Beat the heat - cool kit '99 and Bavaria 31 on test.

September Preview

Southampton Show: free map and guide; plus Kite-flying for cruising sailors.

August Preview

From Chichester via the Caribbean and the Azores. One young couple's Atlantic adventures in their Kingfisher 30.

Flares test produces some interesting and surprising results, plus the best ways to calibrate your yacht's instruments.

A week in the Channel with Peter Nielsen, plus Canadian cruising.

The Sigma man: A profile of David Thomas, Britain’s most popular yacht designer, plus free Lights Guide.

Win a '2,000 Raytheon radar!, Crewed Thoughts, Tales from the Mediterranean.

Our experts get number-crunching with the latest tidal height calculation programs for laptop and palmtop computers. Island hopping is easy in the British Virgins. Win a £1,000 Ocean Safety liferaft.

May Preview

YM's four-language nautical phrasebook, Cross-channel cruising and all your favourites.

April Contents

Free: Destinations pull out and keep charts, win a sailing weekend and enjoy our new look!