Some hydrographic surveys date from the Victorian era. Tom Partridge uses satellite imagery as a sanity check for navigation and finds unexpected benefits
Chris Beeson
More tips on using an anchor
Duncan Wells passes on even more tips on using an anchor to help with boat handling, how to drop ground tackle by hand and how to recover a stuck anchor
Six ISO 9650 liferafts tested
Do manufacturers abide by the self-regulating ISO 9650 liferaft standard? Does the standard go far enough? Chris Beeson tests six liferafts to find out
Cruising circumnavigation in the 1960s
Yachting Monthly was recently contacted to let us know about a new book, written in French and downloadable for free, recounting a circumnavigation in 1966-68. Guy Quiesse, the author, Claude…
A charter in the British Virgin Islands
Chris Beeson has gone to The Dogs, reached the Bitter End, even needed Painkillers – and never been happier than on charter in the British Virgin Islands
What happens when they ban antifoul?
Some countries are threatening to ban the use of copper in antifouling by 2020 – but will other products take up the challenge? Duncan Kent reports
Solaris 47
Yachting Monthly visits Boot 16 in Düsseldorf, Europe’s largest boat show, to see the new Solaris 47
Django 9.80
Yachting Monthly visits Boot 16 in Düsseldorf, Europe’s largest boat show, to see the new Django 9.80
Lagoon 42
Yachting Monthly visits Boot 16 in Düsseldorf, Europe’s largest boat show, to see the new Lagoon 42
Dragonfly 28 Performance
Yachting Monthly visits Boot 16 in Düsseldorf, Europe’s largest boat show, to see the new Dragonfly 28 Performance