Boating_Sailing
Practical Boat Owner
New gear
Rupert Holmes previews the latest marine products
4 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
NEW SEASON SAFETY CHECKS
Enjoy the water with safety in mind
6 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Invicta 26
A classic long keel yacht for the price of a good dinghy
4 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Upgrading navigation instruments
Fed up with glitches, Graham Keating replaces his 1997-vintage navigation instruments with multifunction displays
4 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Start the season maintenance tips
boatcare's David Thomas has advice on how to get your yacht or motorboat ready for the beginning of the new sailing season
4 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
The mother of invention
Chewing on a problem yields a novel solution
3 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Oily rag self-combusts in anchor locker
Boat owners and crew are being reminded of the dangers of leaving oily rags on board following the spontaneous combustion of rags in a yacht’s anchor locker in Jersey.
1 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
New boat launches
Exciting sub-40ft boats making a debut at boot Düsseldorf
2 min |
May 2025
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Heritage dreams
Vintage is not always great, but there are fine views from Memory Lane
3 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Triple amputee to sail the Pacific solo
Sailing for 80 days solo, nonstop and unsupported across the Pacific would be a daunting voyage for many people. Craig Wood, a 33-year-old former Army rifleman from Doncaster, has the additional challenge of being a triple amputee.
1 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
YJA awards celebrate 'outstanding British sailing talent'
lan Williams, who made history after securing an unprecedented eighth World Match Racing Tour title, has been named the Yachting Journalists' Association's (YJA) 2024 Yachtsman of the Year.
1 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Pip Hare celebrated with award for skill
British yachtswoman Pip Hare has been chosen to recieve the Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) Seamanship Award, which recognises exceptional skill or bravery at sea.
1 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Sula's story
Julia Jones explains how an English yacht became a Scottish workboat and how a 120-year-old Crinan Ferry design was upcycled
10 min |
March 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Sailing in the lap of the Gods
Beyond GPS: divine assistance, suitable rites and a belt and braces multitheistic approach
3 min |
March 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Boatbuilding college shuts downs
After 50 years of inspiring the next generation of traditional boatbuilders, the International Boatbuilding Training College -IBTC Lowestoft -is closing its doors for good.
1 min |
March 2025
Practical Boat Owner
How to keep your boat in top condition
The experts at boatcare on the importance of scheduled maintenance
5 min |
March 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Do you really need an active radar reflector?
Simon Hampton-Matthews, chair of the Cruising Association's RATS committee, discusses radar reflectors and if they're still the best way to be seen on the water
5 min |
March 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Saildrive maintenance
Stu Davies shares his tips for making sure your boat's saildrive runs smoothly
4 min |
March 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Cornish Shrimper 19 - Cape Cutter 19 | Hunter Liberty or Minstrel | Drascombe Coaster
Rupert Holmes looks into why this small, traditionally-styled cruiser remains so universally popular -and suggests some alternative boats that fulfill a similar brief
7 min |
March 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Is foiling really the future of cruising?
Foiling technology has revolutionised the world of sailboat racing, but can it make its way to cruising yachts too? Saša Fegić reports
7 min |
March 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Warning to check your gas regulator!
PBO reader Alan Thorne suffered a harrowing lesson in the importance of using marine-grade gas regulators on board when a 'fireball' ignited.
1 min |
March 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Weathering winter weather
A handy guide to keeping warm and dry
3 min |
March 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Elan Impression 43
High, wide and thoroughly modern, Elan's new 143 offers a remarkably roomy interior and more performance than you might expect, as David Harding discovers
10 min |
March 2025
Practical Boat Owner
The Silhouette Mk2
The Robert Tucker-designs with their familiar serpentine shears are popular pocket yachts. Clive has owned both Mk2 and Mk3 versions
4 min |
March 2025
Practical Boat Owner
PLB registration could be mandatory
Personal Locator Beacon registration in the UK could become mandatory under new proposals by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
1 min |
March 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Orca sink yacht in Strait of Gibraltar
Spain's maritime rescue service, Salvamento Maritimo, has reported that a 15m (49ft) yacht sank in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar following interaction with a pod of orca.
1 min |
Summer 2024
Practical Boat Owner
No kill cord or lifejackets were worn during fatal powerboat crash
A kill cord and lifejacket are useless unless worn-that's the warning from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), following its investigation into a powerboat crash that killed a 32-year-old woman and five-year-old girl on 2 October 2022.
2 min |
Summer 2024
Practical Boat Owner
Multihull sail work
Brush up on multihull sailing skills before heading off on charter with Gavin Le Sueur's guide to spinnaker handling, tacking and gybing
4 min |
Summer 2024
Practical Boat Owner
Five top causes of engine failure and how to prevent them
Jake Kavanagh talks to Sea Start marine engineer Nick Eales about how to avoid the five major causes of an engine breakdown at sea
10+ min |
Summer 2024
Practical Boat Owner
Sail the Atlantic with strangers
Would you sail across the Atlantic with someone you've just met? Ali Wood meets the cruising crews who've done just that
10 min |