February 2010
On sale: Thu, 14 Jan 2010
CRUISING
Atlantic dreams come true
Mark Fishwick reports from the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, the world’s largest trans-ocean sailing event
Destinations: Strangford Lough
Comprehensive cruise guide, packed with up-to-date local knowledge
Priceless Peyton!
Mike Peyton’s biographer describes their first encounter
Me and my chart table
A tour of HMS Belfast’s chart room with her former navigating officer
Midnight sun sailing
The savage splendour of Norway’s awe-inspiring Arctic archipelago
Why fit a plotter in the cockpit?
Graham Snook looks at the options
SAILING SKILLS
Expert on board: How to stay safe with radar
Tom Cunliffe and radar expert Alan Watson look at a classic case of ‘radar-assisted collision’
Skipper’s tips l
Electronic depth contours - Winter fendering - Easy berthing
A question of seamanship
Recovering a halyard from the mast head at sea PLUS Sailing skills library
Weather wise: jet stream
Simon Keeling explains the impact of the jet stream on British weather and how to predict its effect
Know your kit: Loran returns
The land-based predecessor to GPS is staging a remarkable comeback
Learning curve
A tanker comes to the rescue of a sinking yacht in the Red Sea
Any questions?
Why do autopilots turn themselves off? Can tighter rig tension create a leak? Do you have to motor in fog?
BOATS & GEAR
Contessa 32 vs Bavaria 32
The legendary ‘plastic classic’ meets the brand-new wunderkind – which scored the highest marks?
Group gear test
Emrhys Barrell evaluates 16 powersaving LED cabin lights that could replace your battery-sucking halogen and tungsten bulbs
New gear
Sail-by-wire software - Collapsible bucket - MOB recovery system
REGULARS
The view from the helm
Cruising news e-Borders shock date
Letters Readers’ views and opinions
Libby Purves
Charting betrayal
Tom Cunliffe
Why spoil Yarmouth?
Nigel Calder
Fibre rigging for cruisers
YM index 2009
A year of Yachting Monthly articles
The Confessional
Readers own up to their sailing sins
