Yachting Monthly's literary reviewer, Julia Jones, reviews the thriller, Gold Bay and finds a escapist thrilling page-turner - one for the holidays
Yachting Monthly Book Club
For the Love of the Sea: Book review
‘We are lucky to live in an island that enjoys such a diverse array of food,’ writes Jenny Jefferies in the preface to her book For the Love of the…
The Backside of Normal: a sailing life of adventure – Book review
The Backside of Normal: a sailing life of adventure If your starting point is Los Angeles then your cruising ground is immediately the Pacific. Roger Olson’s first expeditions took him…
Last-minute Christmas gift ideas for sailors
Still looking for a thoughtful Christmas gift for the discerning sailor in your life? Don't despair! Here are a few ideas...
Dick Durham Podcast March 2017
Separating fact from fiction isn’t easy when it comes to Erksine Childers, but I’ve been inspired to follow in his wake, says Dick Durham
Heading for home from the high Arctic in a leaking boat
In a bitter north-east wind accompanied by flurries of snow we watched the desolate coast recede. By now, even on this coast, all the ice had vanished, all but…
Salvation in a shipwreck on a Scottish isle
By this time, we had got round Iona and begun to come alongside Mull. The tide at the tail of the land ran very strong, and threw the brig about.…
Dick Durham’s book of sea stories republished
Dick Durham’s wonderful collection of sailing stories from across centuries and around the world is being published in paperback in time for Father’s Day
Review – Skipper Swede’s little book of yachting
Chris Beeson reviews a book that blurts out what every sailor thinks when their patience is tested
Meet the pilotage experts at the Southampton Boat Show
Sailors who enjoy adventurous cruising can meet the experienced sailors and authors who write the RCCPF pilot books at the Southampton Boat Show