Yachting Monthly

Yachting monthly is at the heart of the British yachting market and is for people who actively sail their boats - whether cruising across the channel, around the coast or further a field in blue waters. It provides an entertaining mix of vital information for cruising yachtsmen with all levels of experience, which maximises their enjoyment, increases their skills and gives them the confidence to broaden their horizons.

Taking on the waves

Calls for new laws to crack down on drink-drive boating • If you have a news story to share, contact News Editor Heather Prentice Email Heather.Prentice@futurenet.com Tel 07751 746468

Six sailors retire before start of Golden Globe Race 2026

Eleven convicted for £40m cocaine RIB operation

Henri-Lloyd launches Sail Free to break down barriers to sailing

Win for Coastguard Rescue Officers

Modernised wedding laws could allow ceremonies on boats

Launching time at Boat Building Academy

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VOTE FOR THE BEST MARINE GEAR & SERVICES • The finalists of the Sailors’ Choice Awards have been announced – vote for your favourite

The safety gear I won’t forget next time

Don’t write off ladies of a certain age

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HEYMAN 42 PPH • Swedish designer Gabriel Heyman poured a lifetime of ideas into this pilot saloon cruiser, which includes arguably the largest cockpit available at this size, says Toby Hodges

A DAUGHTER OF THE SEA • Author Geraldine Griffin has called 16 boats her home, starting with a Thames sailing barge when she was a few months old. Julia Jones tells her story

SAIL 4 CANCER

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

The Golden Globe Race Returns • As 18 intrepid skippers finalise their preparations, we give the lowdown on the ultimate solo circumnavigation challenge

The new science behind seasickness AND HOW TO STOP IT • Sailors have always wrestled with seasickness, but our understanding of it is changing rapidly, says Nick Leather

MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND SEASICKNESS

KRISTINA RECHENBACK EXPLAINS THE HOLISTIC APPROACH OF THE TILLIT METHOD

Could you, and would you, help in this Mayday?

AN UNIMAGINABLE OUTCOME •  Early-season sailing is always a pleasure, but when things go wrong on a Bank Holiday you need a bit of luck

LESSONS LEARNT

VICTORIA 30 • Having owned a smaller yacht by the same builder, Nic Compton thought he knew what to expect when stepping aboard the Victoria 30, but you just never know what you’re going to find…

ALTERNATIVES TO CONSIDER

How to keep your crew happy • Monty explores how much a skipper should delegate

SAILING THE SHIPPING FORECAST • Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

PLACES TO STOP

DARKNESS AT DAWN • Royal Marine Ewen Southby-Tailyour was approaching the end of his military deployment to the Arctic. But there was still time to explore under sail.

BOAT NETWORKING FOR BEGINNERS • If you don’t know your multiplexer from your gateway, Justin Morton has just the medicine for you…

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY • Cold air above a warm sea or landmass is a recipe for unstable atmospheric conditions

THE CONFESSIONAL • OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS