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    Listen to the latest podcasts from our brilliant columnists Tom Cunliffe, Libby Purves and Dave Selby, recorded for Yachting Monthly and Practical Boat Owner

    Motor boat reviews

    Christmas gifts for sailors: Our pick of the very best kit

    Stuck for Christmas gift ideas for the sailor who has it all? Yachting World is here to help with dozens…

    • Toby Hodges
    • 01.12.2020

    Beautiful but deadly: Why the Fastnet Rock has always been feared by mariners

    The Fastnet Rock lighthouse is as famous in its way as Cape Horn, and just as notorious. Its history shows…

    • Elaine Bunting
    • 08.07.2019

    VIDEO: How a massive makeover turned the Volvo Ocean Race one-designs into mint condition

    A huge refit process is underway in Lisbon to turn the seven round the world VO65s and one new yacht…

    • Elaine Bunting
    • 11.10.2017

    Yacht reviews

    Skippers tips: Adapt your boat & prevent corrosion

    Credit: Richard Langdon/Ocean Images
    Yachting Monthly experts and seasoned skippers share their advice on a whole range of issues for the cruising sailor. Do…

    • Katy Stickland
    • 13.01.2021

    Storm sailing: ‘The boat was slammed over and water poured in’

    Randall Reeves' 45ft heavy displacement expedition sloop Moli with a bone in her teeth in the southern Indian Ocean. Credit: Randall Reeves
    Randall Reeves leaves the storm jib in its bag while braving the Southern Ocean to prove that speed is safety…

    • Yachting Monthly
    • 11.01.2021

    How to choose the right lithium batteries for your boat

    Lithium batteries work well with solar power as they can take high charge for short period. Credit: Alamy
    Boost the life and performance of your lithium battery by installing the correct charging setup, says Duncan KentLithium batteries work…

    • Yachting Monthly
    • 06.01.2021

    Humble sea dogs – Editor’s letter February 2021

    Striking out into the north Atlantic is daunting, but the rewards of anchoring off St Kilda make it a prize worth the effort Credit: Richard Burdon / Alamy Stock Photo
    The astounding seamanship involved in plucking a shipwrecked sailor from a liferaft ricocheting around the immense Southern Ocean deserves attention,…

    • Theo Stocker
    • 05.01.2021