Yachting Monthly

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.

TIDES OF CHANGE

Shortage of marina berths nationwide

More Scottish offshore wind farms

NEWS IN NUMBERS

Restrictions due to low water levels

£3 million Sutton Harbour repairs

Island Harbour Marina in administration

New independent lifeboat charity

Nuisance PWC riders targeted

Administrators seize JST’s Lord Nelson

Channel catamaran ferry service

NEW BOATS • Toby Heppell heads for the sun and rounds up the new luxury yachts launched in Mediterranean style at Cannes Yachting Festival for 2023

LETTERS

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An obstinate blockage

A new testament of ‘the bible’

Shoulder season sailing

THE ICY SOUND OF CLIMATE CHANGE • Jon Amtrup looks at how climate change is affecting the Svalbard archipelago. His article has won the 2022 Brian Black Memorial Award

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

What is the best dual VHF handset?

A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP

EXTEND YOUR SAILING SEASON • Keeping afloat in the autumn can provide some of year’s best sailing, says Rachael Sprot

THE WEATHER

THE BOAT

THE KIT

THE SKILLS • BOAT HANDLING

THE PLAN • DEFENSIVE SAILING

STRANGE TIDAL CURVES • On shallow estuaries, tidal calculations are vital but Ken Endean finds errors in online predictions

‘Despite everything it was an amazing experience’ • After buying a Dufour Classic 35, Chris Humphries experiences a series of hardships when trying to sail his new boat home from Conwy to Plymouth

LESSONS LEARNED

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THE SAIL OF SOLITUDE • Ahead of crossing the start line, Katy Stickland talks to the 2022 Golden Globe Race skippers embarking on the world’s longest and loneliness solo yacht race

GOLDEN GLOE RACE DIFFERENCES

THE 2022 GGR FLEET

FAROE ISLANDS NORTHERN CHARM • Lying halfway between Scotland and Iceland, the Faroe Islands offer an abundance of nature, culture and challenging sailing

PASSAGE PLANNER • The Faroe Islands

HOME WATERS NORTH AGAINST A NORTHERLY WIND • Alison Cable sails from Tollesbury to Southwold on a shakedown sail plagued by gear failure

YOURCRUISING COMMUNITY

A Scottish sailing season • David Lanceley spends the spring, summer and autumn cruising Scotland’s west coast

Casual visitors

BOOK CLUB • Julia Jones reviews the latest maritime reading

NEW GEAR • Sam Fortescue rounds up the latest kit for you and your boat

TECHNICAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION • Faster, cheaper satellite comms are coming to an ocean near you, reports Sam Fortescue

A QUESTION OF DATA

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DAWN 39 • What does a Contessa 32 with 6ft headroom and an aft cabin look like? Rachael Sprot jumps on board the Dawn 39 to find out

EXPERT OPINION • BEN SUTCLIFFE-DAVIES is a marine surveyor and full member of the Yacht Brokers Designers & Surveyors Association (YDSA) www.bensutcliffemarine.co.uk

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