At the end of last season I snapped our wooden flagstaff when using it as a handhold coming up the stern ladder from the dinghy. It is in a slightly…
Yachting Monthly
July 2016
Here's what's inside our July 2016 issue...
New tidal model following Cowes breakwater
A new model of the tidal flows around Cowes has been produced to show the impact of the new Cowes breakwater
Cruisers invited to try racing at Cowes Week
Organisers of Cowes Week are inviting sailors who may have never raced before to join in the final Saturday of Cowes Week on 13 August 2016
A yachtsman’s guide to shipping
To stay safe around shipping, it pays to understand the different types of marine traffic. John Lang explains all
How to tie a soft shackle
Soft shackles can be used almost anywhere you currently use a conventional shackle. Look on any boat and you will usually find areas where a metal shackle has worn away…
Jonty Pearce: The joys of getting older
I’m beginning to feel my age. At 58, I feel a little aggrieved at getting arthritis, but I have to remind myself that as a GP I daily see patients…
USED BOAT: Rustler 31
Rustler 31 review See the April 2016 issue of Yachting Monthly for the full test What’s she like to sail? With her sound design, substantial build quality, encapsulated long keel…
Jonty Pearce: A Year Of Blogging
Amazingly, a year has passed since my first entry into blogging with ‘A large man in a small hole’ on May 19th 2015. Producing one every week dismayed me at…
Tom Cunliffe June 2016 podcast
In this month’s ‘Skipper’s Tips’ I’ve mentioned how I hate blundering around strange harbours at night. The most colourful near miss to join the lexicon of frights leading to this…