Yachting Monthly

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.

KEEPING IT REAL

YM and CA join forces to launch crackdown campaign on unmarked fishing gear • If you have a news story to share, contact News Editor Heather Prentice Email Heather.Prentice@futurenet.com Tel 07751 746468

Pudsey sets sail around Britain to support BBC Children in Need

MCA requires PLB registration to enhance rescue response

New FB Imray cruising guides to expand covering key regions

Unmanned electric foilers to provide inter-island deliveries

Three-day Luggerfest returns to Loch Broom for second edition

New initiative tackles wetsuit waste

YM’s Sailors’ Choice award

NEW BOATS • Theo Stocker rounds up the high-volume production boats going big on size at this year’s Boot Düsseldorf

LETTERS • We’d love to hear from you. Write to us at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com or by post at Yachting Monthly, Future PLC, 121-141 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London W2 6JR

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AUTISM ON THE WATER • If you would like to recommend a marine charity doing great work (including care for the environment) contact julia@golden-duck.co.uk

The ‘unknown’ yachting disaster

Shut up in an ‘oyster’

FIRST TEST SAFFIER SL 46 • Saffier set a high bar for both quality and for ease of sailing – so is this the new name in the luxury performance game, asks Toby Hodges

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED • Send your questions to our experts at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com

Has your neighbour anchored too close for comfort?

How to free a fouled propeller • Fouling the propeller or rudder with a rope or fishing gear is every sailor’s nightmare. Ali Wood examines how to deal with the situation

THE VERY BEST OF BOATING

How to deal with HEAT + COLD at sea • Looking after a crew exposed to the elements demands careful attention, says Nick Leather

‘THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH PREPARATION’ • The sea is always challenging you and your boat – even when day-tripping back and forth among the Virgin Islands

ADVENTURE SAILING THE RED SEA • Anna and Angus cast off from New Zealand three years ago on an extensive circumnavigation, sailing across the Indian Ocean to the Maldives. To get to Europe, a difficult decision awaited: extend the voyage an extra 17,000 miles around South Africa or brave the Red Sea

SAILING THE SHIPPING FORECAST • Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

CONVOY ESCORT DUTY

Lymington to host 60th Anniversary celebrations for the Contessa 26

Look left, look right, cruise! • Moored in Lagos in late October, aboard their new Contest 50CS, Alexendar Saul and wife Peggy had not packed enough winter clothing!

SADLER 32 • Strongly influenced by the Contessa of the same length, the Sadler 32 has its own distinctive style and personality, as Nic Compton discovered

ABANDON SHIP • Abandoned and unloved boats are a growing problem all over the UK’s coastline and waterways, but despite the technology available, there is no cohesive solution. Barry Pickthall investigates

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