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.

NATURAL HABITATS

Call to save historic £6m chart collection

Unprecedented Arctic warming

NEWS IN NUMBERS

Northwest Passage first for solo British woman

Turkey introduces 8% tax on range of vessels

Group planned to smuggle cocaine in transatlantic yacht

Innovation Awards at Cannes show

Former lifeboat volunteer home after nine-year circumnavigation

Four sailors rescued from the sea in ‘dramatic’ incident

NEW BOATS • Theo Stocker rounds up next season’s crop of larger, high-volume production cruising boats

JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY 415

DUFOUR 48 & 54

LETTERS • We’d love to hear from you. Write to us at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com or by post at Yachting Monthly, Future PLC, 121-141 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London W2 6JR

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CHARITY OF THE MONTH CHALLENGE WALES

Rolling with the news at sea

The helpful harbourmaster

FAURBY 360 DECK SALOON • Can a deck saloon under 40ft still be graceful and enjoyable to sail? Theo Stocker went to Denmark to find out

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Can you really only visit Scilly in light winds?

LONG WAY TO THE CARIBBEAN • Crossing the Atlantic via the Cape Verde islands is a detour well worth taking, says James Kenning

KEEPING IN THE LOOP

EXUBERANT DEPARTURE DAY

ACKNOWLEDGING THE RISKS

ARC+ STARTER FOR 10

True cost of an ATLANTIC CIRCUIT • It’s easy to dream about sailing the Atlantic, but actually doing it takes commitment and action. Justin Halewood explains how they did it, and what it cost

WORKING REMOTELY

MARINA CHOICES

1 - MINUTE BRIEFING

TOTTING UP THE BILL • So to the brass tacks - we spent an average of £4,208 per month or £2,103 per adult. Across a year this meant £50,496 of costs – you can see a breakdown below, alongside a comparison to our initial budget.

THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE IVAN • Paul Dale recounts the lessons he learned rebuilding his Dufour 41 Alexa on the devastated Caribbean island of Grenada in 2004

LESSONS LEARNT

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ADVENTURE HIBERNATING IN BRITTANY • Brittany in winter can be wild, wet and windy and not an obvious choice for spending the off season on board. But southern Brittany in particular has many charming advantages, as Detlef Jens found out

CRUISING NOTES • The following are safe harbours in which to spend the winter in Brittany:

ADVENTURE THE SCOTTISH ISLANDS PEAKS RACE • A demanding adventure that sees teams sail the west coast of Scotland stopping so crew runners race up the peaks of Mull, Jura and Arran. Charles Warlow and family take on the challenge

THE RACE

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

GETTING AROUND

PLACES TO STOP

NEW GEAR • The latest sailing innovations to help you enjoy your sailing safely and comfortably…

THE GREATEST GENERATION GOES TO SEA • Richard Crockatt describes how sailors land-bound in WW2 were eager to go to sea again. Edward Allcard was one of...