Practical Boat Owner
That sinking feeling...
Brian Johnson became quickly and intimately acquainted with his engine’s silencer when it threatened to sink his Westerly Pageant
6 min |
November 2021
Practical Boat Owner
A winter project
Now’s a great time to start a refurbishment
3 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
It's good to talk
Wilf Lower makes a dodgy connection
3 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE GREAT LOOP
Princess V48 owner Maurice Elliott battles steering issues, notorious reefs, dangerous reptiles and the might of the US Navy to visit some of the East Coast’s most historic harbours en route to New York and the Great Lakes
10+ min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Going loopy – making a continuous splice
Roger Hughes declutters the cockpit by splicing his furling lines end-to-end into a continuous loop
6 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
MY FANTASY FLEET
Name: Mark Cherryholmes Current boat: 1972 American Marine Laguna, 1982 Proline Fisherman, 1973 Rinkerbuilt runabout Berthed: Lake Erie, Ohio USA
2 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
The HR evolution
Hallberg-Rassy’s reputation for building quality bluewater cruisers evolved from its early 31-38ft models. Peter Poland reports
10 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
BOAT CUISINE
Think Torquay, think hospitality and what do you get? The answer may not be what you have in mind, says Phil Sampson
3 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Summer in the Med
Ned Coakley enjoys affogatos, smart marinas and stunning cliff-edge villages on a Mediterranean cruise from France to Italy and back
10 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
A GRAND COUPLE OF DAYS
PIY – Polish It Yourself – could save you thousands, says Phil Sampson, providing you don’t mind hard graft
3 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
FAIRLINE F LINE 33 OUTBOARD
With demand for outboards going through the roof, Fairline has made them an option on its sporty F-Line 33. How does this version compare to the inboard original? We head to a windswept Ipswich to find out
3 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
When Britannia waives the rules
Profiting from the world while losing its soul
3 min |
October 2021
Practical Boat Owner
‘I am very much alive!'
A wartime act of kindness is recalled by a survivor of St Helier Yacht Club’s ‘miracle of St Malo’ evacuation, writes Philip Jeune
6 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
WALLY WHY 200
From the creators of the stunning but bonkers 118Wallypower and WHY53, the uber-cool WHY200 has genuine mainstream appeal
3 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
SUNSEEKER 90 OCEAN
An exclusive tour around Sunseeker’s hotly anticipated Ocean 90 confirms that this innovative new range is the life and soul of the party
4 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
WINDY SR44 BLACK HAWK
Ten years after the SR52 Blackbird blew us away there is a new, smaller SR model ready to take on an ever-growing field of challengers. With a sunny Solent as our playground it was time to put the SR44 through its paces
8 min |
October 2021
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 |