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.

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Swiss sailor Stitelmann wins inaugural Mini Globe Race • If you have a news story to share, contact News Editor Heather Prentice Email Heather.Prentice@futurenet.com Tel 07751 746468

Rob Loder new head of MAIB

GNSS interference ‘very serious’ for maritime safety, says RIN

Writing & photo competition launches with £3,000+ prizes

Family win Environment Award

Sunsail launches Funding the Future 2026

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The wake disappears but the log remains

Let’s share the sea safely together

FIRST TEST LINJETT 34 • This design may have been around a while, but it will still sweep you off your feet and show you how sailing boats are meant to be, as Theo Stocker found on a trip to Sweden

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

Without AIS, would you cross this line of shipping?

CHECKLISTS: A PIECE OF PAPER MIGHT JUST SAVE YOU & YOUR BOAT • Having thorough, easy-to-use checklists for all situations and emergency processes on board can dramatically reduce failures and improve safety for all on board, says Tom Sanders

6 WAYS SEAMANSHIP PROTECTS OUR SEAS • A well-maintained, well-sailed boat is not only good seamanship, but also better for the environment, says Solene Giraudeau-Potel

How sea level rises will affect our coastlines • As sea levels rise, the impacts will need managing and mitigating. We look at what this means for our case study in the western Solent

‘THE MEMORY OF SUFFERING & HARDSHIP FADES. OPPORTUNITY & EXCITEMENT BECKON’ • With a combined age of 140, two intrepid ex-dinghy racers set out to race in the Yachting Monthly Celtic Triangle Race 2025

ADVENTURE SAILING TO SOUTH GEORGIA • Legendary round-the-world racer Pete Goss fulfills a dream and sails through the ice floes to the remote, rugged island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean

Stern anchors & rock hooks NORWAY’S SOUTH COAST • Amy and family sail the Blindleia, a 12-mile-long inland passage of spectacular scenery between Kristiansand and Lillesand

ADVENTURE BIRDS OF THE WEATHER SAIL TOGETHER • For migratory birds, as much as sailors, climate change means actual change. Jasper Winn welcomes many small birds as passengers as he sails across the Celtic Sea

NEW GEAR • The best new products that help you to sail more sustainably

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YOUR CRUISING COMMUNITY • Send your sailing gossip, diary dates, cruising news and club or owners’ association updates to Heather Prentice: heather.prentice@futurenet.com

GREAT DANE 28 • Built in the late 1960s, this cruise-oriented Folkboat-influenced Danish design goes to show that a well-looked-after 60-year-old hull can still be a good purchase

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT • Plastic and carbon pollution won’t just go away on their own, but progress is possible, as these innovative companies demonstrate. Rob Melotti reports

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