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![I WAS THE ONLY SAILOR ON OUR FAMILY CHARTER AND IT HAD TO GO WELL I WAS THE ONLY SAILOR ON OUR FAMILY CHARTER AND IT HAD TO GO WELL](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1829870/5-2JFPrw91726132239737/I-WAS-THE-ONLY-SAILOR-ON-OUR-FAMILY-CHARTER-AND-IT-HAD-TO-GO-WELL.jpg)
I WAS THE ONLY SAILOR ON OUR FAMILY CHARTER AND IT HAD TO GO WELL
Crystal waters, cliff tombs and sunken outboards lain Willis wanted to ensure plain sailing for his family’s first charter around Turkey's Lycian Coast
![HOW IT WORKS SEAWATER PUMP HOW IT WORKS SEAWATER PUMP](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1829870/V6NOtBqmW1726132050452/HOW-IT-WORKS-SEAWATER-PUMP.jpg)
HOW IT WORKS SEAWATER PUMP
The water and oil seals on a water pump shaft will eventually wear with time, leading to pump-shaft corrosion or loss of engine oil.
![THOUSANDS OF MILES ACROSS THE INDIAN OCEAN THOUSANDS OF MILES ACROSS THE INDIAN OCEAN](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1829870/VahNRpPpk1726131620531/THOUSANDS-OF-MILES-ACROSS-THE-INDIAN-OCEAN.jpg)
THOUSANDS OF MILES ACROSS THE INDIAN OCEAN
Floris and Ivar battled severe weather and cross swell to sail from Australia to South Africa, but there were beautiful islands on the way
![The secret of yachts with enduring appeal The secret of yachts with enduring appeal](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1829870/NVatbFGvG1726131520942/THE-SECRET-OF-YACHTS-WITH-ENDURING-APPEAL.jpg)
The secret of yachts with enduring appeal
Fashions come and go, but J-Boats remain a safe choice for great sailing boats, whether you want to own it for ever or sell it
![Tragic sinking of Bayesian; Italian prosecutors investigate Tragic sinking of Bayesian; Italian prosecutors investigate](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1829870/auq8wJamM1726131405888/TRAGIC-SINKING-OF-BAYESIAN-ITALIAN-PROSECUTORS-INVESTIGATE.jpg)
Tragic sinking of Bayesian; Italian prosecutors investigate
The sinking of the Bayesian superyacht in reportedly only 16 minutes and the tragic loss of seven lives has sent a shudder through the sailing community and beyond.
![THE ADVENT OF MARINE AI TECHNOLOGY THE ADVENT OF MARINE AI TECHNOLOGY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1829870/XZlZSgEOb1726130960451/THE-ADVENT-OF-MARINE-AI-TECHNOLOGY.jpg)
THE ADVENT OF MARINE AI TECHNOLOGY
Fonathon Savill reports on the revolutionary impact artificial intelligence is about to have on all areas of life at sea
![IMPROVING SINGLE-LINE REEFING IMPROVING SINGLE-LINE REEFING](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1829870/a1lLapygZ1726130610699/IMPROVING-SINGLELINE-REEFING.jpg)
IMPROVING SINGLE-LINE REEFING
Martin Watts explains how to reduce the friction on the reefing lines of newer yachts
![The secrets of skippering a successful cruise The secrets of skippering a successful cruise](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1829870/Znp5eiX5E1726130252633/THE-SECRETS-OF-SKIPPERING-A-SUCCESSFUL-CRUISE.jpg)
The secrets of skippering a successful cruise
Setting off on a cruise is easy, but planning a route that keeps your options open and ensures the enjoyment of all on board is more of an art
![CRUISING THE KINGDOM OF THE ISLES CRUISING THE KINGDOM OF THE ISLES](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1829870/HzG06X2Vg1726129636091/CRUISING-THE-KINGDOM-OF-THE-ISLES.jpg)
CRUISING THE KINGDOM OF THE ISLES
Joanna Martin and her husband Mark sail across the Irish Sea to the legendary sea kingdom and to draw the wonderful wildlife there
![MOODY DS48 MOODY DS48](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1829870/AIc82O-mh1726125734044/MOODY-DS48.jpg)
MOODY DS48
Can a boat built for long-term, long-distance cruising and offering one-level living still deliver an enjoyable sailing experience? Theo Stocker sets sail across the English Channel to find out
![Mile-long RNLI flotilla for 200th anniversary Mile-long RNLI flotilla for 200th anniversary](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1739376/-2v5LtgKL1718881145146/MILELONG-RNLI-FLOTILLA-FOR-200TH-ANNIVERSARY.jpg)
Mile-long RNLI flotilla for 200th anniversary
As the RNLI celebrates its 200th anniversary this year, more than 40 rescue vessels formed a flotilla more than a mile long in Poole in May.
![Ella Hibbert to sail to Norway and Russia in Arctic preparation Ella Hibbert to sail to Norway and Russia in Arctic preparation](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1739376/E3G0F2Fs51718881012756/ELLA-HIBBERT-TO-SAIL-TO-NORWAY-AND-RUSSIA-IN-ARCTIC-PREPARATION.jpg)
Ella Hibbert to sail to Norway and Russia in Arctic preparation
Intrepid 27-year-old sailor Ella Hibbert has made the difficult decision to delay her departure to sail solo around the Arctic circle until next year, but will instead depart this summer on a training expedition to Norway and Russia in preparation.
![Orcas sink a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar Orcas sink a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1739376/rLxDtZ4Hk1718880901966/ORCAS-SINK-A-YACHT-IN-THE-STRAIT-OF-GIBRALTAR.jpg)
Orcas sink a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar
A pod of orcas attacked and sank a 15m yacht in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar in May, the latest in a series of encounters in the area that have sunk five yachts in the past four years, the Spanish maritime authorities reported.
![Why Pip Hare needs you now Why Pip Hare needs you now](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1739376/cnT7bg6Jj1718880702586/WHY-PIP-HARE-NEEDS-YOU-NOW.jpg)
Why Pip Hare needs you now
Sailing with Pip Hare last week reminded me of my father’s sailing mantra: ‘It’s all about drag.’
![ADVENTURE THE CALL OF THE SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE THE CALL OF THE SOUTH SEAS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1739376/zlhV7hPak1718879999815/ADVENTURE-THE-CALL-OF-THE-SOUTH-SEAS.jpg)
ADVENTURE THE CALL OF THE SOUTH SEAS
What is the call of the South Seas? The Hoiland family were curious to find out, so they set off west to explore. This is the story of their year sailing through the islands and atolls of French Polynesia
![HOW TO DODGE GALES IN THE ISLES OF SCILLY HOW TO DODGE GALES IN THE ISLES OF SCILLY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1739376/3rzhbFBv01718877876066/HOW-TO-DODGE-GALES-IN-THE-ISLES-OF-SCILLY.jpg)
HOW TO DODGE GALES IN THE ISLES OF SCILLY
Ken Endean tries a two-anchorage strategy
![Picking up fore and aft moorings Picking up fore and aft moorings](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1739376/XOgxFzDfe1718877103072/PICKING-UP-FORE-AND-AFT-MOORINGS.jpg)
Picking up fore and aft moorings
Mooring fore and aft can be a fiddly process, never more so than in Cornwall's Polperro. If you can do it here, says Rachael Sprot, then you can do it anywhere
![TECHNICAL PURCHASING POWER TECHNICAL PURCHASING POWER](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1739376/qm03c0e5I1718876210132/TECHNICAL-PURCHASING-POWER.jpg)
TECHNICAL PURCHASING POWER
Sam Fortescue explains how to check you have the power needed to handle your running rigging safely - and how to fix it if you don't
![NEW GEAR NEW GEAR](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1739376/CBwfsgkkm1718875776429/NEW-GEAR.jpg)
NEW GEAR
Dennis O'Neill reviews the latest products designed to make sailing safer and easier
!['NEVER BEFORE HAVE I SAILED IN SUCH WILD WEATHER' 'NEVER BEFORE HAVE I SAILED IN SUCH WILD WEATHER'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1739376/aU9GDliyz1718875329454/NEVER-BEFORE-HAVE-I-SAILED-IN-SUCH-WILD-WEATHER.jpg)
'NEVER BEFORE HAVE I SAILED IN SUCH WILD WEATHER'
When Jeremy Edwards and his sister were hit by a 'weather bomb' en route to Tonga it gave him a new-found respect for his sister's skippering ability
![ADVENTURE RACING AROUND THE WORLD ADVENTURE RACING AROUND THE WORLD](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1739376/0GOI9Wc7A1718874519898/ADVENTURE-RACING-AROUND-THE-WORLD.jpg)
ADVENTURE RACING AROUND THE WORLD
First Mate Rachel Burgess tells YM what it was like to race 28.000 miles around the world to win the Ocean Globe Race with her all-female crew aboard Maiden
![FIRST TEST DUFOUR 41 FIRST TEST DUFOUR 41](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1739376/bjtwqEGVz1718873724797/FIRST-TEST-DUFOUR-41.jpg)
FIRST TEST DUFOUR 41
There have always been yachts that claim to offer the best of all worlds. They lure you in with the promise of being able to luxuriate in spacious opulence after a day of exhilarating sailing.
![How to rig preventers and boom brakes How to rig preventers and boom brakes](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1708858/FvLQnGPrG1716472430747/HOW-TO-RIG-PREVENTERS-AND-BOOM-BRAKES.jpg)
How to rig preventers and boom brakes
Rigging a preventer or using a boom brake is just good seamanship when sailing downwind, but doing so badly is asking for trouble, says Rachael Sprot
![Don't let Thames sewage kill off this lovely boat Don't let Thames sewage kill off this lovely boat](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1708858/82rb9uzO01716472285806/DONT-LET-THAMES-SEWAGE-KILL-OFF-THIS-LOVELY-BOAT.jpg)
Don't let Thames sewage kill off this lovely boat
Samuel Pepys mentions oysters in his diaries 68 times, but that was when they were as common as winkles along the banks of the Thames and when they were a source of cheap protein for the masses.
![I finally found the magic of the sea I finally found the magic of the sea](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1708858/iKgtmtYvh1716472139621/I-FINALLY-FOUND-THE-MAGIC-OF-THE-SEA.jpg)
I finally found the magic of the sea
I won’t be in theatres with a notebook as much as usual this month – time for some wider, wetter horizons – but may be musing, as I often do, on how rare it is for theatre to express a convincing reality about the oceans and the trade or pursuit of seafaring.
![TECHNICAL GOLDEN OLDIES TECHNICAL GOLDEN OLDIES](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1708858/zTGnF1Yxd1716471257361/TECHNICAL-GOLDEN-OLDIES.jpg)
TECHNICAL GOLDEN OLDIES
Ken Endean looks back on the boats he has owned over 50 years and explains why the hull lines of older yachts continue to offer first-class handling
![HOW IT WORKS MARKING HOW IT WORKS MARKING](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1708858/kVGchGIxC1716471125484/HOW-IT-WORKS-MARKING.jpg)
HOW IT WORKS MARKING
Many cruising yacht skippers mark very little on board their boats.
![TECHNICAL INSTALLING A NEW ENGINE TECHNICAL INSTALLING A NEW ENGINE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1708858/I25KnLrbs1716470730229/TECHNICAL-INSTALLING-A-NEW-ENGINE.jpg)
TECHNICAL INSTALLING A NEW ENGINE
When a mysterious loss of coolant jeopardised his sailing, Andy Du Port knew the time had tome to replace his yacht’s:veteran Volvo Penta
![NEW GEAR NEW GEAR](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1708858/cdPRVyHZ21716469969082/NEW-GEAR.jpg)
NEW GEAR
Dennis O’Neill rounds up the latest marine innovations, including developments in women’s sailing jackets
![MARIE TABARLY HONOURING HER FATHER MARIE TABARLY HONOURING HER FATHER](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1708858/0Cb7IAG4a1716469817813/MARIE-TABARLY-HONOURING-HER-FATHER.jpg)
MARIE TABARLY HONOURING HER FATHER
Marie Tabarly took line honours in the Ocean Globe Race, surpassing her father’s record while racing aboard his famous 73ft ketch Pen Duick VI