Fridges can use a fair bit of power – some more than others. The most energy efficient 12Vdc fridges are the compressor-driven, top-loading type, with thick insulation and good lid…
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Sailing with family: shorthanded cruising with young children
Amy Kemp now sails solo with her two young boys. She shares how she gained her confidence sailing with family as the only parent onboard
Online to the shoreline – everything you need to know about booking a boating holiday online
Will it be a carefree jaunt along the coast with the family or a hard open water sail between remote islands? With SamBoat.com you can choose from over 40,000 beautiful…
TeamO Micro Lifejacket – tested
TeamO Micro Ultra Light Auto Lifejacket The TeamO Micro lifejacket is immediately noticeable amongst others by just how very thin it is. Rolled tightly into a skinny casing is a…
Seago SeaGuard lifejacket – tested
Seago Seaguard 165N auto lifejacket This modest looking Seago Seaguard lifejacket seems quietly unassuming and certainly doesn’t shout look at me when compared to a whole load of other lifejackets…
Helly Hansen sailsafe lifejacket – tested
Helly Hansen SailSafe The Helly Hansen brand is well known and commands a premium price tag to go with it. In our test we looked at the SailSafe Inshore model.…
Second hand boats: CE mark headache for sailors?
The sale of second hand boats across the Channel has become more complicated. Alasdair Reay, CEO of HPi-CEproof Ltd, unravels the Brexit red tape
Yachting Monthly June 2022 – On Sale 28 April 2022
Inside the June 2022 issue of Yachting Monthly: Everything you need to know to take on an English Channel crossing; The benefits of a twin headsails downwind; and our extensive…
Sailing by any means: Editor’s Letter June 2022
Having sold his Sadler 29, Yachting Monthly's editor Theo Stocker is still determined to be out on the water. He looks at the options, as he introduces the June 2022
Spinlock Deckvest Lite lifejacket – tested
Spinlock Deckvest lite The Spinlock Deckvest Lite is a smartly styled lifejacket, weighing a smidge under 900grams. It’s a lightweight model and is donned as a closed loop, over the…