Strong winds and strong tides are the order of the day as Jonty Pearce sails from Fair Isle to Orkney
Yachting Monthly
PHOTOS: QM2 rescues Tamarind skipper Mervyn Wheatley
YM reader Pip Dando was onboard the liner when the former Royal Marine was recovered from his damaged Formosa 42
USED BOAT: Westerly Konsort
She’s been unfairly described as a ‘floating caravan’, yet she's nimble, lively and roomy – which is what most of us want in a boat, says Dick Durham
What’s the safest way to get from tender to yacht?
The simple transfer of kit and crew has resulted in people in the water, and lives being lost. Chris Beeson looks at the safest way to board from a tender
VIDEO: Coastguard medevacs crew from yacht 200 miles off Scilly
UK Coastguard and Irish SAR services join forces to rescue sailor at the edge of the helicopter's operating range
Solo sailing skills with a master of the art
Giancarlo Pedote has an enviable crown of laurels in a variety of solo racing classes, so he knows a thing of two about carrying out manoeuvres alone in the cockpit.…
Simple and clean one-use flexible glue
From a selection of the latest kit in Yachting Monthly’s New Gear pages
Jonty Pearce – Over the top at Muckle Flugga
Jonty Pearce takes a mixed bag of weather on the chin for a cracking cruise around Shetland and Orkney, including a rounding of Muckle Flugga
Give new life to tired topsides
From a selection of the latest kit in Yachting Monthly’s New Gear pages
Waterproof case for your valuables
From a selection of the latest kit in Yachting Monthly’s New Gear pages