Yachting Monthly

Yachting monthly is at the heart of the British yachting market and is for people who actively sail their boats - whether cruising across the channel, around the coast or further a field in blue waters. It provides an entertaining mix of vital information for cruising yachtsmen with all levels of experience, which maximises their enjoyment, increases their skills and gives them the confidence to broaden their horizons.

ALWAYS LEARNING

DARWIN200 conservation expedition home after two years and 43,000 miles

Talks to tackle ‘Imposter Syndrome’

NEWS IN NUMBERS

Mini Globe Racers set off to Cape Town

King Charles III first official RNLI visit as patron

MAIB questions human errors in the digital age

Call for law to stop operation of yachts while drunk

The Magenta Project launches 2x25 global survey

Rare Cornish lugger saved

LETTERS

Yachting Monthly

DART SAILABILITY • Recommended by Yachting Monthly reader Chris Smith

Small boat shakedown

It all comes out in the wash

ME & MY BOAT CONTESSA 32 • Nic Compton finds out what makes this fast, forgiving cruiser, famed for its windward performance and captivating sheerline, such an enduring classic…

FIRST TEST CONTESSA 32 • At more than ten times the cost of the original, how does a brand-new bespoke version of this enduring classic measure up? Theo Stocker finds out

Will this anchorage be safe to stay in overnight?

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

LET’S GO FLY A KITE • A cruising chute is ideal for downwind sailing. David Harding shows you how best to use one

CAN PRODUCTION BOATS CROSS OCEANS? • Most online pundits are wrong and you don’t need a long keel to go offshore, reckons Mike Morgan

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ADVENTURE TREADING LIGHTLY AROUND THE NORTH ATLANTIC • After two years living on a Rival 32 off Shetland, Solene Giraudeau-Potel examines the environmental impact of spending long periods afloat

SAILING THE SHIPPING FORECAST • Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

SCOTTISH COASTAL SAILING GETTING AROUND

PLACES TO STOP

ADVENTURE SAILING AROUND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE • Navigating South Africa’s treacherous coast was challenging for Ivar and Floris, despite almost eight years of sailing around the world

Boat Building Academy graduates

East Coast exploration • Jen Whelan, Pete Weltenius and their Bernese mountain dog, Svea, set sail on an anti-clockwise trip around Britain. Jen recounts the sail from Sussex to Scotland

BACK INTO THE SHOALS • Roger Barnes had felt the ‘melancholy of autumn’ before setting out in his cruising dinghy, Avel Dro, for the rockinfested entrance to the River Jaudy on the Breton coast

BOOK CLUB • Julia Jones reviews the latest maritime reading

NEW GEAR GARMENTS + GADGETS • We review the latest sailing products, with a special look at women’s clothing

Do you really need a radar reflector? • Simon Hampton-Matthews asks if radar reflectors are still the best way to be seen on the water…

HOW TO PREVENT AN EARTH LOOP • Your connected shore power may be creating unwelcome stray current corrosion, warns Andrew Simpson

ARE ELECTRIC WINCHES WORTH THE UPGRADE? • As technology continues to reshape how we sail, electric winches – once the preserve of performance race boats – have become more common on cruising yachts, explains Paul Hardy

THE CONFESSIONAL