Welcome to the February 2020 issue of Yachting Monthly, on sale 2 January
Storm
Skippers’ Tips: winterising halyards, integrating AIS & foolproof berthing
Seasoned skippers and Yachting Monthly experts give their advice on a whole range of issues for the cruising sailor
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
Holyhead Marina: salvage of boats begins
Holyhead Sailing Club pays tribute to the 'fantastic contribution' made by members and the wider community following the damage to Holyhead Marina by Storm Emma
Yachts warned of imminent gale risk
Sailors are warned to check their boats before the weekend as a Force 9 gale is expected
What all sailors can learn from Cyclone Pam
Cyclone Pam wrecked dozens of yachts in Vanuatu. Tom Partridge returns to Port Vila to ask who survived, and how
Dick Durham podcast – April 2015
“As night-time storms rattled the slates, I dreamed of that one length of studding holding the boat upright” We’re very close to saying goodbye to the gales of winter. I…
Prepare your boat for a storm in harbour
‘January is the worst month of the year for boat insurance claims,’ says Simon Tonks of marine insurer Navigators & General. ‘Over the last five years, claims in January are…
Adventure: guide to sailing in storms
Award-winning sailor and expedition leader Bob Shepton regularly sails some of the most storm-swept latitudes in the world. Not bad for a pensioner in a 33ft Westerly