Whats in the April issue of Yachts & Yachting magazine

by Y & Y magazine 10 Mar 2011 10:25 GMT 10 March 2011

Current Issue: Out March 10th

The April issue of Y&Y is on sale today, including a host of features to help ease you into the new sailing season. Mark Rushall’s new series on escaping from a bad situation on the race course moves on to starting, plus we have 24 top suggestions to help you go faster this summer. We go sailing with Paul Campbell-James on an Extreme 40, Iconic dinghy number two is revealed and we continue to follow the rebuild of the Cadet ‘Cute’, and there’s advice on recovering from injury, boat tests, new boats and plenty of commentary from our top columnists. The contents include...

News – your monthly round-up
Olympics 2012 – an update – Ticketing and race schedule ahead of the Games

TECHNIQUE
Great escapes #2: starting – Mark Rushall looks at getting out of trouble
Rule of the month – brush up on your rules this year
Winning offshore
Fit & well – recovering from injury
Understanding weather – low pressure systems explained

PERSONALITIES
Sailing onboard with… Paul Campbell-James
Wet Wheels disabled sailing update with Geoff Holt
Fisher’s eye – Bob Fisher’s incisive musings

DINGHIES
Roll tacks – Andy Rice’s view of the dinghy scene
New dinghies – Pete Barton has his eye on everything new in the dinghy world
Young Y&Y – more from the sailors of the future
True icons – David Henshall counts down number two
Rebuilding ‘Cute’ – the story of the Burnham RNLI’s rebuild of a Cadet dinghy – which you can WIN!
Contender focus – a close-up look at the class history

MULTIHULLS
Multi mad – Jeremy Evans looks at the latest from the world of multihulls
On test – C2 formula 18

KEELBOATS
Offshore – Andi Robertson on the offshore racing scene and Stuart Childerley on all things keelboat
New boats – latest new launches

KIT & EQUIPMENT
24 essential upgrades… from changing your crew to upgrading your winches, useful ideas to up your speed this season
Data logging – How new technology is helping us to achieve top level performance
Sail-buying guide – All you need to know about sails

TRAVEL
Top charter tips – destinations and advice to choose the right option and make the most of your holiday
Largs venue guide – popular Scottish sailing venue

REPORTS
Report of the year – We pick out the best of last season’s reporting
Clubs & Classes – more race reports from around the country and beyond

FOR FUN
Position of the month

Next issue: Out on April 14th

(Second Thursday of the month)

SUMMER RACE WEEK GUIDE - Our essential round-up of the major summer events = get your diary out and start planning your summer here!
GREAT ESCAPES: BROACHING - How to avoid it, and recovering when the worst happens
RULE OF THE MONTH #2 - Our brand-new series takes you step by step through the most essential rules – brush up on your knowledge each issue
SAILING WITH THE STARS - What it’s really like to sail in the BVI Pro-Am regatta
PLUS - Sailor profiles, fitness, disabled sailing, youth sailing, a buyer’s guide to sailing jackets and spraytops and reports galore!