How do I know if my rig needs a service? There are no set service intervals. It is really more about time scales and usage. If you have sailed for…
Yachting Monthly
Libby Purves September 2015 podcast
A fine idea this month, for YM to warn about The Shock Of The Big (p34). It is easy to to think that a roomier, faster, grander boat is always…
Rise in UK Jellyfish
Recent surveys have suggested a significant rise in many jellyfish species here in the UK. Already this year the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) have had thousands of reports from the…
Expert tips for big boat handling
The principles of big boat handling apply to smaller boats, but everything’s bigger – including the consequences of mistakes, says Rachael Sprot
Santa Luzia, Cape Verde
In the tropics, it won’t be long until your swinging circle of personal space is encroached upon as others crowd into your secret idyll. Remote and isolated anchorages abound in…
September 2015
Find out what's inside the SEPTEMBER issue of Yachting Monthly!
Folkboat Week set for record entries
The 50th Annual Folkboat Week looks set to exceed expectations with over 57 boats entered
10 classic pilotage mistakes in navigation…
…and how to avoid them. James Stevens reveals the classic pilotage mistakes and explains what you need to do to ensure safe inshore navigation
Sunbeam 40.1 review
Graham Snook flies to Slovenia to review the Sunbeam 40.1 - the new 40ft aft cockpit yacht from Austrian builder Sunbeam
Can you recover a man overboard? Seminar to look at methods
The Cruising Association will be hosting a seminar on man overboard recovery for short-handed crews by Jonty and Carol Pearce