Crash Test Boat - Jury Rig

After finding out what it’s like to be dismasted, Chris Beeson and the Crash Test Boat crew explore how to jury rig the remaining wreckage to sail back to safety…

'Peter von Seestermuhe' starting the ARC 2015

Sailing an ocean – your questions answered: ‘I’ve never sailed the Atlantic before but I have a boat. Should I crew first or am I okay to skipper?’ Jeremy Wyatt,…

'Grace' with Old Law Sands behind

The Bahamian moor is a useful way of anchoring in strong tides, but it takes some practice, as Theo Stocker discovers

Yachting Monthly March 2015

Don't miss out on the March 2015 issue of Yachting Monthly

'Mischief' by Martyn Mackrill

Running aground in a yacht is never a pleasant experience. To do so off a remote island in the Svalbard archipelago surrounded by icebergs, as Bill Tilman did, can easily…

Don't miss out on the February 2015 issue of Yachting Monthly

Crash Test Boat - Dismasting

What do you do when your sailing world crashes round your ears? Chris Beeson and the Crash Test crew created a ‘controlled’ dismasting in a gale and put eight rig-cutting…