Inside the February issue of Yachting Monthly you will find:   SAILING SKILLS Rule the waves Keep the boat moving in big seas with expert helming technique for every seastate…

SAILING SKILLS Smart navigation With reliable electronics, are paper charts still necessary? Trailer sailing Sail wherever and whenever you want with a boat you can take by road Skippers Tips…

SAILING SKILLS The big question ‘What is the best system to stow your mainsail?’ A question of seamanship ‘We’ve run aground. Now what do we do?’ Expert on board To…

Sailing Skills Expert On Board: Expert radio skills Rescue is time-critical, so how do you distinguish between severe adversity and distress? Skipper’s tips • Defuse the mainsail • A godsend…

Now’s the time to traipse around boatyards and shows, dreaming of a new boat, if only the money would stretch, says Libby Purves

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We all takes risks sailing downwind without a preventer, but if it goes wrong, what will the coroner say? asks Tom Cunliffe

See what’s inside our January 2017 issue here…   Sailing Skills Expert On Board: Expert radio skills Rescue is time-critical, so how do you distinguish between severe adversity and distress?…

“We can create hot meals out of leftover food, even when it has been sat on” Oh dear. A report finds that people who play organised, competitive team games earn…