Contents: July 2001 - Yachting Monthly

Features

Rescue remedies
Engine breakdowns cause the RNLI headaches and private recovery service Sea Start profit. Dick Durham investigates. Plus 10 top tips to prevent engine failure
In at the deep end
Shadowfax, a 33ft blue water cruising yacht, carried her novice skipper safely through a tropical storm, en route from Hong Kong to London. First Mate Justine Oliver describes the drama
Calvados Cruising
Join David Jefferson on a cruise along the French Normandy coastline, a fascinating mix of Second World War history, delightful fishing villages and gourmet food
Sunny side up
Simon Jinks’s illuminating guide to solar panels tells you which type is right for you
A to Z of second-hand boats (part 5)
Buying a used Bowman? Don’t miss our guide
Hurst past the post
Ken Endean drops the hook at Hurst Point, a popular Solent stopover before a Channel crossing, or while on a South Coast cruise
Destinations
Tom Cunliffe visits Kilrush on the west coast of Ireland. With free pull-out chart
The last goodbye
Hugh Marriott’s knew a passage up the Red Sea would be tough in his Valiant 40 Tacit. But he didn’t realise he would say farewell to his home for the past nine years
Mud, sweat and piers
YM’s Dick Durham comes to a sticky East Coast end after a dismasting, a grounding and a tow from an Army tank

On Test

Moody 38
Peter Nielsen tests the new Moody and finds an easy-to- handle, competent cruiser
Southerly 135
A blue water creek crawler with an enduring appeal
Second-hand
boat test
James Jermain sails the S&S 34, a classic from the heyday of Sparkman & Stephens

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