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.

A NOVEL IDEA

Craig Wood aims to be the first triple amputee to sail solo across the Pacific

Biofuels can bridge the gap

NEWS IN NUMBERS

Beneteau circular boat manufacturing model

Author and racer Peter Bruce passes away

Sailors invent orca deterrent Rudder Safe

Ocean Cruising Club awards

Writing and photo competition to include new youth prize

LETTERS

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IT’S A SAILING BOAT • Solo sailor Sidse lives aboard her 31-foot yacht in Scandinavia and reflects on the impact of cruisers on the marine environment

CORSAIR 880 • Building on the success of the legendary F-27, the all-new Corsair 880 represents the state of the art in sporty, trailable trimarans

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

A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP

IS YOUR BOAT IN THE RIGHT GEAR? • Changing gears as the conditions change is about instinct and feel as much as it is about numbers. Alan Denham explains how to get the best from your boat

‘OUR DINGHY OUTBOARD WAS BEING SMASHED TO PIECES BY THE SWELL’ • When a change in the weather leads to serious damage to Simon Hardaker’s outboard and no spares available anywhere, he resorts to ingenuity and improvisation to keep the show on the road

LESSONS LEARNED

ADVENTURE A SAIL ON THE WILD SIDE • Kirstin Jones and Gary Hancock are thrilled by the untamed grandeur of South Georgia

WIN A BAG FULL OF SAILING KIT

CRUISING NOTES

Electric mind shift • Jon Amtrup is a high-latitude sailor who dreams of a life without diesel, and in between the daydreams, he prepares for an electric future by sailing more often without a set destination

ADVENTURE SAILING SOUTH TO ANTARCTICA • Frances and Michael Howorth highlight the routes and knowledge sailors should have before they sail south to the bottom of the world

REQUIREMENTS

The baseline is now • Passionate marine environmentalist, Sarah founded the Brian Black Award, is an adviser to Sea-Changers and manages the Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund at NatureScot

Cyclone! • Partway through his circumnavigation, John Guzzwell was eager to leave Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, for Brisbane but felt frustrated by the calm conditions

BOOK CLUB • Julia Jones reviews the latest maritime reading

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

YOUR CRUISING COMMUNITY

‘Being on the water chatting to people was worth more than anything’

TURN TO STARBOARD • If you would like to recommend a marine charity doing great work (including care for the environment) contact julia@golden-duck.co.uk

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The three skippers • Anna Bingham and the co-owners of Quaker Girl dice with a 35,000-tonne cargo ship on a day trip to the Isles of Scilly

BENETEAU FIRST 27.7 • A fast and capable lift-keeler, Beneteau’s ‘mini IMOCA’ combines features of an offshore racer and a shoal-draught cruising yacht

EXPERT OPINION

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