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. Katy is also a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer.

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The film is being shot on 16mm film and will cover all aspects of engineless sailing. Credit: Huw Wahl/Wind Tide & Oar

Wind, Tide and Oar: fundraiser for new film

May 14, 2022

A fundraising campaign has been launched for the film, Wind, Tide and Oar which will examine the art of engineless sailing and those who go to sea

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

May 12, 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

Matthew Wright will have 5,000 solo sailing miles under his belt when the 2022 Golden Globe Race starts. Credit: Matthew Wright

Matthew Wright: Golden Globe Race 2022 skipper

May 12, 2022

Matthew Wright has always wanted to sail solo, non stop around the world. The Golden Globe Race 2022 is finally giving him the chance to fulfil his dream

Sir Robin Knox Johnston sitting on Suhaili

Robin Knox Johnston’s stolen compass returned after 50 years

May 11, 2022

A compass used by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has been handed into a museum after it was stolen from his 32ft Bermudan ketch, Suhaili in 1969

Gipsy Moth IV under restoration by new owner

May 10, 2022

Exclusive: Gipsy Moth IV has been bought by Simon Oberholzer who is restoring the ketch's original features. He plans to keep the boat in the UK and The Netherlands

Blondie Hasler at the start of the 1964 OSTAR

OSTAR: 60 and still going strong

May 10, 2022

Blondie Hasler's biographer Ewen Southby-Tailyour looks at the origin of the Corinthian race and its enduring legacy

Clean Sailors will also be working with sailmakers to learn more about the material used in sailmaking, to see if it could be used outside of the sailing industry. Credit: Paul Wyeth

Sail recycling scheme launched

May 5, 2022

97% of sails end up in landfill. Now a new sail recycling scheme has been launched to repurpose old sails, bags and sheets

Milina is located in Greece's Pagasetic Gulf which has a prevailing north-easterly wind and plenty of sailing off the beaten track. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo

Death of a monk seal: Brian Black Memorial Award 2021

May 5, 2022

As sailors, what can we do to protect the wildlife we see? Genevieve Leaper shares her experiences after discovering a dead seal while cruising Greece. The article was runner-up in…

Both Amy and her husband, James, pictured taking their boys on a river safari up the Tamar in Plymouth, came from sailing families but it took a while for Amy to become confident enough to take the boys sailing alone. Credit: Amy Kemp

Sailing with family: shorthanded cruising with young children

May 3, 2022

Amy Kemp now sails solo with her two young boys. She shares how she gained her confidence sailing with family as the only parent onboard

From 2023, all boat purchased in the EU and brought to the UK will require a Post-Construction Assessment to earn the UKCA mark. Credit: Luke Peters/Alamy Stock Photo

Second hand boats: CE mark headache for sailors?

April 29, 2022

The sale of second hand boats across the Channel has become more complicated. Alasdair Reay, CEO of HPi-CEproof Ltd, unravels the Brexit red tape