On Saturday, 28 June, 40 boats will participate in a ceremonial pageant from Greenwich Pier to HMS President in London to mark the 250th anniversary of the Royal Thames Yacht…
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Sprint finish concludes 2025 YM Celtic Triangle Race
28 boats make the dash across the Channel to the finish of this year’s YM Celtic Triangle Race
Disabled athlete and engineer Jazz Turner ‘smashes’ charity fundraising target
Jazz Turner, a GB para-athlete and engineer from Seaford, East Sussex, set off on 2nd June, hoping to become the first wheelchair user to sail solo, unassisted, and non-stop around…
23 yachts cross Celtic Triangle leg 2 finish line in Tréguier after 300-mile leg
Challenging weather conditions for the second leg of the Celtic Triangle saw nine of the competitors retire, whilst the other 23 managed to beat the weather and make it in…
YM Celtic Triangle sailors arrive in Kinsale
A mix of experienced and Corinthian shorthanded offshore racers started the Yachting Monthly Celtic Triangle Race from Falmouth on Sunday 8th June, with the final boats finishing in Kinsale in…
Ella casts off to sail solo 10,000 miles around the Arctic
Ella, a 28-year-old Yachtmaster instructor, is sailing her 1978 38ft Bruce Roberts offshore steel ketch, Yeva, to highlight the dramatic melting of the Arctic ice and to campaign for change.…
HanseYachts sale to new owner ‘a positive move’ in face of challenges
HanseYachts, the German builder of Hanse, Dehler and Moody yachts, has been bought from private equity owners by a new investor. Production volumes to be reduced
MAIB report into woman overboard death highlights safety issues, particularly for charities
Elizabeth Wood, a 43-year-old crew, fell overboard from an Andrew Cassell Foundation Sonar keelboat, LimbItless at around 1330 on 1 October 2022 while racing off Cowes, Isle of Wight. The…
Coppercoat Brian Black Memorial Award 2025: How to win £4,000 in cash prizes
Yachting Monthly’s marine environmental journalism award is being launched with the support of Coppercoat, with cash prizes worth £3,000 and £1,000-worth of new camera equipment up for grabs. The Brian…
Tribute to Peter Bruce, renowned racing yachtsman and author
Peter Bruce revised and edited Heavy Weather Sailing, first compiled by Kaines Adlard Coles in 1967, ensuring the updated advice on sailing through bad weather remained as relevant and essential…