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- Hanse 360 first look: Award-winning design February 6, 2025The Hanse 360 won a European Yacht of the Year 2025 award and it's easy to see why, offering bags of volume in a 37 footerEqually aimed at the 36ft cruising market, the Hanse 360 represents the very latest thinking in cruising yacht design, where …Continue reading » The post Hanse 360 first look: Award-winning […]Theo Stocker
- A cross-channel adventure from Suffolk to the Netherlands February 5, 2025To depart or not to depart? That is the question. Is it safer to stay, or suffer the wind and weather of a rough North Sea? With apologies to Shakespeare – our dilemma could hardly be compared to Hamlet’s, but it was real. Once again, though …Continue reading » The post A cross-channel adventure from […]Yachting Monthly
- How these mainsail modifications revolutionised my yacht’s performance February 4, 2025Safety and performance improved hugely when Mike Reynolds reduced the size of his mainsail and re-configured the systems controlling it Our 1980s Yamazaki Yachts 34, Zen Again, is an IOR (International Offshore Rule) 3/4 tonner masthead cutter, with a fin …Continue reading » The post How these mainsail modifications revolutionised my yacht’s performance appeared first […]Yachting Monthly
- How transiting the Panama Canal is getting easier January 31, 2025Transiting the Panama canal was an epic milestone for Andy and Julie Pag. It required practical seamanship, bureaucratic navigation and help from onboard guestsThe journey started two months before our transit date, logging on to the website of the canal’s Small Craft Service, …Continue reading » The post How transiting the Panama Canal is getting […]Yachting Monthly
- Can I squeeze over this tidal sill on neaps? January 30, 2025James Stevens considers a problem sent in by a Yachting Monthly reader who asks if you should squeeze over a tidal sill on neaps?Tom and Jane are on holiday in North Brittany with their two children. They are on their 11m yacht with …Continue reading » The post Can I squeeze over this tidal sill […]James Stevens
- ‘Do people charter to go sailing, or to travel to interesting places by yacht?’ – Lu Heikell January 28, 2025In and around the calanques were many small open sportsboats like this one, usually chartered for day tripsWhen does a popular location tip the scales from 'popular' to 'too busy' and how many charter yachts can fit in one popular spot? Lu Heikell considers overcrowding of anchorages When researching ports and anchorages to include in […]Yachting Monthly
- Your complete guide to yacht pilotage (done properly) January 24, 2025Chartplotters are an amazing aid, but can detract from your real-world pilotage if not used with caution, says Justin MortonLong ago, in the days when paper charts were precious, navigators would sketch out the relevant details in their notebook …Continue reading » The post Your complete guide to yacht pilotage (done properly) appeared first on […]Yachting Monthly
- ‘Mayday, Grandad overboard!’: A race turned lifeboat rescue January 23, 2025Henry, David and the crew of the Fowey’s Trent class lifeboat. Photo: Jenny Matthews/Alamy Stock PhotoWhen David Richards and his grandson Henry went out racing from Fowey, they didn’t expect their sail to end with a lifeboat rescue.Henry, my grandson, and I decided to sail together for the Fowey Sailing Opal series, the last yacht […]Yachting Monthly
- Sailing to Haiti: ‘Visiting Haïti has been one of the most unique and rewarding experiences of my life’ January 16, 2025Photo: Andrew BrownSailing to Haiti, Andy Brown brings medical and school supplies to the town of Mole Saint NicholasLordship, my Westerly Sealord, had been stranded in the Dominican Republic for two months. I had been sailing from Martinique …Continue reading » The post Sailing to Haiti: ‘Visiting Haïti has been one of the most unique […]Yachting Monthly
- Hallberg-Rassy 370 first look: Easy handling and good performance January 15, 2025This first new Haalberg-Rassy, the Hallberg-Rassy 370 is due to be in the water in the autumn of 2025 and will be hotly anticipatedSwedish yard, Hallberg-Rassy has continued the roll-out of its latest design philosophy across its range of yachts. Rather oddly, the …Continue reading » The post Hallberg-Rassy 370 first look: Easy handling and […]Yachting Monthly