Having analysed several case studies from Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu, Tom Partridge identifies 20 key techniques for surviving strong winds
Sailing skills
How to plan and sail an offshore passage
James Stevens stands by as Becca Morley steps up to plan and sail her first big offshore passage as skipper
Helicopter rescue at sea
A crewmember needs a helicopter rescue at sea, an airlift to hospital. You’ve radioed a Mayday and now there’s a helicopter overhead. What next? Tom Cunliffe reports
How an 8st crew can recover a 20st MOB
Could a wife save her husband’s life? Yes, but the key is a tried, tested and trusted plan, says Chris Beeson
What all sailors can learn from Cyclone Pam
Cyclone Pam wrecked dozens of yachts in Vanuatu. Tom Partridge returns to Port Vila to ask who survived, and how
Electronic charts and grounding – a cautionary tale
Electronic charts and grounding – a cautionary tale On 9 November 2014 the 65ft Team Vestas Wind, a competitor in the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race, was 10 days out from…
Yachtmaster Plus – Lessons learned from experience Part 6
The RYA Yachtmaster is a good test of advanced seamanship, but the best sailors know that there will always be lessons to be learned from experience
Yachtmaster Plus – Lessons learned from experience Part 5
The RYA Yachtmaster is a good test of advanced seamanship, but the best sailors know that there will always be lessons to be learned from experience
Yachtmaster Plus – Lessons learned from experience Part 4
The RYA Yachtmaster is a good test of advanced seamanship, but the best sailors know that there will always be lessons to be learned from experience
Weird weather – is cold wind heavier than warm wind?
For a given wind speed, do you heel more in winter than in summer? Yachting Monthly asked Crusader Sails' Paul Lees and meteorologist Frank Singleton of franksweather.co.uk to find out…