Once underway, coping without crew isn't too hard but manoeuvres can be tricky. Professional skipper Simon Phillips shares his shorthanded experience
Solo sailing
Take the stress out of sailing shorthanded: handling sails
Once underway, coping without crew isn't too hard but manoeuvres can be tricky. Professional skipper Simon Phillips shares his shorthanded experience
Golden Globe Race: Tapio Lehtinen crosses the equator
Tapio Lehtinen, the last Golden Globe Race skipper still sailing, has finally crossed the equator as he continues his circumnavigation back to France
Golden Globe Race: Mark Slats takes second place
41-year-old Dutch skipper Mark Slats has come second in the Golden Globe Race, crossing the finish line after 214 days alone at sea
Golden Globe Race: Uku Randmaa rounds Cape Horn
Uku Randmaa is the third Golden Globe Race skipper to round the iconic landmark
Golden Globe Race: Major storm bares down on Istvan Kopar
A major storm looks likely to overtake fourth place Golden Globe Race skipper Istvan Kopar in the Southern Ocean
Sailing for purists – Editor’s Letter, January 2019
Sailing for purists...the editor's welcome to the January issues of Yachting Monthly
Golden Globe Race: Entrant Istvan Kopar goes to aid of solo sailor
Golden Globe Race skipper, Istvan Kopar is assisting solo yachtsman Kjell Litwin who is running out of water, and is 3,000 miles from Australia
A savage way to circumnavigate the world
Ex-Army captain John Savage is planning a four year solo circumnavigation around the world for charity
Golden Globe Race: 10 left as Lepage docks at Cape Town
French sailor Loïc Lepage has pulled into Cape Town to replenish water supplies and make repairs, leaving just 10 skippers left in the main race