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MARINE TIMBER WHY TEAK'S TIME IS UP
Yachting Monthly UK

MARINE TIMBER WHY TEAK'S TIME IS UP

Jessie Rogers looks at the challenges faced by the yachting industry in sourcing teak that is both legal and sustainable, and considers the latest alternatives now available

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8 mins  |
May 2023
HOW IT WORKS ENGINE STOPPING
Yachting Monthly UK

HOW IT WORKS ENGINE STOPPING

A diesel engine is normally stopped by cutting off the fuel at, or in, the fuel injection pump – not before it.

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2 mins  |
May 2023
RECYCLING END OF LIFE BOATS
Yachting Monthly UK

RECYCLING END OF LIFE BOATS

The marine industry is puzzling over how to dispose safely of redundant, environmentally toxic GRP-built craft. Ollie Taylor investigates

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8 mins  |
May 2023
Cool Cornwall
Yachting Monthly UK

Cool Cornwall

Swapping the Greek Mediterranean for the Cornish Riviera

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4 mins  |
May 2023
'THE SHAKING OF THE RIG WAS HORRIFIC'
Yachting Monthly UK

'THE SHAKING OF THE RIG WAS HORRIFIC'

Mike Reynolds and his wife Nicki were heading for Europe on their 34-foot Yamazaki cruiser-racer Zen Again when a day of light squalls while exiting the tropics quickly turned into something much uglier

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4 mins  |
May 2023
Children of the ocean
Yachting Monthly UK

Children of the ocean

Liveaboard sailing offers amazing adventures and family time, and it’s becoming easier to do, says Sophie Dingwall

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10 mins  |
May 2023
24 HOUR TEST - ARCONA 345
Yachting Monthly UK

24 HOUR TEST - ARCONA 345

There wasn't much wrong with its predecessor but could the new Arcona 345 get even closer to the ideal performance cruiser?

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10 mins  |
May 2023
SAILING TO SVALBARD
Yachting Monthly UK

SAILING TO SVALBARD

In their electric-assisted yacht two architects venture to the Norwegian Sea's most remote and stunning fjords and islands

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May 2023
ACROSS BISCAY WITH THE ARC RALLY
Yachting Monthly UK

ACROSS BISCAY WITH THE ARC RALLY

Abrupt storms and choppy seas keep James Kenning and the crew of Arkyla on their toes

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6 mins  |
May 2023
SCANMAR 40
Yachting Monthly UK

SCANMAR 40

This stylish and beautifully finished 40-footer is a fine example of a performance cruiser built in Scandinavia to a standard that boats rarely are today

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May 2023
Why It's Time To Pay Attention To Your Boat's Hoses
Yachting Monthly

Why It's Time To Pay Attention To Your Boat's Hoses

Your boat is full of hoses for many different purposes, many of them critical to essential onboard functions, and even keeping your boat afloat. Make sure they are fit for purpose, says Dag Pike

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6 mins  |
September 2021
How Do You Offset Making Too Much Leeway?
Yachting Monthly

How Do You Offset Making Too Much Leeway?

A question of seamanship

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2 mins  |
October 2021
10 Best Cruising Destinations For Bird Watching
Yachting Monthly

10 Best Cruising Destinations For Bird Watching

10 Best Cruising Destinations For Bird Watching

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October 2021
Louisiades revisited
Yachting Monthly

Louisiades revisited

John Marley returns to the Louisiades, Papua New Guinea, for a second aid project – with 300 pairs of glasses and copies of YM

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4 mins  |
October 2021
‘I decided to just go alone'
Yachting Monthly

‘I decided to just go alone'

Chris Ayres realised a childhood dream when he sailed from Britain to New Zealand, via Panama, in a 28ft yacht – bravely setting sail solo when crew let him down at the 11th hour

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8 mins  |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly

MAXI 1100

As an understated fast cruiser with racing potential and a nicely appointed interior, the Maxi 1100 has much to recommend her. David Harding reports

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October 2021
BEAUPORT, JERSEY
Yachting Monthly

BEAUPORT, JERSEY

Jane Cumberlidge escapes to Jersey’s south-west coast to anchor off one of the Channel Islands’ prettiest beaches

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2 mins  |
October 2021
THE CONFESSIONAL
Yachting Monthly

THE CONFESSIONAL

OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS

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3 mins  |
October 2021
Sailors aged 14 and 82 finish circumnavigations around Britain
Yachting Monthly

Sailors aged 14 and 82 finish circumnavigations around Britain

Katie said the only challenging bit of her circumnavigation was going through the Menai Strait.

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October 2021
Yachting Monthly

ADVENTURE THE LONG WAY

Katy Stickland meets the skippers turning their backs on modern technology to take part in the slowest yacht race around the world - the Golden Globe Race

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9 mins  |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly

ADVENTURE A SPANISH AFFAIR

Erin Carey and her family sail from the Azores to Ibiza as they ease their way back into full-time cruising

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8 mins  |
October 2021
Teach Your Autopilot To Be Your Best Crewmember
Yachting Monthly

Teach Your Autopilot To Be Your Best Crewmember

Rupert Holmes looks at how to set up your pilot so it will steer better than you can

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September 2021
Technical Check For Water In Your Petrol
Yachting Monthly

Technical Check For Water In Your Petrol

Petrol in tanks, whether for your yacht or tender, can go off. Ken Endean suggests an annual precaution

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September 2021
FIESTA AFLOAT
Yachting Monthly

FIESTA AFLOAT

Joshua Shankle and Rachel Moore find both bustle and peace as they cruise the west coast of Mexico

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7 mins  |
September 2021
ADVENTURE FOUR CONTINENTS AND A WEDDING
Yachting Monthly

ADVENTURE FOUR CONTINENTS AND A WEDDING

Dr Roger Geary shares the highs and lows of his nine year semi-circumnavigation from south Wales, UK, to New South Wales, Australia

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9 mins  |
September 2021
THE RELUCTANT HEROINE
Yachting Monthly

THE RELUCTANT HEROINE

YACHTSWOMAN ELANA CONNOR sailed 3,000 miles around New Zealand in a figure-of-eight for foster youth

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5 mins  |
September 2021
ARCONA 370
Yachting Monthly

ARCONA 370

If you’re in search of a capable and competitive 37-footer for offshore sailing, you might like to have a good look at the Arcona 370, says David Harding

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September 2021
SCILLY IN EASTERLY WINDS
Yachting Monthly

SCILLY IN EASTERLY WINDS

East winds give Ken Endean a chance to explore unfrequented parts of one of Britain’s prettiest archipelagos

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9 mins  |
September 2021
Judging distances at sea
Yachting Monthly

Judging distances at sea

Being able to accurately judge distance at sea is just as vital in the digital age as it ever was, says James Stevens

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8 mins  |
September 2021
‘FIVE ON BOARD, ALL BRITISH CITIZENS'
Yachting Monthly

‘FIVE ON BOARD, ALL BRITISH CITIZENS'

Graham Sykes has an eventful training weekend with a last-minute vessel change, Border Force scrutiny and an overheating engine

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7 mins  |
September 2021