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.

CRUISING PERFECTION

Golden Globe Race start

The British skippers

New RYA partnership with kitround for pre-loved sailing kit

New guidance on Lithium batteries

Lord Nelson returns to the sea

South coast harbours visitor numbers down

SailLink catamaran ferry to trial new route

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

Yachting Monthly

Long-distance sailing as therapy

Boating dreams set sail in Southampton

FIRST TEST BENETEAU FIRST 30 • Is Beneteau’s new First 30 a transformational fast cruising prospect? It’s certainly a blast to sail, as Toby Hodges finds out

NEW GEAR • New products on display at September’s Southampton Boat Show

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

In these circumstances, to pinch or not to pinch?

How to make sailing fun for all the family • When Mawgan Grace first took his daughter sailing, he discovered the benefits and joy of sharing his passion

FAMILY CRUISING KIT • You don’t need to break the bank, but there are a few things to take with you for family fun afloat, as Theo Stocker has learnt

‘ARE WE GOING TO CAPSIZE?’ • Richard Thomson learned the hard way that introducing your partner to sailing with a proper Scottish soaking has lasting consequences…

LESSONS LEARNT

GROWING UP AFLOAT WITH… MERVYN WHEATLEY • Charlotte Drew (née Wheatley) recounts early family adventures with a father who was one of the first Clipper skippers, a veteran OSTAR and AZAB sailor and who has sailed more than 260,000 miles around the world

5 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW

ADVENTURE FIVE COUNTRIES, FOUR WEEKS • The ARC Baltic rally returns after a seven-year gap with the fleet sailing through many beautiful destinations, visiting Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia and the stunning Finnish archipelago

ANCHORING IN THE ARCHIPELAGOS

HUSTLER 32 • A top Half-Tonner from the 1970s might not sound like an ideal first cruiser, but the Hustler 32 offers much more than you might imagine, says David Harding

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY… • BEN SUTCLIFFE-DAVIES, Marine Surveyor and full member of the Yacht Brokers Designers & Surveyors Association (YDSA) www.bensutcliffemarine.co.uk

ALTERNATIVES TO CONSIDER

ALTERNATIVES TO CONSIDER

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

GETTING AROUND

PLACES TO STOP

YOUR CRUISING COMMUNITY

All in a day’s sailing • Scotland’s west coast provided John and friends with craic and memories aplenty

GREETINGS FROM CAPE HORN

BOOK CLUB • Julia Jones reviews the latest maritime reading

HOW MUCH DOES A FREE BOAT REALLY COST? • Richard Rogers reveals the true cost of how much he spent rebuilding his ‘free’ yacht, and asks if it has been worth all the effort

WHAT IT COST US • Broadly how much our ‘everything out’ rebuild cost:

CLOUDS, WIND AND RAIN • A little knowledge about cloud...