Sailing skills

Yachtmaster tip

  • November 20, 2014

Yachtmaster tips: steer into the seas. Tom has assessed hundreds of sailors for the RYA Yachtmaster exam – the gold standard of sailing qualifications. This is an example of the…

Scull a dinghy

  • October 16, 2012

Dick Durham demonstrates how to drive and control your tender using just one oar

  • September 18, 2012

Three classic blunders and how to avoid them

knots

  • March 5, 2012

Chris Beeson shows how to tie the nine sailing knots we tested to destruction in the April 2012 issue of Yachting Monthly

  • July 1, 2010

Yachting Monthly took a rudderless GK29 and tried 3 different ways of steering her. See which ones worked the best.

  • March 12, 2009

Tom Cunliffe uses a wireless remote for a bow thruster to bring a yacht alongside singlehanded. For the full article on Bow Thrusters, see the March 2009 issue of Yachting

  • March 12, 2009

Tom Cunliffe uses a bow thruster and a simple technique to get a yacht alongside, while the bow is being blown away from the pontoon. For the full article on…

  • February 12, 2009

Tom Cunliffe demonstrates how to find out which way your prop kicks. To read the full article, buy the February 2009 issue of Yachting Monthly.

  • February 12, 2009

Tom Cunliffe demonstrates some simple tips for controlling your yacht astern. For the full feature see the February 2009 issue of Yachting Monthly