We tested the latest Bavaria C45 in 2018, which at the time was the first Cossutti designed Bavaria in that size range. Just five years later, Bavaria are bringing out…
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When to replace yacht sails and how to make old sails last longer
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…
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