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Blogs

Latest Blog Posts

Mar 3
  • 13:39
  • Posted by Richard Durham

Sarah is a party animal

New RYA chief ran knees-ups for toffs

Feb 19
  • 12:47
  • Posted by Richard Durham

A Coastguard speaks

The heirarchy of rescue

Feb 12
  • 10:29
  • Posted by Richard Durham

Auld mugs

World's greatest race reduced to a punt

Regular blogs

Dick Durham

Dick Durham's Sailing Blog

Dick Durham is an East Coast sailor of the old school, his blog is witty and wistful, full of surprises and can be as cutting as a fresh nor' easterly

Telltale Sailing Blog

Podcasts

Tom Cunliffe: Modern engine marvels

Listen to Tom's podcast for March 2010

Libby Purves: A real singlehander

Libby Purves: Yachting Monthly podcast March 2010

Libby Purves: Charting betrayal

Libby laments the rising cost of charts in February's podcast.

Tom Cunliffe: Why spoil Yarmouth?

Yarmouth's pile moorings may be less convenient than pontoons, but they lend the harbour a salty character

Tom Cunliffe: More revolutionary than GPS

The rediscovery of a map from Ancient Greece strikes Tom like a thunderclap in the January issue podcast

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YM Plus

Yachting Monthly's fit-out checklist

Are you ready for the new season? Download our free fit-out checklist to make sure you've ticked all the boxes

Self-levelling radar

Extras from the Yachting Monthly Test of self-levelling radar

Boat test in a Swedish Gale

The story behind the Hallberg Rassy 310 test

Why does my autopilot 'auto-off'?

The unedited letter sent by Derek Gilbert, Raymarine's customer service manager, to YM reader Bob Johnson in response to a question about his ST7000 tripping into standby without warning

26,000-mile gear test

Extra gear tested by the fleet of the Blue Water Rally 2007-09

Life inside a liferaft

The November 2007 issue of YM contains advice on how to cope with life in a liferaft. Before putting pen to paper, technical editor Chris Beeson took a yacht from La Rochelle into the Biscay swell

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Boats for Sale

Baltic yachts 47

€260000 Baltic yachts 47 (1994)


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Gear

Gael Force Fastnet XT Lifejackets

Gael Force Fastnet XT Lifejackets

UK Made Lifejackets. Improved tough, lighter outer-cover protects inner bladder. Now with neoprene collar for added comfort. Crotch strap and mesh bag included as standard. Available in Red or...