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.

FOR THE LOVE OF TEA

UK bans EU meat and dairy imports; French ports of entry confirmed

RYA Youth National Championships

NEWS IN NUMBERS

Pip Hare joins Canadian Ocean Racing Team

Bayesian superyacht salvage begins

CA calls for sustainable HVO source material

Imray to continue paper charts after new deal with Austrian cartographer

MAIB report highlights safety issues after fatality

World ARC fleet returns after 26,000 miles

Inaugural British Marine Coastal Conference

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CHARITY OF THE MONTH SAIL BRITAIN

How to survive liferafts, airports and elephant seals

Being kind to fellow sailors

FIRST TEST SAARE 41.2 • Top-quality boat building with designs refined over years makes this Estonian-built yacht one of the best cruisers you will ever sail, according to Theo Stocker

SAARE 41.2

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Would you try to bail out or hope to find your way?

CRUISING CLINIC • If your boat has a new rig and new sails, but a tiller that still tries to wrench your arms out of their sockets, what do you do? David Harding investigates

EXAMPLES OF RUDDER TYPES

YACHTING MONTHLY CELTIC TRIANGLE RACE 2025 • Ever wanted to try your hand at offshore racing? We take a look at the event and crews taking part in this entry-level offshore event

TIM STEVENSON, RUSTLER 37, ANDRILLOT II

SAILING THE CELTIC TRIANGLE

RICK NEWCOMBE, XC38, EXEHIBITIONIST

RACE HISTORY

THE CELTIC TRIANGLE COURSE

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

LIST OF ENTRANTS • (Correct at time of going to press)

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THE PITFALLS AND PLEASURE OF OWNING A CLASSIC YACHT • Jason Beattie’s 1938 cutter Cumulus turns heads, but there are some costly realities that come with owning a beautiful piece of history

LESSONS LEARNED

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ADVENTURE IN SEARCH OF BALEARIC BLISS • One trip and James Kenning was smitten with Mallorca and the Spanish islands. Several years later, he returned with his own boat

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Science, the ocean & me • The big blue is massive. It is so big and deep that our scientists struggle to uncover its secrets. But you and your boat can make a difference, writes citizen science sailor Jon Amtrup

CRUISING COPENHAGEN • No other European metropolis is as easy to explore by boat as Copenhagen. Tie up in the centre of the city that has so much to offer, as Detlef Jens explains

NEW GEAR • Dennis O’Neill rounds up the latest marine products

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THE GIFTS FROM THE SEA • John and his partner Merry based their ferro-cement ketch Fancy Free at Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye from where they could explore the Hebrides and Scotland’s west coast,...