Jeanne Socrates battled equipment failure during her record circumnavigation. She tells Katy Stickland how she overcame adversity
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Skippers’ Tips: Replacing jack stays & rudder checks
Yachting Monthly experts and seasoned skippers share their advice on a whole range of issues for the cruising sailor. Do you have a tip to share? Email us at yachtingmonthly@ti-media.com…
How to interpret wave patterns for comfortable sailing
Ken Endean explains how to read the water to find fair tides and avoid rough water
‘We let go and the entire rig sank like a stone’
A collapsed mast threw an unexpected obstacle in the path of Tim Ainsworth Anstey’s passage from Gotland to mainland Sweden while sailing with friends
Can you get the MOB back on the boat?
The RYA's former Yachtmaster chief examiner, James Stevens answers your questions of seamanship. This month, how would you deal with an MOB?
‘I got taken for a ride by my counterfeit crew’
When Alan England found himself stranded in Greece without crew to assist his return passage, he made a rash decision he was soon to regret
Navigating wind farms: The dos and the don’ts
Wind farms want to restrict where yachts can sail around them. The RYA is fighting for freedom of navigation. Stuart Carruthers told Toby Heppell precisely what you can and can’t…
What makes a boat seaworthy?
What characteristics make a yacht fit for purpose? Duncan Kent explores the meaning of 'seaworthy' and how hull design and technology have changed the way we think
Refurbishing a yacht: ‘We had a huge project on our hands’
Elizabeth Earle shares what she learned buying a dismasted vintage Amel in the wake of Hurricane Irma
Why you should get to know your liferaft
It is easy to buy the cheapest liferaft and then forget about it, but do you know how to use it and what's actually inside? Theo Stoker met Survitec's Matthew…