SAILING SKILLS Lessons from the ARC Transatlantic skippers reveal what they learned, what gear and tactics worked, and what didn’t Skippers’ tips Clever waypoints • Switch to solar • Tow…

Yachting Monthly January 2019

SAILING SKILLS Skippers’ Tips Our experts pool their knowledge to share their top tips, from mooring alongside walls to red diesel Spinnaker Masterclass Tailor how your spinnaker is set up…

SAILING SKILLS Sail all winter 25 tips for keeping your boat prepped, your crew warm and the adventures flowing this winter Electric revolution Hybrid boats are here to stay. We…

SAILING SKILLS Expert on board How to prepare your boat for summer. Rod Heikell explains what you’ll need for Med cruising The knowledge Understanding flag etiquette can be confusing. Duncan…

Sailing is evolving. One of mankind’s oldest forms of transport, the boats we sail now have developed incrementally over centuries, and occasionally in great leaps. The foiling catamarans of last…

The Beast from the East plunged the country into the depths of an Arctic winter. Green shoots of early daffodils naïvely preempting the first day of spring froze under a…

SAILING SKILLS Expert on board: Small boat offshore sailing Is your yacht up to it? Will Bruton finds small boats embarking on big adventures to find out what it really…