Yachting Monthly UK Magazine - July 2023

In this issue

HONEYMOON ON THE CRINAN CANAL
Two adventurous newlyweds find romantic bliss on the west coast of Scotland.

LEARNING CURVE
Smashed on the rocks in 60 knots and floating to tell the tale.

KIRSTEN NEUSCHÄFER WINS

the Golden Globe crown and makes history

5 mins

Call to fit carbon monoxide detectors after tragedy

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is calling on boat owners to fit carbon monoxide detectors after two men tragically lost their lives in January 2022 aboard sports cruiser Emma Louise, while tied up at Port Hamble Marina.

2 mins

BENTE 28

Once you’ve seen one, Bente yachts are unmistakable. We revisited the brand’s first boat, the Bente 24, a couple of issues ago, which has been around for 10 years or so.

2 mins

POINTER 30

The fact that the accommodation of the Pointer is designed around a Nespresso machine, enshrined in glory, tells you a lot about this boat.

2 mins

SWALLOW YACHTS 32

Small boat specialist Swallow Yachts is venturing above 30ft for a sailing boat for the first time with the new Swallow 32, and it’s also returning to its roots with woodepoxy construction.

2 mins

How to get some 'me time' at sea

The GGR has been a riveting slow burner of a race

3 mins

FIRST TEST NEEL 43

If you're torn between the performance of a trimaran and the accommodation of a cruising cat, the Neel 43 might offer a solution, says David Harding

7 mins

'CAUGHT WITH NO ENGINE & NOWHERE TO GO'

When Tina McLachlan was caught by a 60-knot squall in the middle of the night and the anchors dragged, a grounding was just minutes away

6 mins

CRUISING HONEYMOON THROUGH THE CRINAN CANAL

Newlyweds Stuart and Emma start their happily ever after' by piloting Evolene up the west coast of Scotland

7 mins

ADVENTURE SAILING EAST BEYOND THE BERLIN WALL

The coast of former East Germany offers Karen Eriksen and family tranquility and history in equal measure

6 mins

The Tongan Way

One cruising couple discover the simple, unspoilt and breathtaking islands of Tonga en route to New Zealand

4 mins

TECHNICAL WINDOWS & HATCHES

A leaky hatch or window can make life down below miserable. Duncan Kent explains how to ditch those drippy blues forever

10 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.