Heather Prentice

Heather grew up sailing the west coast of Scotland – the Firth of Clyde, Rum, Eigg, the Hebrides, Mull and around Skye.

A journalist by trade, working for Reuters and Agence France Presse, she also worked for 10 years as a Contributing Editor for the Yacht Capital, Yacht Design group of magazines, based in Milan and happily sailing around the Mediterranean.

Returning to Scotland, Heather is delighted to be joining Yachting Monthly and teaching the family to sail in home waters.

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

May 31, 2023

Juvenile orcas attacking sailing yachts could be imitating the behaviour of one individual adult orca named White Gladis, scientists believe. Orcas have now sunk three yachts off the Iberian coast…

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

May 17, 2023

Thousands of tonnes of ‘blood teak’ have been imported from Myanmar into the United States in the past two years in defiance of US sanctions, the watchdog Environmental Investigation Agency…

£1.6bn investment to clean up rivers and coastlines

April 25, 2023

More than £1.6bn is to be invested by water companies in improving the industry’s infrastructure in England in the next two years, the water industry regulator Ofwat announced recently, in…

The RYA says most people who use personal watercraft undergo some training

Jet skis finally bound by ‘Rules of the Road’

February 16, 2023

The new Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order will apply existing ship operator rules to personal watercraft and will enable watercraft users to be prosecuted for dangerous and negligent use. The order…

Out of date flares can be disposed of at the Premier Marinas Safety Day for a charitable donation

Flare death in Pacific reignites pyrotechnic debate

February 14, 2023

The tragic death of a Dutch sailor on New Year’s Day after setting off a flare has reignited criticism about the use of pyrotechnic flares on yachts. The RYA is…