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Find out what's in the August issue including: Our favourite visitor moorings, how to predict a boat's motion in a seaway and what every skipper needs to know about occluded fronts .. Our favourite visitor moorings The Yachting Monthly team share their best places to tie up to a buoy this summer Explore the coves of the Lizard Ken Endean guides us past the Manacles to find some splendid anchorages tucked in below the cliffs Round Mull in a 17-footer Chris Huddleston relishes the simple life on Scotlanda€ s West Coast Arthur Ransomea€ s a€~Secret Watera€ Dick Durham takes us round the Walton Backwaters, with pilotage notes and what to do ashore The romance of sailing Some couples really shouldna€ t go sailing together, suggests Carol Oa€ Shea Cruising log Readersa€ sailing yarns Easy ways to sharpen your wind awareness Tom Cunliffe advises more reliance on Mother Nature What every skipper needs to know about occluded fronts Chris Tibbs explains the theory and reality How to use the lee bow effect for cruising Bill Anderson says this racing technique can have wider use a€~The day I hit a containera€ David Robson recalls the moment his Moody 39 stopped dead in the water Skippera€ s tips l Are anchor alarms any use? l Leecloth lanyards l How to cheat chafe l Sailing jargon buster A question of seamanship Would you take the Needles Channel in a near gale? PLUS sailing books Any questions? l How can I stop my boat rounding up in gusts? l Which laptop for navigation? View from the helm Editora€ s letter Cruising news Triangle Race rudder loss; Round the Island Race report Pontoon tax! We investigate the Crown Estatea€ s relationship to sailors Letters l Leta€ s back windfarms l Bypassing Belgium l Downdraughts Libby Purves Trans-ocean contact Tom Cunliffe a€~Why Ia€ ve gone electrica€ The Confessional Readers own up New boats Chris Beeson presents three new luxury launches: the Discovery 57, Hallberg-Rassy 412 and Grand Soleil 43 Through the Swellies and across Caernarfon Bar We join a syndicate as they take their new yacht through the Menai Strait Gear test: Why LED nav lights are 10 times better Emrhys Barrell tests five LED bi-colour navigation lights and two replacement LED bulbs against their traditional rivals How to predict a boata€ s motion at sea Can you tell if a boat is comfortable in a seaway by her technical specifications? New gear iPad case, posh sleeping bag, antenna splitter and more
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