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    When do you need a liferaft on a yacht?

    Bill and George, both retired, have recently bought an 8m bilge keel cruiser. They had it surveyed and it seems structurally sound, the engine, fuel and gas systems are safe,…

    News

    An orca alongside a boat

    Juvenile orcas imitate White Gladis, attacking yachts off the Iberian peninsula

    • Heather Prentice
    • May 31, 2023

    EIA report points finger at US ‘blood teak’ importers breaking sanctions

    • May 17, 2023
    Kirsten Neuschafer - the winner of the 2022 Golden Globe Race and the first woman to win a solo round the world yacht race. Credit: Katy Stickland

    Kirsten Neuschafer wins 2022 Golden Globe Race and makes history

    • April 27, 2023

    £1.6bn investment to clean up rivers and coastlines

    • April 25, 2023

    How yachts are disposed of – and why it’s so environmentally toxic

    • April 13, 2023
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    Heavy weather sailing: How to reduce sail in a storm

    How to dry out alongside with your yacht

    Heavy weather sailing: How to prepare your yacht for a storm

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    Golden Globe Race

    A jubilant Michael Guggenberger after crossing the line to come third in the 2022 Golden Globe Race. Credit: GGR 2022

    Michael Guggenberger is third in the 2022 Golden Globe Race

    Michael Guggenberger should cross the finish line in the 2022 Golden Globe Race next week. Credit: Michael Guggenberger/GGR 2022

    Golden Globe Race: Michael Guggenberger approaching Biscay

    Abhilash Tomy has come second in the 2022 Golden Globe Race and is the first Indian to achieve a podium position in a solo round the world yacht race. Credit: Katy Stickland

    Abhilash Tomy takes second place in the 2022 Golden Globe Race

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    Cruising

    How to sail across the Atlantic with a family

    Ile de Sein past the Raz de Sein

    Raz de Sein: pilotage advice for cruising sailors

    Two yachts anchored in a harbour in the Faroe Islands

    Faroe Islands: a guide for the cruising sailor

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    How To

    Heavy weather sailing: How to reduce sail in a storm

    How to dry out alongside with your yacht

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    Kenichi Horie: ‘I want to sail across the Pacific at 100 years old’

    Bill King: The sailor who was capsized, dismasted and holed by a shark

    Exploring New Zealand by catamaran

    ‘The shaking of the rig was horrific’

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    Boats

    First look: Hanse 510 – voluminous new model

    It doesn’t seem long since Hanse launched its 508, but it has now launched the Hanse 510 as the second model of the new style as it sets about updating…

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    Yachting Monthly July 2023 – On sale 25 May

    Inside the July 2023 issue of Yachting Monthly we bring you the full story of the Golden Globe Race with stories…

    Technology

    Everything you need to know about watermakers

    The feeling of autonomy that a watermaker gives a yacht is unique. It transforms that weekend-only cruiser into a go-anywhere, life-on-the-hook, adventure craft, breaking the tether to marinas. Filling your water tanks at the fuel jetty will always be a cheaper alternative to the eye-watering cost of buying and installing…

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    Awards

    Greenland Summer. Brian Black Memorial Award

    Brian Black Memorial Award 2023: £5,500 for environmental sailing stories, sponsored by B&G

    Yachting Monthly's Brian Black Memorial Award for marine environmental journalism with B&G returns for 2022. Here are the details of how to win £4,000

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    Book reviews

    Quirky History book jacket

    Book review: Quirky History

    Crossing the Thames Estuary book jacket

    Book Review: Crossing the Thames Estuary

    Voyage North book jacket

    Book Review: Voyage North

    Flight of the Shearwater book jacket

    Book review: Flight of the Shearwater

    Sailors' Vegan Cookbook dust jacket

    Sailors’ Vegan Cookbook: Book review

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