One of the real pleasures of picking cruising destinations is to find one you know will provide excellent food to satisfy an appetite freshly whetted by the wind and waves…
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How to take your dog or cat sailing
Taking a dog or cat to sea needs extra thought on a cruising yacht, explains Erin Carey
Craig Wood: Life-affirming voyage
Triple amputee army veteran Craig Wood is cruising around the world to raise awareness of sailing with disabilities. He shared his story with Katy Stickland
Nonsuch Bay: escaping the crowds on Antigua
Will Bruton finds a protected quiet haven far from the madding crowd on Antigua's east coast
Monach Islands, off North Uist: a Scottish paradise
The anchorages around the Monach Islands in the Outer Hebrides offer total isolation for the intrepid sailor, as Jonty Pearce discovers
Boat rigging: a guide to going composite
‘Like the shift from wooden spars to alloy spars after the Second World War, we are moving to carbon spars and composite boat rigging for cruising boats,’ says well-known surveyor…
Boat cover, awning or bimini: Keeping cool in the sun
Most people realise that yachts cruising in the tropics need decent shading, but it hasn’t normally been necessary for sailors in northern latitudes. That is changing though and we are…
Tie up and eat out – Editor’s letter Summer 2021
Maybe the debate about what keel or keels make for the best cruising boat is far from settled... Theo Stocker introduces the Summer 2021 issue of Yachting Monthly
Sailing through a storm: One man’s tale of near disaster
Eighteen months ago, I left East Anglia in my Westerly GK-29 cruiser-racer, bound for Istanbul. My progress was naturally slow at first as I had never sailed before but, by…
Best historic sailing sites: 10 of the best to sail to this summer
Katy Stickland speaks to a variety of experts to find the best historic sailing site in Britain and provides you with all the pilotage information you need to get there