ALAN WOOD is an RYA instructor and RNLI ...

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

We’d love to hear from you. Write to us at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com or by post at Yachting Monthly, Future PLC, 121-141 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London W2 6JR

It’s hardly news to say that boat insurance premiums are going up again this year – don’t they always? Taking the temperature with a few quick online quotes, however, shows that prices in some parts o

Send your questions to our experts at yachtingmonthly@futurenet.com

Hundreds of sailors successfully crossed the Atlantic in December as the ARC rally celebrates 40 years