CRUISING
COVER STORY: SUMMER CRUISE PLANNER
SAIL SOMEWHERE NEW THIS SUMMER
Inspirational guides to the Isles of Scilly, southern Brittany and the Baltic by Mark Fishwick, Kieran Flatt and Tom Cunliffe
COVER STORY: FIRST SAIL OF THE SEASON
PURE EAST COAST
Mike Peyton blows away the winter cobwebs with a May cruise
COVER STORY: TOMORROW’S TECHNOLOGY
CREATING THE BOAT OF THE FUTURE
Nigel Calder hopes his new boat will help alter the course of cruising yacht design – is he a crusader or a crackpot?
COVER STORY: ‘DON’T RESCUE ME!’
TAKEN IN TOW AGAINST HIS WILL
How an experienced sailor found himself the reluctant target of a rescue costing thousands of pounds
THOUGHTS AT ANCHOR
The joys of Scottish sailing with just an otter for company
ENCHANTED ISLANDS
Susan Payne is enthralled by wildlife in the Galápagos islands
BLUE WATER LETTER: BLASTED OUT OF THE MED
Rod Heikell heads south to the Canaries and beyond

SAILING SKILLS
THE RIGHT WAY TO RAFT
How to join and leave a raft – plus a guide to rafting etiquette
SKIPPER’S TIPS
Spotting wreck buoys, light airs sailing and updating your log
A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP
What’s the best way to kill your speed?
SAILING SKILLS LIBRARY
A video guide to knots, low-tech navigation skills and more
LEARNING CURVE: DELIVERANCE WITH A TWIST
An owner is horrified as a delivery trip goes from bad to worse
ANY QUESTIONS
The politics of boat-buying, dry bilges and liferaft standards

BOATS AND GEAR
NEW BOAT TEST: FAR HARBOUR 39
The boat-in-a box that can be shipped anywhere in the world
COVER STORY: MOODY REBORN
NEW BOAT TEST: MOODY 45DS
Love her or hate her, Bill Dixon’s daringly designed 45DS is one of the most interesting launches for years
USED BOAT TEST: PARKER 275
This development of the Super Seal 26 provides lively performance with a 16in draught
NEW GEAR
A remote windlass, folding bike, gas alarm and boat tracker
COVER STORY: THE BEST BINOCULARS
THE GIFT OF FAR SIGHT
14 pairs of binoculars are tested at sea
COVER STORY: A-Z OF SECOND-HAND BOATS
BÉNÉTEAU: THE BEGINNING
YM’s used boat guide continues with the Bénéteau story and a look at some of the First designs with prices from £12,000

REGULARS
EDITOR’S LOG
The shape of things to come
OPENING SHOT
Temptress at anchor
CRUISING NEWS
Yacht sails herself across Atlantic
READERS’ LETTERS
Your views and opinions
LIBBY PURVES
Libby’s thinking out of the box
CUNLIFFE ON CRUISING
Tom suffers from a nasty blockage
NIGEL CALDER’S TECH TALK
Fitting a fridge leaves Nigel frosty
AROUND THE COAST
Ferry controversy in Lymington and the rest of your local news
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THE CONFESSIONAL
Yachtsmen confess their sailing sins