Yacht cruising within the Arctic Circle has become increasingly popular, but what is the best type of yacht for the job? Duncan Kent investigates
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Sailing for purists – Editor’s Letter, January 2019
Sailing for purists...the editor's welcome to the January issues of Yachting Monthly
Arctic ice: Sailing across the North Pole a reality ‘by 2080’
Arctic summer shipping across the North Pole may be possible by the end of the century, with the first potential crossings feasible by 2040
Jonty Pearce: The Penguin AGM
Maybe I should explain further in case by any chance readers of these pages think that I have finally been ejected from the confines of my mind. I am not…
Midwinter maintenance
Got that nagging feeling there's some maintenance you’ve forgotten to do before putting her to bed for the winter? Duncan Kent helps to jog your memory
Ocean Cruising Club launches Arctic Rally in Norway
The Ocean Cruising Club will host a rally for members and non-members, along Norway's rugged coastline to the Lofoten Islands in the Arctic in June 2016
Jonty Pearce: The shortest day
Christmas is coming and the geese are getting fat. The turkeys are looking worried and getting twitchy when cranberry sauce is mentioned. It seems improbable, but in the middle of…
‘The Cool Route’ to link west coasts of Ireland, Scotland and Norway
The Cool Route Project has launched a survey to gain information about the needs and activities of cruising sailors along the west coasts of Ireland, Scotland, the Faroe Islands and…
50 innovations that changed sailing
Chris Beeson picks 50 innovations that have changed our safety, navigation, life on deck and more
Contessa 26 celebrates 50 years
The Contessa 26 Association is preparing to celebrating 50 years of this prize-winning pocket racer and ocean-cruiser