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Latest weblogs from Yachting Monthly's News and Features editor
Birds and boats
23 July 2008
Should the yachting press censor non-life-jacket wearing images?
17 July 2008
Anne likes lighthouses
14 July 2008
Splicing the mainbrace
7 July 2008
Nude bathing
3 July 2008
Nore Race victory
30 June 2008
Writing made easier
20 June 2008
Sun, sea, sand and sunstroke
19 June 2008
Polish boatyards for the UK?
18 June 2008
River trip
13 June 2008
Expense account blues
9 June 2008
Bomb disposal
5 June 2008
Back in the water
4 June 2008
Still sailing after all these years
2 June 2008
YM reader fells robber with mag
21 May 2008
Food, glorious food
21 May 2008
Developers want this for profit
14 May 2008
Another plan for SE England's wilderness
13 May 2008
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's six pack
30 April 2008
Shakespeare in modern idiom
25 April 2008
Framed tomfoolery
24 April 2008
Rogue ships need new regulations
22 April 2008
Boycott Beijing if anyone dies in Olympics protests
21 April 2008
The green green grass of home
18 April 2008
'Millions of fish' killed per hour in atom plants
14 April 2008
New Charles Darwin pen released
11 April 2008
Join the RNLI and stay in their HQ
10 April 2008
Barge comes back from the past
31 March 2008
Marina under construction in Dubai
20 March 2008
Colleagues ignored dead office worker
19 March 2008
MDL wins car park of the year award
18 March 2008
Jersey's dark past
17 March 2008
Pirates: to fight back or not?
14 March 2008
Dorset company boating news
13 March 2008
Scuppered Britannia artefacts
11 March 2008
Migration postponed
10 March 2008
Wreck of death yacht may never be found
6 March 2008
Safety issues raised by the Ouzo sinking
5 March 2008
Certificates for all
28 February 2008
Another voice backs the ruination of the Thames Estuary
28 February 2008
Stories of Titanic disaster sought
27 February 2008
Old Gaffers growing in number on Solent
25 February 2008
Houseboat left abandoned in red-tape row
22 February 2008
A sporting chance
21 February 2008
Prince Philip retreats from strong light
20 February 2008
Cocaine-on-Sea
19 February 2008
Timber wreckage set on fire
18 February 2008
Ode to the wooden boat
15 February 2008
Being rescued
14 February 2008
The jumbo in the room
13 February 2008
Bad seamanship on screen and in life
12 February 2008
How do you deal with aggressive migrants?
11 February 2008
Sailing and Scientology
8 February 2008
Take care and cover up in the sun
7 February 2008
Folding bicycle test
6 February 2008
Caribbean: world leader in violent crime
5 February 2008
Let us remember
4 February 2008
Lure of the easy
28 January 2008
Trio survived thanks to quality of timber
25 January 2008
Chinese chefs learn how to cook Brit grub
23 January 2008
What to do if you are left out at sea
22 January 2008
Pirate attacks in St Vincent
21 January 2008
One man's view of the Southerly 32
17 January 2008
Is this the world's most hideous footwear?
14 January 2008
Dumped yachtsman writes book on Net love
9 January 2008
Sand island plan to save Holland
8 January 2008
Herring disappearance caused by dumped weapons?
7 January 2008
Unusual navigation mark
3 January 2008
An unknown tract of wilderness in South East England
2 January 2008
Festive greetings
18 December 2007
Ships v yachts
12 December 2007
What would you do?
7 December 2007
Advice on Contessa 32 sailing
3 December 2007
The show has gone on
30 November 2007
Thames Barrier likely to be in record books this year
28 November 2007
Help, I'm not a celebrity don't get me out of here
27 November 2007
Keels on wheels
26 November 2007
Move Heathrow to Essex
23 November 2007
Why two shows are better than one
21 November 2007
Jetting round the world to discuss carbon cuts
20 November 2007
A classic with a classic conundrum
19 November 2007
Moving over terra firma
14 November 2007
Seaweed cooked aboard
13 November 2007
Surge tide on the East Coast
12 November 2007
Helping hands
7 November 2007
All in the name of research
6 November 2007
Giant turbines to be built off Wales
5 November 2007
The world's most famous yacht: a biography
2 November 2007
An offer for refurbishment
1 November 2007
Visiting Italy
31 October 2007
Unseen footage of doomed Donald Crowhurst
30 October 2007
Making sense of it all
19 October 2007
Commuter combat
16 October 2007
Sailing home
15 October 2007
Beating the running rigging
12 October 2007
Waiting for time and tide
10 October 2007
Des res Docklands
9 October 2007
Memories of the hard old days of sail
8 October 2007
Partying in a cabin
3 October 2007
Saying goodbye
2 October 2007
Nights getting longer
25 September 2007
Yacht's crew unable to climb back aboard
21 September 2007
The art of reflection
20 September 2007
All at sea on a swirl of publicity
18 September 2007
A living legend reveals all
12 September 2007
War hero yachtsman dies
21 August 2007
Dotty press release from Rolex
17 August 2007
People who live in pretty places
16 August 2007
RNLI called to professionals as humble cruising man sails on
14 August 2007
No injuries, no wins, no fees
13 August 2007
Elephant in the room
8 August 2007
Shipwright turns back on planking for painting
6 August 2007
The end of fish?
2 August 2007
On the day heroes are remembered: a poignant thought
1 August 2007
Outrage at YM April Fool
31 July 2007
River stay away from my door
30 July 2007
Boats held up in River Thames as floods continue
25 July 2007
Stranded in Gloucestershire
24 July 2007
Cheapo supermarket chain brought to its senses
20 July 2007
Fleetwood lozenges
19 July 2007
Gongs for the meritocracy
18 July 2007
Yachting destination
17 July 2007
Sainsburys great idea
16 July 2007
Frank Dye's exploits recalled
13 July 2007
Throwing mud at a barn door
12 July 2007
What is a life worth?
11 July 2007
Mosque to be built in Docklands
10 July 2007
Mooring line takes head off jet skier
10 July 2007
French homes torched
9 July 2007
Beachcombing bullocks charge yachtsman
5 July 2007
Watch out if you are astern of me
2 July 2007
What are you going to do about it?
29 June 2007
Of plastic ducks and dead whales
28 June 2007
Franklin's last expedition: will the mystery be solved?
27 June 2007
Jury rudder
26 June 2007
Two costly mistakes in Shivering Sands Race
25 June 2007
A meal remembered
22 June 2007
Is there a sailing record left to grab?
21 June 2007
Government study into killer anchor chains
20 June 2007
Sailing along the Portuguese coast post-war
19 June 2007
New book launched about growing up on a sailing barge
18 June 2007
One-sided account of the Fastnet 1979 race
15 June 2007
Slipping a fouled anchor
14 June 2007
Where there's muck there's engine spares
13 June 2007
Marine engine maintenance
12 June 2007
Zen and the artlessness of engine maintenance
11 June 2007
What's best landfill or litter dispersal?
30 May 2007
Gipsy Moth IV: a retrospectic view
29 May 2007
Sailing with a safety net
25 May 2007
The succour of the saltings
24 May 2007
Gipsy Moth IV is an unlucky boat
23 May 2007
Vandals target both Cutty Sark and Gipsy Moth IV
22 May 2007
PR and the art of spin
18 May 2007
Single-handed lensman sets out
17 May 2007
Legend murdered to prevent illegal loggers' report
16 May 2007
Cynical blot on the landscape
15 May 2007
Ships go slower following MCA report on OUZO
14 May 2007
New documentary reveals salty side of star
10 May 2007
Yachting Monthly gets its first blogger
9 May 2007
