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Best electric outboard motor: We put the market leaders to the test

1 week ago | yachtingmonthly.com | Theo Stocker

An electric outboard motor is now a viable option for dinghy propulsion. Emrhys Barrell puts the latest outboards and trolling motors to the test TAGS: affiliatesElectric Yachtsgear The electric outboard motor has been around for many years, but they have either been too low powered or their lead acid batteries have made them too heavy to lift in and out of a small tender, so petrol outboards have remained the engine of choice.
23 yachts cross Celtic Triangle leg 2 finish line in Tréguier after 300-mile leg

1 week ago | yachtingmonthly.com | Theo Stocker

Challenging weather conditions for the second leg of the Celtic Triangle saw nine of the competitors retire, whilst the other 23 managed to beat the weather and make it in into Tréguier. Most of those who retired continued to Tréguier under engine, while a couple sailed back to Falmouth or their home ports.
YM Celtic Triangle sailors arrive in Kinsale

2 weeks ago | yachtingmonthly.com | Theo Stocker

31 yachts on the start line of the Yachting Monthly Celtic Triangle race in Falmouth for the 190-mile leg to Kinsale A mix of experienced and Corinthian shorthanded offshore racers started the Yachting Monthly Celtic Triangle Race from Falmouth on Sunday 8th June, with the final boats finishing in Kinsale in the early hours of 10th June 2025, where they were welcomed by the Kinsale Yacht Club.
Yachting Monthly

1 month ago | yachtingmonthly.com | Theo Stocker

Hanse Yachts, the German builder of Hanse, Dehler and Moody yachts, has been bought from private equity owners by a new investor. Production volumes to be reduced TAGS: hansenew boatsNews The German company Hanse Yachts AG, based in Greifswald on the German Baltic coast, announced on Sunday 18 May that new owners have agreed to buy a majority stake in the business from the private equity firm Aurelius.
The coolest new yacht launches of 2025

2 months ago | yachtingmonthly.com | Theo Stocker

Theo Stocker went to the Boot Düsseldorf 2025 boat show in Germany to see this year’s crop of awesome new boats and some exciting new designs being unveiled to the world TAGS: new boatTop Story Sitting in the Uerige brew house in Düsseldorf’s charming old town, sipping glass after little glass of the dark Altbier and munching my way through perfectly crispy pork knuckle, it was difficult not to feel more than a little content with life, as if I’d fallen plumb into the most gemütlich of German...
How to prepare for your Yachtmaster Offshore exam

Aug 15, 2024 | yachtingmonthly.com | Theo Stocker

In an age of digital navigation and walk ashore pontoons, how hard can the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore be? Theo Stocker prepared to take the test to find out TAGS: How tosailing skillsTop Story Many very competent and highly experienced yachtsmen and women don’t have any qualifications at all and are content to keep it that way, but for some reason, not being a Yachtmaster bothered me.
One woman's fight for female representation at the Olympic Games

Jul 31, 2024 | yachtingmonthly.com | Theo Stocker

Former YM editor, Kathleen Palmer, utilised her journalistic skills to anonymously rally against the patriarchal nature of post-war sailing For the first time in its history, the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will achieve gender parity. For sailing, this means four women’s events, four men’s events and two mixed events – therefore equal chances for men and women to win medals. At the 1948 London Olympics it was a very different story. Female sailors were banned.
New rules to mean easier cruising to France since 1 June 2024

Jun 3, 2024 | yachtingmonthly.com | Theo Stocker

Sailors can now check in to Schengen zone in 53 French marinas rather than having to use official Ports of Entry TAGS: cruisingcustomsFranceschengen Sailors planning to cross the Channel to France this summer should have a much easier time checking in and out, thanks to changes introduced on 1 June 2024. Yachts arriving in France from outside the EU’s Schengen zone can now clear customs in one of 53 marinas.
How are modern wooden boats built?

May 27, 2024 | yachtingmonthly.com | Theo Stocker

Yachting Monthly editor, Theo Stocker speaks to three modern wooden boat manufacturers to find how this old material has remained at the forefront of technology TAGS: Top storieswooden yacht ‘Building a wooden boat, you don’t need a new plug and mould for every boat you want to build, so there is much lower setup cost, and less waste,’ says Spirit Yachts’ Adrian Gooderham. ‘A large part of the cost is in the skilled labour.
9 impressive new yachts coming to a marina near you in 2024

Apr 24, 2024 | yachtingmonthly.com | Theo Stocker

Theo Stocker headed to Germany to see all of the best new yachts coming to harbours near you in 2024 TAGS: new boatTop Story Mid-winter on the banks of the Rhine might seem like an incongruous time and place for a boat show, but boot Düsseldorf, held for 10 days every January, remains the world’s largest, housed snugly in 17 vast halls.