Golden Globe Race skipper Mark Slats has said he is thinking of retiring from the race after being banned from broadcasting on the HAM radio net
Weather
Do I set off – or not?
James Stevens answers your questions of seamanship - this month, with increasing headwinds forecast is it best to leave now or wait for a better forecast?
Why we love winter – Editor’s letter, December 2018
Why we love winter ... the editor's welcome to the December issue of Yachting Monthly
‘We should have turned back when the storm hit’
Adam Dunlop and his wife Maria learned a few hard lessons when their engine started to struggle mid-Channel in worse conditions than forecast
Jonty Pearce: The Green Flash – myth or truth?
How many times have we sat watching the sun dip down to the horizon on a beautiful summer’s evening? The sky turns golden, the sun appears to expand, and an…
‘We were caught by katabatic winds in Oman’
Barry Grey and crew feel the full force of a downslope wind and end up running aground and being rescued by the Coastguard
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
Jonty Pearce: The wind doth howl
Jonty Peace reflects on the perils of wild weather as he rides out the tail end of Opheila
Wind warning for this weekend in the south
The Met Office is warning that an intense low pressure system is expected to bring strong winds to southern Britain on Saturday
Storm Ophelia continues to bring disruption across the UK
Storm Ophelia has brought gusts of up to 70 mph to parts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland, where the crew of a yacht had to be rescued…