When you’re asked to take any boat from A to B, it’s always easier if you can do it with your own trusted people on board. This wasn’t an option…
Cruising life
Finding my feet (and my sense of humour) in yacht racing
My friend Claire told me there was no such thing as a slow race, but that’s exactly what I got – twice. The first in Uproar, a Hunter Impala, with…
Exploring the Tobago Cays by yacht: ‘The allure is underwater, on the reef and in the seagrass meadow’
Well, we seem to have arrived in paradise,’ Tom exclaims as we sail smoothly through the shallow channel and drift into the anchorage. Green turtles pop up to breathe, one…
A cold shower and shredded £50s: The reality of Mediterranean yacht ownership
I wonder what proportion of Yachting Monthly readers are boat-owners? And what proportion are dreamers? And how many of the latter spend how many years wondering how to become the…
Sailing the Shipping Forecast – Cruising the Humber: ‘A big fleet of Darts were racing and we had several enthusiastic waves’
Cruising the Humber The Humber sea area incorporates the interesting but more challenging coastlines of The Wash and North Norfolk, as well as the Humber estuary itself. From the area’s…
Navigating tight harbours and finding sanctuary in the Greek sun
The Saronic Gulf is part of the Aegean Sea, extending from the Peloponnese in the west, Athens in the north, and the island of Hydra to the south. The geography…
Environmental journalism award winner! The sailors working to save Britain’s seagrass meadows
The ragged inlets and wild rocky islands of Argyll are the place that I call home. For almost a decade, I have woven between their tide-swept shores onboard my 50ft…
ARC+ yachts safely across the Atlantic
The weather systems on Leg 2 from Mindelo were varied for the fleet with the earlier boats sailing in mostly calm conditions with steady winds while some of the later…
ARC vs ARC+: Which Atlantic Rally is Right for Your Ocean Crossing?
Crossing the Atlantic in sailing yachts has been done for decades by those of an independent mindset; they just needed a boat seaworthy enough and capable of sailing the 2,700…
The cost of an Atlantic crossing from one family who did it
We dreamt of sailing the Atlantic for years, but we finally decided to take the plunge and make it a reality with our young daughter. ‘Procurement exercises’ are a routine…