Katy Stickland talks to Gipsy Moth IV’s new owner Simon Oberholzer about his passion for the yacht and the plans for her future
Cruising life
Astronavigation in the South Atlantic
Simon van Dam relies on astronavigation to sail to the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha
Brian Black Memorial Award 2022: £4,000 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
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
Vito Dumas: Ace of spades
Vito Dumas was the first person to sail solo around the world south of the three great capes. Ben Lowings recalls the Argentine’s inspiring achievement
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
The fastest I have ever sailed: 20.5 knots at the helm of a foiling IMOCA 60
Most cruising boats reach average speeds of around 5 knots, with tops speeds of 7-9 knots. Pip Hare's IMOCA 60 Medallia reached 20.5 knots with ease, as Katy Stickland found
1979 Fastnet Race: the kindness of strangers
Brett Dingwall shares how the selflessness of others made all the difference after the harrowing events of the 1979 Fastnet Race
Bear Island: sailing to the extreme
Jon Amtrup and his crew sail to Bear Island in the Barents Sea on a mission to banish plastic from this Arctic wilderness. His article was runner-up in the 2021…
Dustin Reynolds: The single handed sailor
Dustin Reynolds has become the first double amputee to sail solo around the world via the Panama Canal. Thom D’Arcy meets this inspirational skipper