"My luck ran out. I hit more rocks in the next half-hour than in the rest of my life to date..." says Tom Cunliffe in his January 2015 podcast for…
Yachting Monthly
Skipper’s tips: Clash of spreaders
Practical advice for all sailors. Tom Cunliffe has sailed tens of thousands of miles all over the world and has been a Yachtmaster Examiner since 1978
Adventure: guide to sailing in storms
Award-winning sailor and expedition leader Bob Shepton regularly sails some of the most storm-swept latitudes in the world. Not bad for a pensioner in a 33ft Westerly
Skipper’s tips: Heave her clear
Practical advice for all sailors. Tom Cunliffe has sailed tens of thousands of miles all over the world and has been a Yachtmaster Examiner since 1978
Tried and tested: Karver KJ10 rope clutch
Duncan Kent tests the Karver KJ10 Rope Clutch, and finds it frighteningly expensive
Nautical Christmas gift ideas
If you’re Christmas shopping for the sailor in your life or looking to drop a hint, Duncan Kent and Colin Jarman have some great festive ideas
New ideas to improve your life on board
It’s one thing to build a new boat, quite another to design a genuinely new feature that solves a problem on board. Graham Snook picks his favourite new ideas from…
Anchorages: The Black Isles, Firth of Lorne
For Brian Black, missing the tide led to the discovery of a delightful little anchorage at The Black Isles
10 tips for night sailing
Yachting Monthly experts have sailed tens of thousands of miles around the world, thousands of them at night. Here, they share their ten top tips for night sailing
How to tackle a night passage short-handed
Worried about ‘things that go bump in the night’? Tom Cunliffe says night sailing is easier than you think – and an amazing experience