Sailing skills

Aground at this angle, doing anything onboard is difficult

  • January 15, 2015

Crash Test Boat – Aground Provided you refloat without any damage, it doesn’t much matter how, but the aim of this test was to go step-by-step through the various methods,…

  • January 12, 2015

‘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…

Life in a liferaft, during a F6 in the Bay of Biscay

  • January 8, 2015

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…

Skipper’s tips: moon tides

  • January 7, 2015

Skipper’s tips: moon tides. Yachtmaster examiner Tom Cunliffe with practical advice for all sailors

  • January 4, 2015

What a pong! Funny smells on board your boat can be dangerous. Two seasons ago I thought my holding tank was leaking. Up forward, where it lives, a distinct pong…

  • January 2, 2015

Back to front is right for ventilation Ventilation is critical to the life expectancy of a wooden boat, particularly when left on a mooring. No GRP yacht ever sank through…

  • December 30, 2014

This photo is a rather exaggerated case of wind-against-tide. The water’s easy to read because you’d expect things to be rough and they were. In lesser situations you can still…