Sailors are being encouraged to express their views on four Northern Irish sites that have been nominated to become protected Marine Conservation Zones
Yachting Monthly
January 2016
See what's inside the January 2016 issue of Yachting Monthly
Land’s End to John O’Groats record attempted for first time
Jersey-based offhsore sailor Phil Sharp, who won his class in the Solo Route du Rhum race in 2006, has set off from Falmouth today aiming to set a benchmark sailing…
An expert’s guide to stern to mooring
If you charter in the Med, you’ll find yourself mooring stern to. Theo Stocker finds out how from Barrie Neilson
How to plan and sail a passage round a headland
James Stevens stands by as Yachtmaster Coastal Laura McLachlan attempts to plan, sail and skipper her first passage round a headland
‘The Cool Route’ to link west coasts of Ireland, Scotland and Norway
The Cool Route Project has launched a survey to gain information about the needs and activities of cruising sailors along the west coasts of Ireland, Scotland, the Faroe Islands and…
How to maintain your lifejacket
Maintain your lifejacket, says Duncan Wells, and you’ll understand it better – and save money!
Jonty Pearce: Secret Water
No, not that one – this Secret Water is our very own. And although Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons never visited, this is the very type of waterway where they…
East Cowes marina preparations underway
The new Victoria Marina in East Cowes will soon be under construction, following the completion of the outer Cowes breakwater
Jonty Pearce: The Ultimate Sacrifice
The humble sacrificial strip is prepared to perform self-immolative Hari-Kari in order to preserve the integrity of our precious genoa sailcloth that lies underneath its protective wrapping. Often gaily coloured,…