Sailors are being asked to comment on six draft marine guidance notices (MGNs) on yacht safety. It follows a pledge by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to review MGN 280…
Maintenance
Skippers’ Tips: Flush the outboard & check your halyards
Seasoned skippers and Yachting Monthly experts give their advice on a whole range of issues for the cruising sailor
A guide to aluminium anodes
Protecting your boat from corrosion is something we all have to do, but what are the implications of switching to aluminium? Vyv Cox explains all
Skippers’ Tips: winterising halyards, integrating AIS & foolproof berthing
Seasoned skippers and Yachting Monthly experts give their advice on a whole range of issues for the cruising sailor
Jonty Pearce: A dark December hibernation
Jonty Pearce begins his winter maintenance programme on Aurial - starting with the electrics
Jonty Pearce: A room with a view
Jonty Pearce finds that a new sprayhood and cockpit tent on Aurial makes all the difference, giving him a warmer room with a view and the desire to undertake some…
Jonty Pearce: Of shoes and ships and bulging batteries
Dimming lights point Jonty Pearce towards battery problems
Jonty Pearce: The first sail of the season
Jonty Pearce relishes his first sail in months after finally getting towards the end of his maintenance list for Aurial
6 tips to make sailing easier on yourself
Duncan Kent investigates many ways to make sailing easier - and it doesn't involve downsizing your boat
CleanToGleam range
From a selection of the latest kit in Yachting Monthly’s New Gear pages