Yachting Monthly Archives

Sailing is changing… do you like it?

June 11th, 2026

Is modern racing starting to look more like checkers than chess? Is something being lost in the pursuit of frenetic,

June 3rd, 2026

After a lifetime of working on other people’s boats, Gunnar Christensen is sailing on his own terms. Viveka Herzum for

January 2nd, 2026

by Andy Du Port, Yachting Monthly Bob Dylan’s ageless song was released at about the same time as I started

November 17th, 2025

As a new survey highlights the major challenges women still face in the marine industry, the Magenta Project has launched

April 10th, 2025

World-class women sailors from the world’s toughest races share their views on the future of sailing, gender equality, and balancing

April 19th, 2024

Andy Du Port explores which rules need to be followed to the letter to avoid collisions at sea and considers

February 7th, 2024

New research reaches some surprising conclusions about which propulsion systems might actually have the lowest carbon footprint. Theo Stocker digs

January 22nd, 2023

Weather data is getting easier and cheaper to download. Sam Fortescue reviews the latest options for British publication Yachting Monthly

December 8th, 2022

At 16 years old, Laura Dekker defied the odds to finish her solo circumnavigation around the world. Ten years on,

November 9th, 2021

In Yachting Monthly, Andy Pag explores why orcas have been damaging yachts off Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar, and how to