Going aground, I suspect,is far more common than we think. It’s one of those things that falls into the category where the measure isn’t the cock-up itself but the number…
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Dreams & Disasters: Editor’s Letter February 2022
Sailors have to be prepared, mentally and materially, for whatever the sea might throw at us. Theo Stocker introduces the February 2022 issue of Yachting Monthly
You’ve run aground. What do you do now?
Would you know what to do if your yacht ran aground? James Stevens answers your questions of seamanship
‘I came on deck to find us alongside rocks on a lee shore’
Alan England learns the hard way what happens when you ignore the warning signs of a dragging anchor
MAIB: ‘Insufficent planning’ resulted in Clipper yacht grounding
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) says lessons learnt from previous incidents could have prevented CV24 running aground in South Africa
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…
7 checks after grounding a yacht
Most of us have run aground at some point. Surveyor Ben Sutcliffe-Davies advises on what signs of damage to look for, and other check after grounding a yacht
Sailing 100 miles without a keel
In 2010 a charter yacht completed three sailing charters and over 100 miles before anyone noticed the keel fell off after she ran aground
Grounded tanker leaking diesel near Ardnamurchan Point
The ‘Lysblink Seaway’, which ran aground at around 0200 on Wednesday 18 February, has been surrounded by an absorbent boom in an attempt to prevent the oil from harming the…
Bill Tilman aground in an iceberg alley
Running aground in a yacht is never a pleasant experience. To do so off a remote island in the Svalbard archipelago surrounded by icebergs, as Bill Tilman did, can easily…