Many years ago, after sailing several thousand miles in our tiny old 24-footer, my wife and I returned to Blighty to look for a new boat with enough room for…
Yachting Monthly
Crash Test Boat – Capsize
What really happens during a capsize? How can we make the saloon safer? Chris Beeson and the Crash Test Boat crew recreate a capsize with chilling results
Martyn Mackrill royally acknowledged
A Yachting Monthly illustrator has been appointed official artist to the world’s most prestigious yacht club in the year that it celebrates its bi-centenary. Martyn Mackrill, 53, whose original paintings…
Anchorages: Halstow Creek, River Medway
Dick Durham drops anchor in Halstow Creek, a mud-hole once used to create the bricks that built London
Boot Dusseldorf
Boot Dusseldorf Photo Gallery
Feeling the January blues setting in?
Get your boating season underway with our guides to the best gear, the finest cruising destinations and trouble-free checklists. Start preparing for the season ahead and shake off the winter…
Ben Ainslie gives away gold medal
The medal was awarded because of the generosity from the members of Medway Yacht Club in a fundraising event Gail organised. A global sailing race called Bart’s Bash took place…
Horning Boat Show 2015
A mysterious celebrity guest will open the Horning Boat Show at 10am on Saturday 2 May. Throughout the day there will be entertainment including a raffle, to raise money for…
Tried and tested: new Taylors burners
Peter Cumberlidge tests the New Taylors Burners for his traditional Taylors stove
Libby Purves podcast: February 2015
“We can create hot meals out of leftover food, even when it has been sat on” Oh dear. A report finds that people who play organised, competitive team games earn…