So, you’ve spent the winter cleaning your hull, polishing it with boat wax, brightening your brightwork and restoring the gleam to your handrails. Now back in the water, the engine…
Gear
How to install lithium boat batteries
With ever-increasing power demands on today’s cruising yachts, Duncan Kent looks at lithium boat batteries and explains what’s needed to guarantee a safe and trouble-free system
Sailors’ Vegan Cookbook: Book review
The Sailors' Vegan Cookbook has recipes to satisfy any sailor's dietary requirement, and rightly deserves a place on your boat's book shelf
Best waterproof jackets and salopettes for offshore sailors
The biggest storm should be water off a duck’s back in these rugged offshore waterproofs. The YM team put six oilskins to the test to see which perform best
Introduction to Yacht Design: book review
Introduction to Yacht Design explains the characteristics of boat design in a straightforward and understandable manner. Reading it would benefit most boat owners
Alistair MacLean’s War: book review
Alistair MacLean's War is a fascinating delve into the writer's time in the Navy between 1941-1954, an experience which inspired many of his novels
Heavy Weather Sailing: book review
Considered by many to be one of the most important books to have onboard, this latest edition of Heavy Weather Sailing deserves a place on your bookshelf, says Julia Jones
Through hull fittings: bronze or plastic?
When it comes to through hull fittings do you opt for bronze or plastic? Surveyor Ben Sutcliffe-Davies shares his thoughts
Second World War books: the best reads for sailors
Second World War books with sailing and boats at their heart have long fascinated and enthralled many sailors. We share our favourites
Best T-Shirts for sailors and boaters
The ubiquitous T-shirt is ideal for summer sailing, being inexpensive, cool, easily washed, and available in an endless choice of colours with a plethora of attractive graphic designs or witty…