Europe’s largest festival of boating sails into Southampton this weekend. The 47th Southampton Boat Show opens to the public on Saturday 12 September 2015
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Alan Villiers: The War With Cape Horn
Sixty-two days out from Tocopilla, Chile, the Pitlochry, a four-masted barque, 319ft long, was off Terschelling, having breasted a Force 8 gale up the English Channel dashing along at 16…
Mediterranean strewn with refugees’ lifejackets and sunken boats
Yachting Monthly contributor Vyv Cox reports from the Greek islands, currently the front line for refugees seeking safety in Europe
Meet the pilotage experts at the Southampton Boat Show
Sailors who enjoy adventurous cruising can meet the experienced sailors and authors who write the RCCPF pilot books at the Southampton Boat Show
Gighay and Hellisay, Outer Hebrides
To the north-east of Barra and a couple of miles out in the Sound lie the rock-and-heather islands of Gighay and Hellisay. With a combined area of less than 500…
Dominica asks for hurricane relief to be delivered by yachts
The Caribbean island of Dominica has been battered by Tropical Storm Erika and is asking sailors to lend a hand
MOB lifesaving lessons learned at sea
Following an MOB fatality at sea, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston tests livesaving MOB recovery procedures at sea with the MAIB, the RYA onboard. Dick Durham reports
Round the Island Race looking for new sponsor
Round the Island Race organisers are looking for a new title sponsor as J.P. Morgan Asset Management's sponsorship of the Round the Island Race ends in 2016
Jonty Pearce: Dale Regatta
The sun beat down while a gentle zephyr of breeze ruffled our hair, and we enjoyed an onboard salad lunch lubricated with Pimms. Beside us the dinghy racers drifted and…
EU considering DIY antifouling ban
The European Union could ban the use of antifouling by DIY boat owners. Help the British Coatings Federation stop this happening by taking this survey