Motor Boat & Yachting UK
PRINCESS F58
Has the Plymouth yard’s latest flybridge cruiser got what it takes to leap straight to the top of its class? There was only one way to find out...
8 min |
May 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
FJORD 39 XL
Seventeen years after inventing the sector, Fjord is back with a fresh take on the 40ft walkaround dayboat
7 min |
May 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SWAPPING STEPS FOR SIDE DECKS
Serial Windy buyer, Tim Innes, trades his 34 Alizé for the all-new SR40
4 min |
May 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
FUEL OF THE FUTURE?
Sanlorenzo and MAN have teamed up to build the world's first bi-fuel yacht that burns both methanol and diesel for cleaner, greener cruising
3 min |
May 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
WALLY WHY 100
It may be the smallest model in the wallywhy range, but the new 100 looks suitably arresting and its novel take on a dayboat with the potential for longer cruises makes it a refreshingly original prospect
8 min |
May 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
TRIM SYSTEMS
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
10+ min |
May 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BUYING A USED...COLVIC SUNQUEST 38 FLYBRIDGE
Lke a number of boat builders, Colvic has a slightly chequered history. But unlike the others, and perhaps oddly so, given that Colvic was once a major force in British boat building, its heritage is quite difficult to chart, with only limited reference material available.
6 min |
May 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SCILLY SEASON
Fairline Targa 40 owner Simon Ellis takes a three-month sabbatical from work to explore every nook and cranny of the South West coast en route to the fabled Isles of Scilly
9 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Around UK & Ireland: a perfect challenge
Sam Steele explains everything you need to know about a circumnavigation of Britain and Ireland
10+ min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Fixing holes in an inflatable tender
Paul Diamond repairs a dinghy that was chewed by rodents
4 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Propeller care
Stu Davies has valuable tips on how to maintain your prop-and explains how this vital bit of kit works
6 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
NEW SEASON SAFETY CHECKS
Enjoy the water with safety in mind
6 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Heritage dreams
Vintage is not always great, but there are fine views from Memory Lane
3 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
New gear
Rupert Holmes previews the latest marine products
4 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Global 19ft plywood boat race begins
Twelve men and two women from eight countries have embarked on a solo around the world yacht race in Mini 19ft/5.8m ALMA Globe 5.80 yachts, their only home for the next 13 months.
1 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
London in a Mirror dinghy
Timothy Waitt sails his 10ft wooden vessel on the tidal Thames from Putney to Waterloo
7 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Westons Point 27
A semi-bespoke gentleman's launch in cedar strip construction, the Westons Point 27 is a real head-turner that oozes traditional craftsmanship, as David Harding reports
9 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
MOB in the Mersey
Solo sailor Tony Purcell discovered how quickly a tricky situation can develop when he fell overboard his 42ft yacht on a busy tidal river
7 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
New boat launches
Exciting sub-40ft boats making a debut at boot Düsseldorf
2 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
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
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
Voyage plan plot thickeners
Passage planning and recalling real sailing experiences add depth to detective fiction
3 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Disappearance of British solo skipper
A 73-year-old British sailor was lost at sea after his yacht capsized in rough weather while sailing off the south-west coast of France.
1 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Beneteau Oceanis 393
Rupert Holmes looks at a popular model from the third generation of Beneteau's Oceanis cruising yachts that represented a big step forward compared to earlier designs
10+ 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
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
'Can I trust this mooring?'
Most sailors use traditional moorings without knowing about their condition or how they're made up. Ben Sutcliffe-Davies explains
8 min |