Yachting Monthly

Dick Durham

  • August 20, 2015

Some sailors leave me feeling distinctly uncomfortable; they leave me with a sneaking suspicion that I haven’t sailed far enough, that I’m too comfortable in home waters, that I’m a…

Anchorages

  • August 20, 2015

I’m curious about the way my attitude to weather and forecasting has changed over the years. I’ll never forget being trapped in Cherbourg in a 32-foot wooden gaff cutter with…

Berthon

  • August 20, 2015

How do I know if my rig needs a service? There are no set service intervals. It is really more about time scales and usage. If you have sailed for…

  • August 20, 2015

A fine idea this month, for YM to warn about The Shock Of The Big (p34). It is easy to to think that a roomier, faster, grander boat is always…

Jellyfish

  • August 20, 2015

Recent surveys have suggested a significant rise in many jellyfish species here in the UK. Already this year the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) have had thousands of reports from the…

Boathandling

  • August 20, 2015

The principles of big boat handling apply to smaller boats, but everything’s bigger – including the consequences of mistakes, says Rachael Sprot

Santa Luzia

  • August 20, 2015

In the tropics, it won’t be long until your swinging circle of personal space is encroached upon as others crowd into your secret idyll. Remote and isolated anchorages abound in…

September 2015

  • August 20, 2015

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