Katy Stickland

Deputy Editor

With a journalism career spanning more than 20 years, Katy Stickland has worked for local newspapers, the BBC, regional Caribbean publications and Tobago News – the island’s only newspaper. She ran a marine services company in Tobago with her husband John, living aboard their S&S 34 in Store Bay, before returning to the UK. She previously wrote for the Yachting and Boating World website. Katy is also a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer.

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New and used boat sales grew by 9% in the UK in 2020

Staycation boat sales boom for UK’s marine industry

July 25, 2021

A spike in boat sales due to COVID-19 restrictions on foreign travel has resulted in many brokers in the UK struggling to find stock

From January 2022, boat owners will have to pay more to use or keep their vessels on Environment Agency waterways due to an increase in boat registration fees.

Boat registration fees to rise for owners using EA waterways

July 23, 2021

The Environment Agency has announced that from 2022, boat owners will have to pay more to use or keep their vessels on the waterways it manages. It is also consulting…

Calls for sanctions to prevent illegal teak entering the UK

July 22, 2021

The UK Government is being urged to act against Myanmar to stop illegal teak from entering the UK boatbuilding market

August 2021 front cover of Yachting Monthly

Yachting Monthly August 2021 – on sale 22 July

July 22, 2021

Inside the August 2021 issue of Yachting Monthly we cruise the 10 best rivers in the British Isles, find out more about the new tech cleaning up inboard engines, learn…

Cruising destinations: 10 of the best for gourmet food

July 22, 2021

One of the real pleasures of picking cruising destinations is to find one you know will provide excellent food to satisfy an appetite freshly whetted by the wind and waves…

Southampton Boat Show 2021: Tickets now on sale

July 21, 2021

Tickets are now available for the Southampton Boat Show 2021, which is scheduled to run from 10-19 September

Craig Wood has made no adaptations to Sirius, his Beneteau Oceanis 46, which he bought in Greece

Craig Wood: Life-affirming voyage

July 20, 2021

Triple amputee army veteran Craig Wood is cruising around the world to raise awareness of sailing with disabilities. He shared his story with Katy Stickland

Sebago Portland Tumbled: the classic boat shoe tested

July 13, 2021

The Sebago Portland Tumbled is a twist on the US shoe brand's classic deck shoe but does it live up to the much loved original? We put a pair to…

Migrants arriving into Dover docks after being rescued by the RNLI

RNLI defends rescuing migrants in the Channel

July 12, 2021

The RNLI has said it will continue to rescue people at sea, regardless of how they came to be in the water

Boat VAT is liable on boats that have been cruised outside of the UK and EU for over three years

Brexit VAT: Your questions answered

July 8, 2021

Yachting Monthly experts help you unravel the new regulations in relation to the thorny issue of VAT following the end of the Brexit transition period