Mooring fore and aft can be a fiddly process, never more so than in Cornwall’s Polperro. If you can do it here, says Rachael Sprot, then you can do it anywhere Fancy going to Polperro next weekend?’ I asked my partner Chris on New Year’s Day. ‘We’ve finally got some high …Continue reading » The post How to pick up fore and aft moorings appeared first on Yachting Monthly ..read more

Making your yacht as easy to see as possible makes collision avoidance much easier for large vessels, says merchant seaman Tom Sanders Having worked aboard merchant vessels as well as being a yacht sailor myself, I’ve gained invaluable insights into the visibility …Continue reading » The post Just how visible are yachts to shipping? appeared first on Yachting Monthly ..read more

Remembering when fog, calm and a dodgy Seagull outboard conspired to make a Dover Straight crossing a high stress experience for Dick Durham Beneteau Oceanis 351 Sailing on an overcast day off Dover Harbour it light winds with swell Forty years ago this summer I made my first Channel crossing according to an old, delaminating, mildewed and fading logbook. …Continue reading » The post Don’t cross the Dover Strait. It’s thick with traffic out there appeared first on Yachting Monthly ..read more

Sailing north promises adventure, beauty and isolation. Whether it’s Scotland, the Shetlands, Norway or further, Jane Russell explores the routes to take you there The wind is cold, the air clean and the light majestic. While sailing north might not be everyone’s idea of …Continue reading » The post How to plans a cruising route to the north: Sailing to Shetland and Norway appeared first on Yachting Monthly ..read more

As Yachting Monthly editor, I have loved testing the Garmin fēnix 7 Solar Edition. I wasn't a huge smart-watch fan before I got this one, but I find myself wearing the watch far more than I ever used to. I’ve tested the Garmin fēnix 7 Solar Edition over the course of more than a year of sailing and it …Continue reading » The post The Garmin fēnix 7 Solar Edition sold me on smartwatches and it’s at lowest price ever for Amazon Prime Day appeared first on Yachting Monthly ..read more

When Mike and Nicki Reynolds were crossing the Indian Ocean to South Africa, strong currents, volatile conditions and lightning made for challenging sailing Zen Again was heading west for Africa. We had departed our home port of Fremantle, Western Australia in June. We …Continue reading » The post ‘Sometimes your boat knows best’ appeared first on Yachting Monthly ..read more

Theo Stocker is put through his paces on an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore prep week, before taking the exam itself. Find out how he got on The RYA Yachtmaster Offshore has long been the qualification that cruising yacht sailors, both amateur and professional, have aspired to. …Continue reading » The post How to pass your Yachtmaster Practical Exam appeared first on Yachting Monthly ..read more

Libby Purves discusses how Family sailing can be an incredibly rewarding experience, but it does need a healthy does of ingenuity to do it right Elizabeth and Reuben assist Simon as lookouts, using the ‘faraway-lookers’ I applaud the idea of families with small children trying out what cruising would be like with them as crew. …Continue reading » The post ‘Navigating infancy makes rock pilotage and tidal calculation look like a stroll in the park’ – Libby Purves appeared first on Yachting Monthly ..read more

James Stevens considers a problem sent in by a Yachting Monthly reader who asks whether they should risk a short cut on a sailing passage George and Janet are on holiday in North Brittany on board their 10m yacht, Roller Coaster. North Brittany has a …Continue reading » The post Should you risk a short cut on a sailing passage? appeared first on Yachting Monthly ..read more

The skerry coast of southern Norway forms an endless labyrinth of islands, secret bays and rocks. The South Cape of Norway divides this world into two distinct halves: the Mild South and the Wild West… This is what Thor-Erik had meant. ‘When you sail past Cape Lindesnes, you go from one world to another,’ he …Continue reading » The post Sailing Around Norway’s South Cape appeared first on Yachting Monthly ..read more