Yachting Monthly Summer 2010
On sale: Thu, 1 Jul 2010
Cruising
Great British anchorages
Ken Endean shares his favourite havens for every eventuality, from stormy nights to balmy summer days
Do you have the perfect cruising partnership?
Mark Grimwade looks at the ups and downs of cruising as a couple
Destinations: Poole Harbour
Local knowledge, pilotage tips, berthing and shoreside guide for this varied cruising ground
Corinthian sailing heroes: Jester Challenge
Would you sail the Atlantic in a 21-footer? YM was on the start line to meet the Jester Challengers and their rugged little boats
Launch sites for trailer-sailers
The best slipways for launching trailable boats in the South-East
Me and my chart table
Double Olympic sailing silver medallist Ian Walker on navigation aboard Volvo Ocean Race yachts
Sailing skills
Rudderless!
Chris Beeson tests textbook jury steering systems and looks at other solutions
Skipper's tips
- Stop the leech flapping
- Make your own logbook
- The right crew for the right job
A question of seamanship
Would you let your teenage daughter deliver your yacht to France?
Learning curve
An idyllic anchorage turns into a potential deadly trap in an unexpected squall
Weather wise
Shopping list for an Atlantic crossing
Any questions?
- Marine litter: the official line
- A boat for the Broads and the Med
- The law about carrying knives
Boats and gear
Know your kit
Become a volunteer chart surveyor!
Group test: marine PCs
Eight computers designed to thrive in the harsh marine environment
Second hand test: Bavaria 36
How has this popular budget yacht aged, seven years on?
100-point boat test: Najad 410
Is this stylish Swedish beauty worth her hefty price tag?
New gear
Portable pressure washer
Windlass remote control
Regulars
View from the helm
Cruising news
Letters
Readers' views and opinions
Libby Purves
You can't turn back to yesteryear
Tom Cunliffe
All boats have soul
Nigel Calder
Protect your zinc anodes
The Confessional
Readers own up to their sailing sins
