Yachting Monthly

SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

THIS MONTH’S EXPERTS

VYV COX has sailed for more than 50 years, initially racing dinghies, and for the past 25 years cruising yachts. He is a Chartered Engineer

HARRY DEKKERS is an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore. He was the Commanding Officer of the Royal Netherlands Navy’s sail training vessel

CHRISTOPHER SMITH was a physiologist at King’s College, London. Since retiring, he cruises the Med in his Jeanneau Espace 1000

GRAHAM LACY is a Yachtmaster and sails

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