Whats in the May issue of Yachts & Yachting magazine

by Y & Y magazine 14 Apr 2011 11:23 BST 14 April 2011

Current Issue: Out April 14th

The May issue of Y&Y is on sale today, just as the sun means those who have taken the winter off are ready for a great summer of sailing. Great timing then for our special guide to summer regatta weeks - get your diary out and start planning your summer! Our Iconic dinghy series reaches its climax as we reveal #1 in our count-down… and it’s got wings! Mark Rushall’s series on escaping from a bad situation on the race course looks at broaching, plus we test the Icon dinghy, reveal a host of new boats, plus there’s commentary on the worlds of multihull sailing, dinghies, keelboats and offshore racing from our top columnists. Contents include...

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News – your monthly round-up

TECHNIQUE
Great escapes #2: broaching – Mark Rushall looks at avoiding the broach, and how best to recover if it all goes wrong
Rule of the month
Winning with Ian Moore
Understanding weather – summer highs

PERSONALITIES
Sailing onboard with… Peter Isler
Racing against the superstars… Two of the UK’s top dinghy sailors race against some of the world’s top professionals
Wet Wheels disabled sailing update with Geoff Holt
Fisher’s eye – Bob Fisher’s incisive musings
Olympic dreams – We talk to 470 helm Penny Clark about her transition from the Laser Radial

DINGHIES
Roll tacks – Andy Rice’s view of the dinghy scene
Young Y&Y – more from the sailors of the future
Rebuilding ‘Cute’ – the conclusion of the story of Burnham RNLI’s rebuild of a Cadet dinghy
True icons – David Henshall reveals iconic dinghy #1, and it’s got wings!
On test: Icon – Pete Barton tests another new dinghy design

MULTIHULLS
Multi mad – Jeremy Evans looks at the latest from the world of multihulls

KEELBOATS
Offshore – Andi Robertson on the offshore racing scene and Stuart Childerley on all things keelboat
New boats – latest new launches
Offshore academy – a look at the academy that hopes to produce a UK Vendee Globe winner

KIT & EQUIPMENT
A buyer’s guide to sailing tops – from jackets to spray tops, what are your options?
Wireless system – Fitting a wire-free electronics solution
Winch innovations – With a host of new products on the market, we look at some of the latest innovations

TRAVEL
Summer Race Week Guide – Our guide to the UK and Ireland’s major events
Journey to the end of the earth – the beauty of Patagoina and Cape Horn and how you can get out to a place where sailing legends were made

REPORTS
Clubs & Classes – more race reports from around the country and beyond

FOR FUN
Position of the month

Next issue: Out on May 12th

(Second Thursday of the month)

ROUND THE ISLAND THROUGH THE YEARS - Our special guide to this year’s JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race looks at some great stories through the race’s 80-year history

GREAT ESCAPES: CHINESE GYBE - How to avoid it, and recovering when the worst happens

RULE OF THE MONTH #3 - Our series takes you step by step through the most essential rules – brush up on your knowledge each issue

TESTING, TESTING – X1 DINGHY - Pete Barton takes this river-based sailing design for a spin, and finds a very versatile dinghy that’s surprisingly at home on open waters as well

PLUS - Sailor profiles, disabled sailing, youth sailing, a buyer’s guide to VHFs and reports galore!

Icon dinghy test

A little video treat from Tom Gruitt