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Day Skipper: What you need to know to get through
With her husband Theo out of the way, Georgie Stocker shows on her Day Skipper course that she is more than capable of taking charge
Night sailing tips for first timers
Cruising after dark doesn't need to be stressful. Toby Heppell shares his tops tips for night sailing
Singlehanded sailing for the first time
Toby Heppell looks at the art of singlehanded sailing and considers what constitutes good seamanship when it’s only you on board
Man overboard: tactics that really work for couples
The YM team get wet to see how well the MOB process works for shorthanded sailing. Here are our findings...
Get Ready for the Season: 8 jobs we often forget
From batteries to logs, Rupert Holmes reminds us of the quick checks with long-lasting implications
How to avoid collisions in fog
Not many of us would happily set sail in fog but sometimes it is unavoidable, and knowing how to avoid collisions is crucial, says Andy du Port
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…
Getting technical – welcome to Yachting Monthly August 2019
Why the details are part of the delight of sailing. Welcome to the August 2019 issue of Yachting Monthly, on sale 18 July
Cutting edge equipment for 2019
Yachting Monthly picks some of the latest equipment to look out for this year