Katy Stickland

Deputy Editor

With a journalism career spanning more than 20 years, Katy Stickland has worked for local newspapers, the BBC, regional Caribbean publications and Tobago News – the island’s only newspaper. She ran a marine services company in Tobago with her husband John, living aboard their S&S 34 in Store Bay, before returning to the UK. She previously wrote for the Yachting and Boating World website, and Practical Boat Owner magazine. She joined the team at Yachting Monthly in 2017. Katy is also a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer.

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Boats crossing the start line of the 2018 Golden Globe Race. The 2022 Golden Globe Race will start on 1 September 2022 .The 2018 race started on 1 July 2018. The change in the start date is to prevent boats entering the Southern Ocean too early.

10 things to know about the 2022 Golden Globe Race

August 11, 2022

Follow the build-up to the 2022 Golden Globe Race as the skippers prepare to race solo around the world without the use of modern technology

Sailing to France after Brexit: Two people on a boat sailing

Sailing to France after Brexit: the reality for a UK sailor

August 9, 2022

UK sailor Paul Dale shares his experiences of sailing to France after Brexit on his Jeanneau 30

The Cruising Association and the RYA are advising cruisers from the UK to arrive and depart from France via an official Port of Entry. Credit: Getty

Sailing to France: what you need to know

August 8, 2022

If you are sailing to France, here is what you need to know to avoid immigration and customs headaches for a smooth entry and exit from the country

Boat VAT is liable on boats that have been cruised outside of the UK and EU for over three years

Brexit VAT: Your questions answered

August 2, 2022

Yachting Monthly experts help you unravel the new regulations in relation to the thorny issue of VAT following the end of the Brexit transition period

Yachts taking part in the ATC sailing into the Atlantic

Mid-Atlantic rescue: Magic Dragon assists ARC crew

August 1, 2022

A mid-Atlantic Mayday sends chills down the spine of ARC crew member Craig Gray

Dafydd Hughes spent 15 months refitting his S&S 34 for the Global Solo Challenge. Credit: Leia Morrison,

Global Solo Challenge: racing around the world in a 34ft boat

August 1, 2022

Dafydd Hughes was the second sailor to sign up for the Global Solo Challenge. He shares how he is preparing to race his S&S 34 around the world

Sea gypsies Jasmine, Joanna and Greg Clegg have been full time liveaboard for the past year, exploring the UK on their Koopmans 39, Free Spirit. Credit: Jasmine Clegg and Joanna Clegg

Becoming sea gypsies: life as full time sailors in the UK

July 28, 2022

Guy Clegg shares how his family became sea gypsies, leaving behind their lives as organic farmers to become full-time sailors in the UK

A man using paper charts to navigate on a boat

Admiralty paper charts to cease

July 27, 2022

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced it will stop producing Admiralty paper charts by late 2026 to increase its focus on its digital navigation products and services

UK owners who bought EU VAT paid boats and kept them in the EU will still have to pay VAT again if they want to return their boats to the UK. Credit: Getty

Easing of restrictions for EU VAT paid yachts delayed

July 26, 2022

Currently, VAT has to be paid again on all EU-VAT paid yachts, based in the EU, which were purchased before 31 December 2020 and are brought into the UK

A little girl holding onto the bow of a small boat with a blue hull while sailing Sweden

Sailing Sweden: dodging the rocks

July 26, 2022

Phil Woollam and his family weave their way through the islands of Sweden’s east coast on their Cornish Shrimper