CRUISING
COVER STORY: GO SAILING ON A SHOESTRING
GET AFLOAT FOR UNDER £5,000
You don’t need to break the bank to buy and equip a capable cruising boat. The YM team tell you how to sail on a budget

COVER STORY: EXPLORE NORTH BRITTANY
THE EMERALD COAST
The waters around St Malo are full of treats, says David Jefferson

CHILL-OUT PRISONER
Rod Heikell feels decidedly frosty about freezers on boats

THE RALLY YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
The Iles du Soleil rally visits exotic ports on both sides of the Atlantic. Miles Kendall catches up with it on the Amazon River

DEEP POOLS ON A SHALLOW RIVER
Cruise up the Teifi, a beautiful Welsh river, and you’ll discover hidden depths and stunning scenery, says Ken Endean

THE EVEREST OF AMATEUR SAILING
The OSTAR’s latest incarnation is the Artemis Transat Race – but there’s still a race for solo skippers with Corinthian spirit

SAILING SKILLS
COVER STORY: USING A PC AT SEA
YACHTMASTER AND THE COMMAND KEY
Expert advice on using a laptop chartplotter from Tom Cunliffe

SKIPPER’S TIPS
Sorting shorelines, safely handling shackles, and more

A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP
How should you enter a tricky, tight berth?

SAILING SKILLS LIBRARY
The latest titles on crewing, skippering and navigation

A PROPER FOUL-UP
Miles Kendall learns his lesson after diving under a boat

ANY QUESTIONS?
Taking fuel to France and using a strobe at sea

BOATS AND GEAR
COVER STORY: SOUTHERLY 32
NEW BOAT TEST: SPACE INVADER
The new Southerly turned heads at the London Boat Show – but how did she perform at sea?

NEW BOATS
The Morris 36, a modern classic sloop, plus the Feeling 55, another motorboat-style yacht, Regina, Sly and Southerly

NEW GEAR
A boat-proof BlackBerry box and an instant pushpit seat, plus two bright British innovations

COVER STORY: 10 AIS FACTS YOU MUST KNOW
IS AIS WORTH THE MONEY?
10 facts you must know about AIS. Which Automatic Identification System is right for you? Buyers’ guide

COVER STORY: SECOND-HAND BOATS
A-Z GUIDE TO USED BOATS: BÉNÉTEAU
Our indispensable guide to second-hand boats – more Bénéteau Firsts as well as Évasions, Idylles and Océanises

REGULARS
EDITOR’S LOG
View from the helm

OPENING SHOT
Shoal-draught scene

NEWS
Lifejacket light warning

READERS’ LETTERS
Your views and opinions

LIBBY PURVES
Learning lessons from cruise ships

CUNLIFFE ON CRUISING
The beauty’s in the detail, says Tom

NIGEL CALDER’S TECH TALK
The pros and cons of comms

BLUE WATER LETTER
Annie Hill sails to the idyllic cruising ground of Tasmania

AROUND THE COAST
Tidal turbines in Ireland and the rest of your local news

THE CONFESSIONAL
Yachtsmen confess their sailing sins