Yachting Monthly experts and seasoned skippers share their advice on a whole range of issues for the cruising sailor. Do you have a tip to share? Email us at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com…
Sailing skills
Could you free your yacht from a lobster pot?
The RYA's former Yachtmaster chief examiner, James Stevens answers your questions of seamanship. This month, without getting into the water could you clear a line wrapped around the propeller?
Home beckons, but is the harbour bar passable?
The RYA's former Yachtmaster chief examiner, James Stevens answers your questions of seamanship. This month with a fresh onshore wind and a strong ebb is the harbour bar passable?
Is red light at night best?
Dag Pike considers the age-old adage that using red light preserves your night vision
Skippers’ Tips: Keeping furlers in check & DSC radios
Yachting Monthly experts and seasoned skippers share their advice on a whole range of issues for the cruising sailor. Do you have a tip to share? Email us at yachtingmonthly@ti-media.com…
8 safety lessons from 2019
A good sailor learns from experience, or better, from the experiences of others. Theo Stocker looks back to see what seamanship and safety lessons we can take from this year’s…
Storm tactics from the Golden Globe Race: Uku Randmaa
The 2018 Golden Globe Race was solo sailor Uku Randmaa's second circumnavigation of the world. He shares his heavy weather tactics and experiences of ocean storms
Tips to calibrate your instruments
Professional navigator Simon Fisher shares his top tips to calibrate your instruments, to make sure you get the most from your electronics onboard
The 5 practical tools to use for faster passages
Most of us have a lot of electronic kit on board. Toby Heppell asks the experts how to make the most of all this technology
Skippers’ Tips: Pick the right autopilot & protect your deck gear
Yachting Monthly experts and seasoned skippers give their advice on a whole range of issues for the cruising sailor