The astounding seamanship involved in plucking a shipwrecked sailor from a liferaft ricocheting around the immense Southern Ocean deserves attention, racer or not. Theo Stocker introduces the February 2021 issue…
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Jon Sanders: The way of the world
Jon Sanders has circumnavigated the world 11 times. Elaine Bunting finds out what drives him to keep seeking out the solace of the sea
Natasha Lambert becomes first person to cross the Atlantic using sip and puff
Disabled sailor Natasha Lambert has become the first person to sail across the Atlantic using just sip and puff technology to control her boat.
Studland Bay management: RYA calls for voluntary approach
Sailors have until 15 December to respond to a call for evidence over management plans for Studland Bay, which could see all sailing and watersports banned
Jon Holt named International Sailor of the Decade
Jon Holt, the founder of the Scaramouche Sailing Trust, has been named the YJA MS Amlin International Sailor of the Decade
2021 dates announced for Southampton Boat Show
The 52nd edition of the Southampton Boat Show will be held from 10-19 September 2021
Impress your crew – Editor’s letter January 2021
Read editor Theo Stocker's introduction to the January 2021 issue of Yachting Monthly, out December 3
Are whales & orcas really a threat to cruisers?
As orca interactions with small sailing yachts rise, Katy Stickland investigates if orcas and whales are really a threat to sailors
Yacht maintenance not ‘essential activity’ during second COVID-19 lockdown
Government officials have said private individuals visiting their boats for maintenance or winterisation purposes is not an essential activity, and should not be a reason for people leaving their homes
Vendee Globe sailor Pip Hare on taking on a race she can’t win
Pip Hare talks to Elaine Bunting about the long road to fulfilling her Vendée dream