Yachting Monthly – May 2018

operational at even a junior level. It is an impressive setup. INHERENTLY FLEXIBLE Beyond the building itself having redundancy ...

INTERNATIONAL REACH Major incidents, particularly those involving helping vessels stricken mid-ocean, will often bring together ...

TO THE FUTURE ‘The improvements in safety technology over the past few years for those that spend time on the water have been a ...

The crew of Essex Girl learn a lot about how sailors can really help remote islands in Papua New Guinea’s Louisiade Archipelago ...

 F or 21 years, Hans Clemmensen has sailed to the Louisiade Archipelago every winter, equipping villages with solar panels. We h ...

the chain clunked and snatched alarmingly as the boat swung. We were always anxious about retrieving the anchor but always manag ...

Maybe they have the answer and we should learn from them Trading quality goods with the locals proved a great source of fresh pr ...

Get ready for the season A great summer on the water starts with careful preparations ashore  T he rituals of pre-season prepara ...

THE DORMANT YACHT Leaving your boat properly set up for the winter when you haul out is the best way to ensure putting the boat ...

Your yacht’s engine is perhaps the most vulnerable part of the boat to being left unused over the winter. Most of the servicing ...

Make sure to reconnect everything before pressurising the system is pumped through with fresh water thoroughly. Around every fiv ...

Seacock servicing is an annual job that should never be missed. Internally, check handles that are firmly attached and there is ...

As with seacocks, go through the anodes you have on board logically and if they are all well worn, replace them all in one go so ...

EXPERT ON BOARD Antifouling Antifoul is ineffective if applied to a hull that’s poorly prepared, so put in the time to get it ri ...

EXPERT ON BOARD TYPES OF ANTIFOULING A significant annual purchase, which antifoul is best is a hotly debated topic. In truth, t ...

Your yacht does everything you dreamed of – apart from launching your dinghy. But with the unique new DINGHY DERRICK from Ark Ma ...

A QUES TION OF SEAMANSHIP James Stevens, author of the Yachtmaster Handbook, spent 10 of his 23 years at the RYA as chief examin ...

HOME WATERS ...

SOUTHERN BRIT TAN Y Neil Gibbons moved his yacht from Cornwall to France, but will mooring permanently abroad live up to his dre ...

Neil and his wife Carol have no regrets about moving their Beneteau 40cc to southern Brittany Initially worried about negotiatin ...