“as soon as i got onboard everything changed”

Nominated by Yachting Monthly reader Jan Ashworth

In its 150th year, Laura Hodgetts explores the Royal Yachting Association’s evolution from ‘gentlemen racers’ to a world-leading national boating body

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The British Yachting Awards celebrate the finest of both the cruising and racing worlds. This year it offers recognition at the end of an extraordinary year, which has seen sailing deliver an astonish

JUST YOU AND YOUR PARTNER, ON A YACHT. IT’S THE DREAM SCENARIO – BUT HOW TO ENSURE YOU BOTH ENJOY IT EQUALLY? BLUEWATER SAILORS SHARE THEIR SECRETS WITH HELEN FRETTER

John Willis explains the consequences of cresting a bigger-than-expected wave while helming his 25ft motorboat