The National Yacht Club is currently seeking to recruit a team of committed sailing instructors and coaches for our summer courses 2025.
Quiz update
Whether sailing or rugby, The Dirty Ruckers know how to play until the final whistle. Having taken an early lead during the Christmas dinner quiz held on Wednesday 11 December, The...
The O’Leary Insurance Keelboat Winter League concluded last weekend, and unfortunately, once again racing was cancelled due to adverse conditions. We were pretty unlucky with the weather for this event as we lost three days of racing out of six.
Glassfibre is an indestructible material and its legacy in the world of boatbuilding is thousands of unwanted boats. What’s the solution to this problem? Sam Jefferson talks to catamaran manufacturer...
Endeavour rookies Oliver Groves and Esther Parkhurst from Beaver SC explain to Sue Pelling how it is possible to not only win the Endeavour Trophy at a first attempt but also how to win the ‘ticket’ to get there.
As temperatures drop, Andy Rice gets tips on how to handle the cold from self-confessed Arctic weather fan and winning Clipper Round the World Race skipper Bob Beggs
Congratulations to Katie & Jim Corbett on being presented with the Royal Thames Yacht Club Cup, for Cruising Log of the Year. Their cruise took them from Preveza in Greece through the Corinth Canal and onto the western Aegean Sea.
Wherever and whenever you sail, sailing boots are essential if you want the comfort of warm, dry feet. The Yachting Monthly team set about testing a range of sea boots to find the best on offer.
Clive Loughlin, his daughter Jess, and friend Keith put a Channel Island passage plan to the test. Here is what worked, and what didn’t… In a previous article ‘Channel Island Tidal Tactics’ (ST May...
It seems like many moons and tides ago that the 2024 season started and indeed we kicked off the year with a new years camp with our dedicated national champion coaches, Michael Crosbie and Jonathan O’Shaughnessy aided by Micheal O’Suilleabhain.
Is now the time to contemplate the workings of the America’s Cup? And how the SailGP circuit is re-shaping the grand prix racing landscape, including the introduction of ‘player’ transfer fees. At what point does a sailing boat cease to be a sailing boat and become something else?
A good start cannot win you a race but a bad one can lose it for you. Jon Emmett takes a look at some of the classic errors made on the startline. In a previous article we highlighted that in order to win, you first have to finish!
