Boating_Sailing
Practical Boat Owner
Latest check in and out ports in France
Easier check-in and check-out will continue in some marinas in France.
1 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Collision ships didn't have lookouts on their bridges, says interim report
The importance of keeping a good lookout has been highlighted in an interim report into a fatal collision between an oil tanker and cargo ship off the coast of East Yorkshire.
1 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Jeanneau Sun Fast 32 & Sun Odyssey
Hunter Channel 31 | Beneteau First 31.7 | Legend 326 Beneteau Oceanis 323 | Hanse 320 | Elan 333 | X-332
10 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Making the switch
Ali Wood recalls her first passage using electronic charts
4 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Boat canvas and sail care
The experts at boatcare share tips on how to look after sails and canvaswork to ensure they last
6 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
The luxury imperative
Cruising strategies for post-Trump austerity
3 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
10 ways to save fuel
As costs rise, Jake Kavanagh looks at the simple ways boaters can use less fuel and energy when motoring
9 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO Chartplotters
Whether you're new to boating or looking to enhance your navigation with a phone, tablet or MFD, Ali Wood runs through the options
10+ min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Overfalls, headlands and tidal races
Delivery skipper Ben Lowings examines how to prepare for and sail in these sometimes challenging waters
10 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
New joint industry-standard contract template for yacht brokers
A new joint industry-standard Sale and Purchase Agreement for professional yacht brokers has been launched by the Association of Brokers and Yacht Agents (ABYA) and the British Marine Boat Retailers and Brokers Association (BRBA).
1 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Pointer 30
This sleek and sporty weekend-sailer from the Netherlands has plenty of appeal for the coastal sailor, as Theo Stocker found
10 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Silhouette Mk3 vs Corribee Mk2
Robert Tucker-designed cruisers for between £800 and £3,500
4 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Global phenomenon
The Dinghy Cruising Association may be 70 years old-but it's never been so on trend, reports Laura Hodgetts
10 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Wiring in a new dashboard
Computer engineer Stew Proud dusts off his wiring skills to update the switch panel in his Aquastar Ocean Ranger 33 motor cruiser
5 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
An alternative to varnish
Don't be a slave to varnish. Louise Ras tells how she transitioned to wood oil instead
6 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Achieving some sort of serenity
The answer to the groundhog day of unending varnishing is blowing in the wind
2 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Mandatory pyrotechnic use 'nonsensical'
'Two red hand flares and two orange smoke flares' are on the list of lifesaving appliances required on small sea-going commercial vessels for sport or pleasure use, in the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) draft Sport & Pleasure Vessel Code of Practice.
2 min |
July 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
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
'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 |
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
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
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
DIY engine replacement saves £1,500
Richard Reed explains how he saved cash by installing a 'new' second-hand engine himself
10+ 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
Voyage plan plot thickeners
Passage planning and recalling real sailing experiences add depth to detective fiction
3 min |
May 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Why Plan B is the route to success
Katy Stickland meets the founder and students at Plan B to see how boatbuilding and sailing are giving teenagers a second chance
8 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
Propeller care
Stu Davies has valuable tips on how to maintain your prop-and explains how this vital bit of kit works
6 min |