Lesssons in celestial navigation have been reinstated at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, nearly twenty years after the subject was dropped. The move is motivated by fears that the GPS…
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Cruising Association campaign sees yacht laws in Greece changed
A Cruising Association campaign to reverse laws in Greece restricting the amount of time a yacht can remain in Greek waters has proved successful
Contessa 26 celebrates 50 years
The Contessa 26 Association is preparing to celebrating 50 years of this prize-winning pocket racer and ocean-cruiser
Julian Mustoe: ‘I’m shipwrecked, homeless, nearly destitute’
After losing his beloved Harrier of Down in the North Sea, Julian Mustoe tells Yachting Monthly 'What the future holds for me, I do not know'
Suffolk Yacht Harbour opens new workshop
Suffolk Yacht Harbour has opened a new workshop facility, including a boat shed that can accommodate yachts up to 70ft for refit
British sailor’s yacht sinks in North Sea
A British sailor has been rescued from his yacht in the North Sea after his stearing gear failed, leaving him drifting near an oil platform
Solent amnesty for out of date flares
Hampshire Marine Police Unit, along with explosives experts Ramora UK, will be holding their final flares amnesty on Sunday 4 October at the Royal Victoria Country Park near Netley. They…
Freak weather hits Greek Sporades
Kay Parkes writes: Our plan was to enjoy an end of the season cruise around the Northern Sporades National Park. High winds in the Aegean were making themselves felt in…
Coastguard appeal for information about skipper of upturned Hobie Cat catamaran
The UK Coastguard are appealing for information about the skipper of a capsized Hobie Cat dinghy found 25 miles north east of North Foreland
Cystic Fibrosis charity sail making good progress
A yacht sailing in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust is now half way through its UK circumnavigation