Sailors aboard 78 yachts were due to leave Las Palmas for the Cape Verde islands on Sunday 8 November, but two low pressure weather systems close to the Canary Islands…
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Plymouth boosts visitor berths with extended Mayflower pontoon
New pontoons, mooring options and shoreside facilities at the Barbican Landing Stage in Plymouth aim to attract visiting yachts
60 Days of the Golden Globe Race: Storm damage, head injuries, and reactions to the US midterm elections
The twelve remaining skippers in the 2026 Golden Globe Race are 8,000 miles into their solo, nonstop, and unassisted circumnavigation and rapidly approaching the roaring forties. On 3 November, frontrunner…
‘Our meticulous pre-race plans were blown away by a worsening forecast’ – Pete Goss
The planets, on occasion, line up to make something special. And so it proved for this year’s Drheam Cup (the French open offshore Grand Prix). Some 120 craft, ranging from…
Sailing the Fastnet sea area: ‘The slate shores lifted up to banks of bracken and purple heather’
Fastnet Fastnet is arguably the shipping-forecast sea area that most persistently stirs our sailing ambitions and dreams. Whether we race or cruise, our collective memories of Fastnet races and storms,…
Could you get a long-keeled yacht out of this tight spot?
Annie and Fred are in Tréguier aboard their Vancouver 38, Gallant, and would like to depart for Lézardrieux, 20 miles to the east. They want to catch the flood tide,…
More Than a Yacht: Becoming Part of the Saare Family
A long voyage is made up of much more than the miles sailed. There are passages to manage with a small crew, changing conditions to deal with, equipment to maintain…
The Spooky Side of Seafaring: Superstitions, Sirens, and Shipwrecks
Seafaring folk have always been among the most superstitious. It you’ve ever night sailed on a moonless night, with a pitch dark sky above and fathoms of black water on…
‘We were welcomed on a narrow approach by the resident seals’ – Sailing the Irish Sea
Irish Sea Uniquely amongst Shipping Forecast sea areas, the Irish Sea incorporates coastlines of every country in the UK as well as the Republic of Ireland. On its western edge…
November 2026
The November 2026 issue of Yachting Monthly is out now…








