Having owned my 1984 Sadler 29, Pasque, for four years, and cruising with family and, more recently, small children on board, we began to get to know her foibles. She…
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Golden Globe Race: ‘If I had a spare Hydrovane onboard I would still be in the race’
Golden Globe Race skipper Simon Curwen will shortly make landfall in Chile to make repairs to his Hydrovane windvane steering
Yacht rigging: your essential pre-season rig check guide
During the spring fit-out we often appear to lavish far more attention on the engine and electrical systems than we do on the rig, despite the latter presenting a much…
Golden Globe Race: ‘I have no secret sail’
Golden Globe Race skipper Abhilash Tomy insists he has no secret sail, but is applying his experience as a pilot to get the optimum performance from his Rustler 36
Astus 22.5 review: sporty little trimaran for the weekend?
Small multihulls like the Astus 22.5 can be remarkable boats in which you can do remarkable things. Like Richard and Lilian Woods: each sailing one of their own Woods-designed Strider…
Yachting Monthly March 2023 – on sale 2 February
Inside the March 2023 issue of Yachting Monthly: Andy du Port takes a look at digital passage planning and asks whether all tasks can now be done without resorting to…
Golden Globe Race: Kirsten Neuschafer leads the fleet
Simon Curwen has announced he is moving into the Chichester Class and is heading for a port of refuge. His decision means Kirsten Neuschafer is now the leader in the…
Digital passage planning and electronic navigation
Drawing up a passage plan is not only common sense, it is a legal requirement under SOLAS V regulation 34 which says that, whatever the size of your vessel, you…
Nordship 420 DS: The boat that offers everything
Centre cockpit, deck saloon yachts with full-beam aft cabins seem to offer everything, but is the promise too good to be true? Graham Snook heads to Denmark to find out
Golden Globe Race: Windvane failure for leader Simon Curwen
Golden Globe Race leader Simon Curwen has suffered a major blow following the complete failure of his Hydrovane windvane steering system; he has no spare