Tower lifeboat station helmsman and former Brighton RNLI volunteer Stan Todd has spent over 34 years saving lives at sea and on the River Thames in central London. During that…
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RKJ wins Yachtsman of the Year
Racing his Open 60 Grey Power, Sir Robin, 75, finished third in 2014 in the Rhum class in the singlehanded Route du Rhum race, from Saint Malo to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.…
Skipper’s tips: find a transit
Skipper’s tips: find a transit. Yachtmaster examiner Tom Cunliffe with practical advice for all sailors
Skipper’s tips: holding station
Skipper's tips: holding station. Yachtmaster examiner Tom Cunliffe with practical advice for all sailors
Prepare your boat for a storm in harbour
‘January is the worst month of the year for boat insurance claims,’ says Simon Tonks of marine insurer Navigators & General. ‘Over the last five years, claims in January are…
Crossing the Channel this summer?
If you’re unsure about the strength and heights of the tides, general navigation or the paperwork needed to venture into France, help is at hand. The Cruising Association (CA) will…
Libby Purves podcast – January 2015
‘In this boat-free season of family gatherings, here’s a fine new holiday game…’ In Swallows and Amazons, the children endearingly name creeks and inlets, islands and bays: Wild Cat Island,…
Tom Cunliffe podcast January 2015
“My luck ran out. I hit more rocks in the next half-hour than in the rest of my life to date” Sitting in my saloon with the bogey stove glowing…
Dick Durham podcast January 2015
“The operating manual is smothered in oily fingerprints and smells of diesel” What were two men doing zig-zag- ging across a theatre forecourt as light summer rain began to soak…
Life in a liferaft
Ever wondered what life in a liferaft is really like in rough weather? Yachting Monthly's Chris Beeson packed his sick bag and went to the Bay of Biscay to find…