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.

HUMBLE SEA DOGS

Atlantic rescue for Vendée Globe skipper

Jon Holt is Sailor of the Decade

NEWS IN NUMBERS

Online provenance check for boats on sale

Dredging programme for Scottish Canals

Calls for improved dredging at Brighton

Sailing officially reinstated for GCSE and A-level PE

Sailing the Atlantic using sip and puff tech

Yacht Racing Image of the Century revealed

LETTERS

DON’T MISS NEXT MONTH

Yachting Monthly

How royal yachts meet their end

Resource management

The ‘salt of reality’

HANSE 348 & 418 • What do two more metres get you on a boat? With Hanse’s range following the same formula, Graham Snook set the 348 and 418 against each other to find out…

HANSE 348

HANSE 418

THIS MONTH’ SEX PERTS

SKIPPERS’ TIPS THE KNOWLEDGE & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

What is the best dinghy and electric outboard combination for river cruising?

A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP • Can you help a trapped dinghy sailor?

HOW TO repair a sail • Knowing how to patch up a sail can get you home safely, extend your cruise and save you money. Rob Kemp of Kemp Sails talks Rubicon 3’s Rachael Sprot through sail repair essentials

Modernise your boat on a budget • Updating your instruments, and the data you can see on them, needn’t cost the earth. Sam Fortescue investigates how to upgrade your boat’s tech without spending a fortune

New plotter

WHAT IS NMEA?

New transducers and sensors

New display

Batteries, tanks and engines

Making use of the data

Setting alarms

Hunter Channel 245

LYME REGIS, DORSET • Dag Pike finds a quiet spot to drop the hook in this popular south coast resort

‘The boat nosedived and its bow folded’ • When Kevin Escoffier’s boat sank in the Southern Ocean within two minutes, he was rescued by fellow Vendée Globe competitor Jean le Cam. Pete Goss examines the expert seamanship involved

BEWARE BOAT MODIFICATIONS

THINK ABOUT THE CASUALTY

SEARCH PATTERNS

ADVENTURE CRUISING IN THE PIRATE ZONE • Liz Cleere and her partner Jamie Furlong sail Borneo’s notorious but beautiful north-east coast under military escort

A WEEK AFLOAT LA ROCHELLE • Gorgeous architecture, sandy beaches and mouthwatering seafood await those who explore France’s Atlantic port

NEED TO KNOW

GERRY HUGHES NO CHALLENGE TOO GREAT • Gerry Hughes is the first deaf sailor to solo circumnavigate the world. Katy Stickland finds out what motivates him to push the boundaries

YOURCRUISING COMMUNITY

A last hurrah • Gordon Baird enjoys the perfect cruise with old friends before putting his high performance trimaran up for sale

Entering the White Sea

BOOK CLUB • Julia Jones reviews the latest maritime reading

THE BEST NEW TECH FOR 2021 • Laura Hodgetts picks the best of the DAME Research and Development Excellence in Adversity award entries from METSTRADE Connect 2020

TECHNICAL GET THE LATEST ELECTRONICS ON A BUDGET • The cost of keeping up with the latest navigation technology can be prohibitive, but Mike Reynolds has found a way to get the latest gadgetry for a fraction of the cost

TECHNICAL WHY BIGGER ANCHORS AREN’T ALWAYS...