Yachting Monthly UK Magazine - May 2023

In this issue

ARCONA 345: 24HOUR TEST
Could this be the ideal performance cruiser? We spend a day and a night aboard for a 24-hour test.

LIFE AFTER DEATH
As old GRP boats increasingly head for landfill, can technology offer a glimmer of hope?

UN in historic agreement to protect planet's marine biodiversity

United Nations member countries have for the first time ever reached agreement on a unified legal treaty to protect marine biodiversity in the high seas, helping to protect almost half the planet’s surface that is beyond national maritime borders.

2 mins

24 HOUR TEST - ARCONA 345

There wasn't much wrong with its predecessor but could the new Arcona 345 get even closer to the ideal performance cruiser?

10 mins

Children of the ocean

Liveaboard sailing offers amazing adventures and family time, and it’s becoming easier to do, says Sophie Dingwall

10 mins

'THE SHAKING OF THE RIG WAS HORRIFIC'

Mike Reynolds and his wife Nicki were heading for Europe on their 34-foot Yamazaki cruiser-racer Zen Again when a day of light squalls while exiting the tropics quickly turned into something much uglier

4 mins

SAILING TO SVALBARD

In their electric-assisted yacht two architects venture to the Norwegian Sea's most remote and stunning fjords and islands

10+ mins

ACROSS BISCAY WITH THE ARC RALLY

Abrupt storms and choppy seas keep James Kenning and the crew of Arkyla on their toes

6 mins

Cool Cornwall

Swapping the Greek Mediterranean for the Cornish Riviera

4 mins

RECYCLING END OF LIFE BOATS

The marine industry is puzzling over how to dispose safely of redundant, environmentally toxic GRP-built craft. Ollie Taylor investigates

8 mins

HOW IT WORKS ENGINE STOPPING

A diesel engine is normally stopped by cutting off the fuel at, or in, the fuel injection pump – not before it.

2 mins

MARINE TIMBER WHY TEAK'S TIME IS UP

Jessie Rogers looks at the challenges faced by the yachting industry in sourcing teak that is both legal and sustainable, and considers the latest alternatives now available

8 mins

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Yachting Monthly UK Magazine Description:

Published by Time Inc (UK). 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.