All non-SOLAS float-free launching liferafts must now have sufficient buoyancy to trigger the inflation mechanism once it has been released from the cradle
Katy Stickland
Editor
Apparent wind: How to predict it and use it to your advantage
Predicting changes in apparent wind will make you a safer, faster sailor, says Martin Watts
Tapio Lehtinen: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper
Tapio Lehtinen finished fifth in the 2018 Golden Globe Race. He is now back for 2022, determined to put his barnacle blight, which slowed him down in the last race,
Sailing Costa Rica in search of the perfect wave
Hilary Thomson and her partner Liam go in search of the ideal surfing spot while sailing Costa Rica, cruising down the country's Pacific coast
‘We were within seconds of striking rocks in the Swinge’
Octogenarian adventurer Peter Baylis gets a scare in the Channel Islands when sailing to Alderney via the Swinge
‘I felt like I’d done a few rounds with Muhammad Ali’: One Golden Globe Race sailor’s story
Mark Sinclair, who is the sixth finisher in the 2018 Golden Globe Race, shares the highs and lows of the voyage aboard his Lello 34, Coconut
Expert advice: boating food
When it comes to boating food what you are likely to eat, or plan on eating, will depend entirely on the sort of sailing or boating you are planning on…
Sailing with a dog to Ireland this season? It could be a headache
Sailors who want to sail to Ireland with their dog have to land at a designated Travellers' Port of Entry, all of which are prohibited to yachts
A smashing start – one sailor confesses all
Yachting Monthly reader Graham Cownie owns up and confesses his sailing sins. Submit yours at yachtingmonthly.com for a chance to win a new VHF radio
Edward Walentynowicz: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper
With over 67,000 sailing miles under his belt, Canadian skipper Edward Walentynowicz is hoping to finish in the top half of the 2022 Golden Globe Race fleet. He shares how…