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
Sailing skills
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…
Yachtmaster Plus – Lessons learned from experience Part 3
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 2
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 1
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
What is the strongest sailing knot?
It would be nice to know you’re using the strongest sailing knot possible. Chris Beeson visits Marlow Ropes to take the strain
Understand your boat and her statistics
Nigel Calder and Chris Beeson explain how to use boat statistics to understand your boat, or choose the right boat for you and your cruising
Skipper’s tips – steer into the seas
SKIPPER’S TIPS 1. Steer into the seas In these days of autopilots and electronic routes, the natural mindset is always to make the shortest distance between two points. In heavy…
Jury Steering
How would you get back to safety if your rudder was carried away? Chris Beeson tests three jury steering techniques on the water
Diagnose and fix marine diesel engine problems
Tim Bartlett explains how you can diagnose some common marine diesel engine problems, and fix most of them