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.

ADVENTURES GREAT & SMALL

Government tells maritime sector to plan for life without GPS

Loreto Rodriguez wins YJA Young Journalist of the Year 2026

Damien Guillou, Pat Lawless far ahead in the Golden Globe Race

Solo sailor wins ‘Our Inspiring Seas’ Brian Black Memorial Award

Actor Ewan McGregor sails across the Atlantic

RYA and British Sailing launch updated Together on Water plan

SailEvent introduces AI‑assisted protest decision support

LETTERS • We’d love to hear from you. Write to us at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com or by post at Yachting Monthly, Future PLC, 121-141 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London W2 6JR

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THE DISABLED SAILORS ASSOCIATION • Nominated by Yachting Monthly reader Susan Simmons

Why the RNLI is not ‘a taxi service’

Will your anchor hold?

ME & MY BOAT MOODY S31 • It was a winning formula in the mid-1990s – a 31ft cruiser with a large aft cabin and 6ft headroom – but does it still hold up 30 years later?

THE ULTIMATE MARINE GEAR FOR SAILORS • YOUR 2026 WINNERS AS VOTED BY YOU!

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED • Send your questions to our experts at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com

How much fuel would you take for a long offshore passage?

HOW TO… ANCHOR WITH CONFIDENCE • A secure anchorage and a peaceful night afloat is one of the prime motivations for going cruising under sail, but it can be a fraught experience without a methodical approach, says Justin Morton

THE KIT YOU NEED • The most technologically advanced anchors now largely have a single concave fluke with a curved underside to assist setting

Anchoring techniques for winter gales • Having spent 11 winters aboard a small yacht in the UK, Debbie Atkinson is more qualified than most to comment on how to hunker down for a winter on the hook

‘IT WAS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LIFT HIM…’ • Alistair Cooke and crew spotted a distressed man in the water at night, but found themselves unable to get him to safety…

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ADVENTURE AN ARCTIC AWAKENING • Ella Hibbert was the first British woman to sail solo through the forbidding Northwest Passage aboard her 38-foot steel ketch Yeva, witnessing an Arctic transformed by climate change

SAILING THE SHIPPING FORECAST • Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

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XMAS GIFT GUIDE • Small gifts and stocking fillers for Christmas

SHINGLE STREET! • Yachtsman and artist Archie White observes the entrance to the River Ore.

BOATS BUILT FOR MADMEN • Viv Herzum explains how the 2026 fleet prepared for the Golden Globe Race

UNDERSTANDING THUNDERSTORMS • How light, sound and wind combine to create quite a show

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