Boating-sailing
Practical Boat Owner
Leaving a dock
Powerboat instructor Jon Mendez shares his expert tips for leaving an alongside berth in a single-engined RIB
2 min |
June 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Remote boat monitoring and security cameras
Rupert Holmes looks at options for monitoring of boats that will warn of intruders, change of location and impact from other vessels
4 min |
June 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Drascombe & Devon Lugger v the Dabber
Designed for safe family boating under sail, oar or power, but taken long distance by intrepid sailors
4 min |
June 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Choosing the right project boat
How do you distinguish a real bargain boat from one that’s not worth restoring, even if it’s free
10 min |
June 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Orkney Longliner & Sussex beach boat
Clive shares his local knowledge on the best way to travel from Rye Bay upriver to Bodiam Castle in East Sussex - including his choice of open motorboat and family activities en route
5 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Little beauty!
Size is relative and dependant on the sailing activity and weather conditions
3 min |
May 2023
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Full steam ahead
Welcome to the world of steam - clean, tidy and almost silent
3 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Every day's a school day
Thirsting for Day Skipper Practical knowledge, sea-schools appear curiously unavailable
3 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
TIPS TO SAIL BETTER Preventer set-up
Pip Hare explains why you should rig a boom preventer for downwind sailing
3 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
JESSICA WATSON Courage on and off the water
While True Spirit was being filmed, celebrating her teenage solo circumnavigation, the 29-year-old was battling her biggest challenge ashore
8 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Panama and beyond
Dr Roger Geary recounts a canal transit undertaken in 2018
10+ min |
May 2023
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Walking the plank
Alan England looks for a safer way of getting aboard
4 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Are we sinking?
A heavily pregnant Kerry Buchanan tries to stem the water ingress in a 11ft 6in plywood dinghy off the coast of Donegal in the northwest of Ireland
4 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Thinking of going electric?
Electric propulsion is clean, near silent and can even be self-refuelling, but is it worth the investment? Jake Kavanagh considers the options
5 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Getting an old diesel engine to run
Is it worth buying a boat with a non-running engine? Vyv Cox has some tips on what to look for before deciding if it's a viable project
9 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
PROJECT BOAT RESTORATION Summer on Maximus
Ali Wood ventures out on a summer cruise with the family...but not everything goes to plan
10+ min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Onboard problem solving
Cruising doyen Jimmy Cornell shares 50 years of lateral thinking from his first hull fit-out to what he stows as gear essentials
10+ min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Atlantic pioneer
Nicolette Milnes Walker was the first woman to sail solo and non-stop from the UK to the USA. Julia Jones charts her trailblazing achievement
5 min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
A boat fit for purpose
What makes the perfect bluewater boat? Ali Wood asks the owners of two catamarans and two monohulls crossing the North Atlantic
10+ min |
May 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Selecting the right gear...
Coming into a crowded marina late at night after a great day sailing across Lyme Bay, Andrew Carter's feathering prop failed and jammed in 'full ahead' - even when engaged in astern
8 min |
March 2023
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Sunk boat salvage
Marsali Taylor reports on the salvage efforts to raise a wooden vessel at Aith Marina that attracted spectators despite the mizzle and smirr
3 min |
March 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Tried & Tested
Will Renilson improves boat handling aboard his Jersey 36
4 min |
March 2023
Practical Boat Owner
New Gear
Rupert Holmes gets an early look at the latest ideas
5 min |
March 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Back to (sea) school
James Wood gets to grip with navigation, passage planning, tides, buoyage, Colregs and more on his RYA Day Skipper Theory course
8 min |
March 2023
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Changing times
Alasdair Kirkpatrick tells Ali Wood about narrowboat innovations including a fully accessible design plus hybrid and electric propulsion
5 min |
March 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Slow boat through the mountains
James Wood discovers the joys and challenges of narrow boating in the Brecon Beacons
10+ min |
March 2023
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Azores and back THE SCENIC ROUTE
Phil Taylor dusts off the charts and turns a winter dream into reality after overhauling his Sabre 27 for a bluewater cruising adventure
10+ min |
March 2023
Practical Boat Owner
17-20ft POCKET CRUISERS
Whether you're moving on from dinghies, or downsizing to a boat that's fun without being a financial millstone, here's a trailer-sailer market guide
10+ min |
March 2023
Practical Boat Owner
The Maxi with the most
Why has the Maxi 84 proved so popular since her launch 45 years ago? David Harding sailed Maximus, the 'work in progress' refurbished PBO Project Boat, to find out
10 min |
March 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Working boats for leisure
Strong and often cheap, retired working boats make good leisure vessels if you don’t mind fettling to repurpose them
3 min |