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Sailing skills
Skipper’s tips: Steer into the seas
Yachtmaster tips: steer into the seas. Tom has assessed hundreds of sailors for the RYA Yachtmaster exam – the gold standard of sailing qualifications. This is an example of the…
How to scull a dinghy
Dick Durham demonstrates how to drive and control your tender using just one oar
Expert on board
Three classic blunders and how to avoid them
How to tie nine sailing knots
Chris Beeson shows how to tie the nine sailing knots we tested to destruction in the April 2012 issue of Yachting Monthly
Sailing without a rudder
Yachting Monthly took a rudderless GK29 and tried 3 different ways of steering her. See which ones worked the best.
Singlehanded Bow Thruster
Tom Cunliffe uses a wireless remote for a bow thruster to bring a yacht alongside singlehanded. For the full article on Bow Thrusters, see the March 2009 issue of Yachting
Short handed berthing using a bow thruster
Tom Cunliffe uses a bow thruster and a simple technique to get a yacht alongside, while the bow is being blown away from the pontoon. For the full article on…
Prop Walk – Expert on Board
Tom Cunliffe demonstrates how to find out which way your prop kicks. To read the full article, buy the February 2009 issue of Yachting Monthly.
Control Astern – Expert on Board
Tom Cunliffe demonstrates some simple tips for controlling your yacht astern. For the full feature see the February 2009 issue of Yachting Monthly