Tom Cunliffe has assessed hundreds of sailors for the RYA Yachtmaster exam. He shares a few skipper's tips with us...
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Bareboat charter – touching the dream
Before you sell up and sail away from the UK, ask yourself: is the liveaboard life for you? Try it on a bareboat charter somewhere exotic to find out
Jonty Pearce: At last! The sailing season
As we we drove into Neyland Marina on Friday night the first thing I noticed was that all the stored boats had been moved from the car park – a…
June 2016
See what's inside the June 2016 issue of Yachting Monthly
Northern Boat Show dates confirmed
The Northern Boat Show in Liverpool will be held from 3 to 5 June 2016, coinciding with the International Mersey River Festival
Clipper Race departs Seattle – and races Brit on bicycle
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race departed Seattle on April 28 for its leg to New York via the Panama Canal, and Brit Simon Parker is racing the fleet…
Royal Dart Yacht Club Classics Regatta
The Royal Dart Yacht Club’s Classics Regatta starting on 8 July 2016 will host two days of racing, a parade of sail, and the departure to Plymouth for the cross-Channel…
How to free a riding turn
The riding turn - iIt happens to all of us, and usually when there's a tack imminent. Tim Bartlett explains how to tackle a sheet jammed on a winch
USED BOAT: Freedom 35
Freedom 35 review See the May 2016 issue of Yachting Monthly for the full test What’s she like to sail? If you’ve never sailed a Freedom, it’s a little daunting…
Opportunity offered to race Gipsy Moth IV
The Gipsy Moth Trust is offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to crew and race the yacht later this summer