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Dutch teenager given green light for circumnavigation

Wed, 28 Jul 2010

14-year-old Laura Dekker plans to set sail in two weeks after court decision

Perham to fly solo round world

The next record beckons

Italian completes circumnavigation despite dismasting

40-year-old sails from Cape Horn under jury rig

Poole set for two new marinas

855 berths to be created

Customs notification process changed

Process made more practical for yachts

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Blogs

Latest Blog Posts

Jul 23

09:27
Posted by Richard Durham

Corporate responsibility

Multi-tasking catamaran builders

Jul 20

13:43
Posted by Richard Durham

Yachtsmen's bins are raided

Council snooping programme

Jul 16

16:38
Posted by YM

The lesser-spotted Wight wader

Yachting Monthly’s man is up with the mudlarks

Regular blogs

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

360° Tours

Dragonfly 28 Sport

C Yachts 1050 - Full Interior

Winner 12.20 - Full Interiors

Sunbeam 42.1 Saloon - Düsseldorf 2010

Latest 360 tours

Videos

Sailing without a rudder

Najad 410

Contessa 32 - Gigi

On the water in the new Bavaria 32

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Podcasts

Libby Purves podcast: "Accelerating now!"

The Yachting Monthly columnist muses on the joy of a faster yacht

Libby Purves' Podcast: The Valve Effect

Libby Purves asks how you'd feel to do away with all the modern bits of kit that most of us have come to rely on.

Libby Purves: A plea for softer sailcloth

As July's Yachting Monthly explores the new developments in sailcloth technology, our columnist Libby Purves campaigns for a more scrunchable, baggable, handleable sailcloth.

Libby Purves: Buying a new boat

A tearful farewll to the newly repainted and beautified Ayesha and a welcome to her new sister of the seas

Tom Cunliffe: The true value of tradition

Tom Cunliffe argues that flag etiquette provides a link to centuries of seafaring tradition

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YM Plus

Step-by-step guide to servicing winches

Some sailors expect their winches to work year after year with little or no maintenance. Mark Corke offers a step-by-step guide to servicing this vital piece of deck gear.