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Yachting Monthly

Oct 01 2023
Magazine

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd 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.

HOOKED ON A FEELING

NEWS • If you have a news story to share, contact News Editor Heather Prentice Email Heather.Prentice@futurenet.com Tel 07751 746468

New Atlantic record in a Mini 6.50

NEWS IN NUMBERS

Psychiatrist sails 2,100 miles around Britain

No stopping Novara project

Big win in Yachting Monthly Cup centenary

Welsh skipper launches Solo Challenge

What’s on at the 2023 Southampton Boat Show

LETTERS

DON’T MISS NEXT MONTH

Yachting Monthly

A race that’s about more than the result

Thunderstorms & heat in Greece

J-BOATS J/45 • With a serious racing pedigree and reputation for fast, easily driven boats, would J-Boats’ foray into cruising be successful? Theo Stocker set sail to find out

THIS MONTH’S EXPERTS

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED • Send your questions to our experts at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com for the chance to win a bottle of Chilgrove gin

How do you properly ventilate an engine?

A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP

CRUISING CLINIC • YM EXPERT Rachael Sprot steps aboard to help. This month she explains how to gain confidence with the spinnaker

TIME & PLACE

The fine art of flying drones from a boat • Getting photos of your own boat under sail was difficult until the arrival of affordable drones, but they have far more uses than just this, says James Kenning

‘STRANGE STICKY FUEL GUMMED UP MY ENGINE’ • When Andy Reeves’s otherwise highly reliable engine refused to start, approaching bad weather meant they had to set sail anyway. But solving the riddle about the cause was a harder challenge

WEST HIGHLAND YACHTING WEEK • For a week of competitive sailing and fun events, on water and land, it’s hard to beat this popular moveable feast on Scotland’s west coast

SAILING TO THE SHIANT ISLES • Guy Clegg and his family spent over two months cruising north through the outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland, discovering remote, enchanting islands

EASTER ISLAND & PITCAIRN • Remote and challenging, Easter Island and Pitcairn do not feature on many cruisers’ itineraries. Yet for Ivar Smits and Floris van Hees, they were obvious stopovers crossing the South Pacific

YOUR CRUISING COMMUNITY • Send your sailing gossip, diary dates, cruising news and club or owners’ association updates to Heather Prentice heather.prentice@futurenet.com

A bumpy ride to the Isles of Scilly • After surgery and radiotherapy, Darrell and Carmen Minards set themselves a goal to reach the Scilly Isles in 2022

Goodbye Toad

BOOK CLUB • Julia Jones reviews the latest maritime reading

NEW GEAR • Dennis O’Neill reviews the latest yachting innovations, from EPIRBs to tenders

REMIGO ONE ELECTRIC OUTBOARD £2,185 • With electric outboards becoming increasingly popular, Fox Morgan took one of the latest contenders out for a full day’s test spin on Southampton Water

ALSO ON THE MARKET

SUBSCRIBE TO YACHTING MONTHLY

HOW IT WORKS THE FUEL SYSTEM

TECHNICAL HOW TO TEST A BOAT • Buying a boat, especially your first, can be a daunting experience. Duncan Kent offers expert guidance on how to get it right

GRAND SOLEIL 34.1 • Fast, tough, stylish and easy to handle, the Grand Soleil 34.1 is...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 116 Publisher: Future Publishing Ltd Edition: Oct 01 2023

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Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd 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.

HOOKED ON A FEELING

NEWS • If you have a news story to share, contact News Editor Heather Prentice Email Heather.Prentice@futurenet.com Tel 07751 746468

New Atlantic record in a Mini 6.50

NEWS IN NUMBERS

Psychiatrist sails 2,100 miles around Britain

No stopping Novara project

Big win in Yachting Monthly Cup centenary

Welsh skipper launches Solo Challenge

What’s on at the 2023 Southampton Boat Show

LETTERS

DON’T MISS NEXT MONTH

Yachting Monthly

A race that’s about more than the result

Thunderstorms & heat in Greece

J-BOATS J/45 • With a serious racing pedigree and reputation for fast, easily driven boats, would J-Boats’ foray into cruising be successful? Theo Stocker set sail to find out

THIS MONTH’S EXPERTS

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED • Send your questions to our experts at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com for the chance to win a bottle of Chilgrove gin

How do you properly ventilate an engine?

A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP

CRUISING CLINIC • YM EXPERT Rachael Sprot steps aboard to help. This month she explains how to gain confidence with the spinnaker

TIME & PLACE

The fine art of flying drones from a boat • Getting photos of your own boat under sail was difficult until the arrival of affordable drones, but they have far more uses than just this, says James Kenning

‘STRANGE STICKY FUEL GUMMED UP MY ENGINE’ • When Andy Reeves’s otherwise highly reliable engine refused to start, approaching bad weather meant they had to set sail anyway. But solving the riddle about the cause was a harder challenge

WEST HIGHLAND YACHTING WEEK • For a week of competitive sailing and fun events, on water and land, it’s hard to beat this popular moveable feast on Scotland’s west coast

SAILING TO THE SHIANT ISLES • Guy Clegg and his family spent over two months cruising north through the outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland, discovering remote, enchanting islands

EASTER ISLAND & PITCAIRN • Remote and challenging, Easter Island and Pitcairn do not feature on many cruisers’ itineraries. Yet for Ivar Smits and Floris van Hees, they were obvious stopovers crossing the South Pacific

YOUR CRUISING COMMUNITY • Send your sailing gossip, diary dates, cruising news and club or owners’ association updates to Heather Prentice heather.prentice@futurenet.com

A bumpy ride to the Isles of Scilly • After surgery and radiotherapy, Darrell and Carmen Minards set themselves a goal to reach the Scilly Isles in 2022

Goodbye Toad

BOOK CLUB • Julia Jones reviews the latest maritime reading

NEW GEAR • Dennis O’Neill reviews the latest yachting innovations, from EPIRBs to tenders

REMIGO ONE ELECTRIC OUTBOARD £2,185 • With electric outboards becoming increasingly popular, Fox Morgan took one of the latest contenders out for a full day’s test spin on Southampton Water

ALSO ON THE MARKET

SUBSCRIBE TO YACHTING MONTHLY

HOW IT WORKS THE FUEL SYSTEM

TECHNICAL HOW TO TEST A BOAT • Buying a boat, especially your first, can be a daunting experience. Duncan Kent offers expert guidance on how to get it right

GRAND SOLEIL 34.1 • Fast, tough, stylish and easy to handle, the Grand Soleil 34.1 is...


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