Yachting Monthly May 2010
On sale: Thu, 8 Apr 2010
Why sailors are heading north
Yachting is now second only to golf as a tourist attraction in Scotland. Rob Peake meets four English couples who keep their boats north of the border.
Killer storm
Analysis and eyewitness account of the devastation wreaked by storm Xynthia, which wrecked hundreds of boats on France?s Atlantic coast
Rediscovering the West Country
By slackening the pace, Chris Eakin doubled the delights of his West Country cruise
21st century navigation
Rob Peake looks at the bewildering array of electronic navaids, from iPhone ?apps? to 3D sonar
Destinations
Burnham and the River Crouch
Berthing and shoreside guide, plus local knowledge to help pilot your boat safely past the sandbanks
Me and my chart table
A privileged peek inside entrepreneur Peter de Savary?s thoroughly modern Mylne schooner
Adventures in Greenland
The intrepid Bob Shepton describes a summer of sailing and climbing in north-west Greenland, which won him the RCC?s coveted Tilman
Expert on board
Braidline splicing
Don?t be put off by the tricky reputation of this useful sailing skill. Tom Cunliffe makes it look easy
Learning curve
?How I nearly drowned in a marina?
A midwinter slip teaches Noel Dilly a salutary survival lesson
A question of seamanship
Is there enough time to get safely across the Channel before a near-gale sets in?
Any questions?
Sea anchor tips
Sailing with guns
Treatment for tatty teak decks
Bruce anchor holding power
Anchoring in Eastbourne
Know your kit
Tim Thornton explains NMEA 0183 wiring, and weighs the benefits of its
View from the helm
Cruising news
Letters
Readers? views and opinions
Libby Purves
Buying a new boat
Tom Cunliffe
The boats that built Britain
Nigel Calder
The volt drop test
The Confessional
Readers own up to their sailing sins
Second-hand boat test
Does the aluminium-hulled Ovni 365 deserve her reputation as a ?Land Rover of the sea??
New boat test
Can the Legend 39 live up to her brand values of comfort, ease of handling and on-the-water fun?
Group gear test
20 electric bilge pumps rated for performance and efficiency, plus installation tips
Ultrasonic antifouling
Does the latest technology spell the end of the annual painting ritual?
