Practical Boat Owner
Should You Insure A Project Boat?
Insurance expert Steve Risk has some useful advice for boat owners
2 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
How To Get Your Boat Organised
Are you always misplacing tools and spares? Roger Hughes has the answer
6 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
How To Build Yourself A Mini Tugboat For Fun
Determined to build a small, fun boat for his young grandchildren, Ian Royston made one in the style of a cheeky tugboat
5 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
The Ultimate Boat Company
The name may sound rather hubristic but thanks to a revolutionary new hull design it may not be far from the truth
4 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
What It's Like To Charter An 88ft Luxury Motoryacht In Mallorca!
A magical few days on board Boats.co.uk’s latest Princess 88 charter vessel gives a glimpse of just how special a charter holiday can be
10+ min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
Louisiades revisited
John Marley returns to the Louisiades, Papua New Guinea, for a second aid project – with 300 pairs of glasses and copies of YM
4 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
‘I decided to just go alone'
Chris Ayres realised a childhood dream when he sailed from Britain to New Zealand, via Panama, in a 28ft yacht – bravely setting sail solo when crew let him down at the 11th hour
8 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
MAXI 1100
As an understated fast cruiser with racing potential and a nicely appointed interior, the Maxi 1100 has much to recommend her. David Harding reports
10+ min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
BEAUPORT, JERSEY
Jane Cumberlidge escapes to Jersey’s south-west coast to anchor off one of the Channel Islands’ prettiest beaches
2 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
THE CONFESSIONAL
OWN UP TO YOUR SAILING SINS
3 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
Sailors aged 14 and 82 finish circumnavigations around Britain
Katie said the only challenging bit of her circumnavigation was going through the Menai Strait.
2 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
ADVENTURE THE LONG WAY
Katy Stickland meets the skippers turning their backs on modern technology to take part in the slowest yacht race around the world - the Golden Globe Race
9 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
ADVENTURE A SPANISH AFFAIR
Erin Carey and her family sail from the Azores to Ibiza as they ease their way back into full-time cruising
8 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
How Do You Offset Making Too Much Leeway?
A question of seamanship
2 min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
10 Best Cruising Destinations For Bird Watching
10 Best Cruising Destinations For Bird Watching
10+ min |
October 2021
Yachting Monthly
FIESTA AFLOAT
Joshua Shankle and Rachel Moore find both bustle and peace as they cruise the west coast of Mexico
7 min |
September 2021
Yachting Monthly
ADVENTURE FOUR CONTINENTS AND A WEDDING
Dr Roger Geary shares the highs and lows of his nine year semi-circumnavigation from south Wales, UK, to New South Wales, Australia
9 min |
September 2021
Yachting Monthly
THE RELUCTANT HEROINE
YACHTSWOMAN ELANA CONNOR sailed 3,000 miles around New Zealand in a figure-of-eight for foster youth
5 min |
September 2021
Yachting Monthly
ARCONA 370
If you’re in search of a capable and competitive 37-footer for offshore sailing, you might like to have a good look at the Arcona 370, says David Harding
10+ min |
September 2021
Yachting Monthly
SCILLY IN EASTERLY WINDS
East winds give Ken Endean a chance to explore unfrequented parts of one of Britain’s prettiest archipelagos
9 min |
September 2021
Yachting Monthly
Judging distances at sea
Being able to accurately judge distance at sea is just as vital in the digital age as it ever was, says James Stevens
8 min |
September 2021
Yachting Monthly
‘FIVE ON BOARD, ALL BRITISH CITIZENS'
Graham Sykes has an eventful training weekend with a last-minute vessel change, Border Force scrutiny and an overheating engine
7 min |
September 2021
Yachting Monthly
Why It's Time To Pay Attention To Your Boat's Hoses
Your boat is full of hoses for many different purposes, many of them critical to essential onboard functions, and even keeping your boat afloat. Make sure they are fit for purpose, says Dag Pike
6 min |
September 2021
Yachting Monthly
Technical Check For Water In Your Petrol
Petrol in tanks, whether for your yacht or tender, can go off. Ken Endean suggests an annual precaution
2 min |
September 2021
Yachting Monthly
Teach Your Autopilot To Be Your Best Crewmember
Rupert Holmes looks at how to set up your pilot so it will steer better than you can
10+ min |
September 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
300MPH IN AN AEROPLANE COULD BE DESCRIBED AS QUITE MUNDANE. In a car, it's ludicrously fast. BUT IN A BOAT?
Everyone knows the story of Donald Campbell’s tragic crash on Coniston Water but few remember another all British attempt 15 years earlier. Now a new book reveals what really happened to John Cobb and his jet-powered Crusader
10+ min |
September 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
FUEL FOR THOUGHT
What better way to test the production version of the Cox CXO300 than on the brilliant Axopar 37? Is this a new dawn for diesel-fuelled outboards?
6 min |
September 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
MAREX TO THE RESCUE
Monitoring Ch16 turned a routine return journey into a rescue mission for Richard Hall
3 min |
September 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
AQUAHOLIC
Nick Burnham: Boating doesn’t have to be fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants stuff to be fun. Sometimes a chilled weekend aboard is just what the doctor ordered, as Nick attests
2 min |
September 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE ULTIMATE UPCYCLE
Why upgrade to a newer boat when you can make your current one look as good as new with the aid of a designer refit service?
7 min |