Yachting Monthly UK - June 2023

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BAD WEATHER PREP
We put seasoned coastal sailors’ advice to the test in some serious conditions.

KENICHI HORIE
Japan’s incredible sailor setting records for over 60 years.

DRYING OUT
How to dry out alongside and save serious money on mid-season lift outs..

Sailing away from the sea

Cleaving tracks between nations, we all love the great sea passages. Even if it’s only Calais.

3 mins

A watery graveyard revisited

Driving Over Lemons, Chris Stewart’s book about Andalucia, is a book I have not read. But I don’t need to.

3 mins

The traditional magic of inflatables

Qwerky, our lovely little yellow dinghy, is unstable when we transfer to and from the boarding platform, so we have decided to change over to an inflatable. After taking advice from a dinghy repair company we have opted for a Honwave and on inflating it in the garden I find we’re delighted with the decision.

2 mins

How to prepare for HEAVY WEATHER

It’s one thing weathering a storm offshore, but what should coastal sailors do when a big blow is imminent? Martin Thomas explains, and Theo Stocker puts it to the test

10+ mins

HOW TO DRY OUT ALONGSIDE

Knowing how to dry out against piles or a wall can save time and money for working on the hull

8 mins

'SECOND-HAND: THE GOOD, BAD AND THE UGLY'

When Simon and Sally Hardaker set out with friends to buy a boat suited to long-distance cruising they encountered a tricky second-hand market considerably changed in recent times

5 mins

ADVENTURE NEW ZEALAND 8 SUMMER CRUISE

Alex and Lesley Stone share the story of their summer cruise around Aotearoa, New Zealand

8 mins

KENICHI HORIE 'I WANT TO CROSS THE PACIFIC AT 100'

His age-defying achievements are the stuff of legend, says Nic Compton, but how did this gentle, unassuming man fulfil such huge sailing ambitions?

6 mins

PILOTAGE UP THE RIVER TO BARNSTAPLE

An expedition upriver to Barnstaple, on the estuary of the rivers Taw and Torridge, crosses drying banks and a dangerous harbour bar. Ken Endean updates the pilotage information on the formerly busy port

8 mins

Beating around the boot of Italy

The omens are good when your new boat is so enjoyable on its first passage home

4 mins

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Yachting Monthly UK Magazine Description:

Published by Time Inc (UK). 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.