on sale 12 AUGUST, 1999

• Take seven Swedish beauties
  
  . . .and parade them through the Skerries for four days. Which is exactly what Yachting World did when we sailed the cream of Sweden’s cruising boats on that country’s west coast in early June. Najad, Hallberg-Rassy, Sweden Yachts, Malo, Farr, Forgus and Fantasi were all there for Yachting World’s 1999 Rally

• It must be madness
  
  . . . to sail a Mini. A 6.5m Mini Transat racer, that is. James Boyd tells what it’s really like and reviews how the Brits are entering in force this year

• Plus
  
  Our FREE pocket-sized Southampton International Boat Show guide with all the essential information to help you plan your way round the Show, which runs from 11-19 September

• Heavy weather sailing
  
  A new and completely updated version of this must-have, classic sailing reference book is published in September. Yachting World has an exclusive extract plus a special reader offer