While the towering luxury yachts and sleek hulls at Mayflower Park do tend to steal the spotlight, any seasoned boat owner knows the real magic often happens in the smaller…
Yachting Monthly
Cruising the Baie de Seine: ‘Arrival in Dives marina is hard-earned thanks to the sandbanks, but it’s well worth it’
The Shell Channel Pilot covers 99 ports in the Channel, along with numerous anchorages. Revisiting all of them over the course of three years, it was the Baie de Seine…
October 2026
The October 2026 issue of Yachting Monthly is out now…
Beneteau Oceanis 47 review: Ridiculously easy and enjoyable to sail
Taking a new boat out of its wrapper and setting sail for the first time is a nerve-wracking moment. Inevitably, the rig needs tuning, lines leading, snags sorting, and plenty…
Winners announced in the Sailors’ Choice Awards
Run by sister sailing titles, Practical Boat Owner and Yachting Monthly, the aim of the awards is to highlight the products and services that boat owners and sailors genuinely value,…
How to anchor for a good night’s sleep
Anchoring is like a religion. There are a number of beliefs and within every belief there are varieties and interpretations. Anyhow, when you start sailing and living on the hook…
What’s better for sailing, wheel or tiller steering?
There is a lot you can change on board a yacht, but the method of steering – wheel or tiller – is typically not up for discussion or redesign. Some…
Island Packet SP Cruiser used boat review: Might be the ultimate utility yacht
There comes a time in the lives of many racing sailors when they decide that they’ve done their share of thrashing around the cans – or along the coast, across…
Charting her own course: How Rachael Sprot stepped up to write the iconic Shell Channel Pilot
Producing a new edition of the Shell Channel Pilot after the retirement of Tom Cunliffe was always going to be a challenge. The two sides of La Manche are among…
The Woolverstone Project: ‘On Monday mornings I come alive’ – Sailing Charity of the Month
On a cool and breezy Monday morning in May, the atmosphere around the project buildings at Alton Water near Ipswich, Suffolk, was cheerful and purposeful. A number of disabled adult…








