learning curve ‘We learned fast in fickle weather on the Cornish…
How to explore the Minkies under sail
Knowing your tides and their heights is key to conquering the fearsome Plateau des Minquiers, says Ken Endean
Swapping half ropes for halyards
Facing shipwreck on a lee shore didn’t put him off sailing, but then having only one limb of four working didn’t put this MS sufferer off climbing. Dick Durham meets…
Deshaies, Guadeloupe
Kit Pascoe discovers Deshaies, Guadeloupe, is ideal for exploring the wild side of this French Caribbean island
Jonty Pearce: the maintenance/sailing balance
A frustrated Jonty Pearce gets bogged down in maintenance when he would rather be out sailing
Can we sail ourselves out of trouble?
James Stevens answers your Questions of Seamanship. This issue - with their prop out of action, can the crew sail back to Cowes in a 10-knot westerly and pick up…
Henri Lloyd Shadow Boot
From a selection of the latest kit in Yachting Monthly’s New Gear pages
Jonty Pearce: essential maintenance – antifouling
Jonty Pearce continues maintenance on Aurial to prepare her for the season ahead
Why you should keep a lookout with your ears
There’s a simple way to enhance your watchkeeping abilities, as Colregs Rule 5 obliges every skipper to do. Andy Du Port explains