Yachting Monthly - 1 Sep 2025
RADAR REFLECTORS
NEW VS OLD CONTESSA32
HOIST OR FURL OR SNUFF
Which technique is best?
LIGHT TOUCH SAILING
Why your boat needs a galvanic isolator Are electric winches worth the upgrade?
CRUISING CHUTES
CROSSING OCEANS
SKIPPERS’ TIPS
LIGHTLY AROUND THE NORTH ATLANTIC
NEW GEAR
CRUISING CHUTES
CAPE FEAR
ELECTRIC WINCHES
OCEAN BOATS
CRUISING COMMUNITY
SHIPPING FORECAST: FAIR ISLE
GALVANIC ISOLATORS
A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP
2025 CONTESSA 32
NEW GEAR
RADAR REFLECTORS
1977 CONTESSA 32
SKIPPERS’ TIPS
Blue Mind therapy • rudder weights • Round the Island Race 2025
CRUISING LOG
Human watchkeepers flaws • Drinking laws questioned • Darwin 200
CHARITY OF THE MONTH
Coming out in the wash
Small boat shakedown
Sailing the Shallows, Barnes
Back in time for tea
Always learning
ALWAYS LEARNING
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PRODUCTION BOAT OR CLASSIC?
DARWIN200 conservation expedition home after two years and 43,000 miles
Mini Globe Racers set off to Cape Town
Talks to tackle ‘Imposter Syndrome’
NEWS IN NUMBERS
King Charles III first official RNLI visit as patron
NO ENTRY FOR SHTANDART
YM PHOTO AND ARTICLE PRIZES
NEW CEO FOR OYSTER
MAIB questions human errors in the digital age
Call for law to stop operation of yachts while drunk
MAIB 2024 report statistics
The Magenta Project launches 2x25 global survey
Rare Cornish lugger saved
SKIFFS DESCEND ON STRANRAER
SAVVY NAVVY TEAMS UP WITH RNLI
IQFOIL CHAMPS IN THE UK
Sailing and mental health – the Blue Mind theory
Sources
Name changes
LETTER OF THE MONTH
The weight of the rudder
Round the Island Race 2025
How to point high
DON’T MISS NEXT MONTH
‘No experience is necessary but a sense of humour is required!’
DART SAILABILITY
Small boat shakedown
It all comes out in the wash
CONTESSA 32
CONTESSA 32
OWNERS’ PROFILE
EXPERT OPINION
ALTERNATIVES TO CONSIDER
ALTERNATIVES TO CONSIDER
CENTURION 32
SADLER 32
WANT NEW?
CONTESSA 32
CONTESSA 32
CONTESSA 32
Will this anchorage be safe to stay in overnight?
Think ahead if you want to sleep soundly on long passages
THIS MONTH’S EXPERTS
Keep your sailing skillset sharp
Smart food prep and provisioning on board
Let the lobster pots guide you
Don’t forget your tender etiquette
Keep a close eye on your saildrive
Always check the dates on new emergency kit
LET’S GO FLY A KITE
HOISTING THE CHUTE
SNUFFER
TOP-DOWN FURLER
DOUSING THE CHUTE
SNUFFER
TOP-DOWN FURLER
BEST WAY
POINTS OF SAIL
GYBING
SALVAGE
CAN PRODUCTION BOATS CROSS OCEANS?
IN PRAISE OF PRODUCTION HULLS
RUDDERS
KEEL FAILURE
TIME AT ANCHOR
DECK GEAR
TREADING LIGHTLY AROUND THE NORTH ATLANTIC
TREADING LIGHTLY AROUND THE NORTH ATLANTIC
SOLENE GIRAUDEAU-POTEL
THE BRIAN BLACK MEMORIAL AWARD
ABOUT THE AWARD
SAILING THE SHIPPING FORECAST
SAILING THE SHIPPING FORECAST
PLACES TO STOP
ADVENTURE SAILING AROUND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
ADVENTURE SAILING AROUND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
CRUISING NOTES
FLORIS VAN HEES & IVAR SMITS
Boat Building Academy graduates
New charitable trust at Buckler’s Hard
Stride Forward charity races in Cowes Week for the first time
DIARY DATES
East Coast exploration
East Coast exploration
BACK INTO THE SHOALS
SAILING THE SHALLOWS
IF ONLY OUT OF CURIOSITY
SOLENT CRUISING COMPANION
IS A RIVER ALIVE?
TYPHOON TX-3 COAST SALOPETTES & JACKET
HH PIER 4.0 SAILING JACKET
HL EXPLORER 2.0 WOMEN’S SHORTS
NEW GEAR GARMENTS + GADGETS
BUOYCATCHER-MAX BOAT HOOK
REMIGO ONE REMOTE OUTBOARD CONTROLLER
SOS RESCUE POD FLOTATION LOG
Do you really need a radar reflector?
Do you really need a radar reflector?
RADAR REFLECTOR TYPES ON THE MARKET
RANGES & WAVELENGTHS
AIS
HOW TO PREVENT AN EARTH LOOP
RYA ELECTRICS HANDBOOK
ARE ELECTRIC WINCHES WORTH THE UPGRADE?
PROS AND CONS OF GOING ELECTRIC
In time for dinner
Bump starting the launch
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