We all takes risks sailing downwind without a preventer, but if it goes wrong, what will the coroner say? asks Tom Cunliffe
Yachting Monthly
January 2017
See what’s inside our January 2017 issue here… Sailing Skills Expert On Board: Come alongside with confidence Chris Beeson finds the best way to get a line ashore first…
Jonty Pearce: Moving home
It's time to move to a new berth for the winter, but it's not all plain sailing for Jonty Pearce
Five good reasons to cruise in the Canary Islands
Sail in the Canary Islands and Discover a better place to cruise with 36 ports to explore and 8,500 berths
A cruising guide to the Canary Islands
Escape the winter, enjoy amazing food and drink, volcanic scenery and wonderful warm weather sailing, all just a few hours’ flight away from the UK
Jonty Pearce – The Golden Globe
Jonty Pearce wonders if they still make heroes in the same mould as those of the Golden Globe Race
What difference does fouling make?
Freshening up your anti-fouling at the start of each season is a tedious necessity, but necessity it certainly is. Chris Beeson explains why
My solo Transatlantic in a 27ft cruiser
James Muggoch learns the hard way that solo Transatlantic cruising is all about practice, more practice, and yet more practice
Jonty Pearce – VHF radio during a man overboard
When Jonty Pearce discussed calling for help if you have a man overboard, he realised a VHF radio in the cockpit would be preferable, but it wasn't simple
X-Yachts X4 review
She is more ‘cruising’ than X-Yachts’ Performance range but more ‘performance’ than its Cruising range, so who is she for? Graham Snook takes her sailing to find out