Boating_Sailing
Practical Boat Owner
Going dizzy on an island sailing odyssey
Ken Fowler becomes the first sailor to circumnavigate every island in England and Wales-and all done in a 4m dinghy!
10+ min |
November 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Boats for coastal cruising
Duncan Kent chooses a selection of the best sail and motor boats under 40ft most suitable for adventurous cruising along the coast
10+ min |
November 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Industry view on HVO
The RYA, IWA and CA are working to help recreational boating transition to a Net Zero future, as the CA's
2 min |
November 2023
Practical Boat Owner
HVO RENEWABLE DIESEL Myth or miracle?
A new generation of biofuel that's cleaner, greener, better for your engine and less prone to microbial growth sounds too good to be true... but the facts beg to differ
8 min |
November 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Little ships and the wrong sort of waves
Why the correct manoeuvres for the sea conditions will reduce hogging and sagging stress on both ship and crew
5 min |
November 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Watching boats, saving jerseys
It's amazing what you can see from a hospital window if it's the right hospital
3 min |
November 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Sweating the mooring asset
Sam Llewellyn looks at ways of getting top value out of his boat's swinging mooring
3 min |
November 2023
Practical Boat Owner
A little confession
The Sailfish 18 fan has had his head turned by another classic boat... made from wood
3 min |
November 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Routing in tide
Professional meteorologist and expert sailor Chris Tibbs explains how to navigate more efficiently through tidal waters
4 min |
September 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Sinking pontoons and a twisted knee
John Latham experiences an inauspicious start to his cruise from Dublin to Northern Ireland when hit by gale force winds in harbour
7 min |
September 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Build your kit boat like an expert
Polly Robinson shares her best practice for constructing a boat from a pre-cut kit, and how to troubleshoot potential problems
7 min |
September 2023
Practical Boat Owner
How to fit your own autopilot
Gilbert Park shows how he installed a new autopilot on his Trusty T23 motorboat
7 min |
September 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Diesel heat exchanger and manifold repair
Barry Pickthall explains how he carried out engine repairs on a budget after a couple of years of Covid lockdown neglect
3 min |
September 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Do I need my vessel re-certified?
Surveyor Ben Sutcliffe-Davies gives his advice on the implications to be considered when making changes to your boat
2 min |
September 2023
Practical Boat Owner
How to design modifications for your boat
Yacht designer lan Nicolson explains how to make changes to living space on board
10 min |
September 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Portable toilet buyer's guide
Ali Wood checks out the best places to go... when you really need to go
9 min |
September 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Long-haul cruising CHECKLIST
Jimmy Cornell boils down decades' worth of world cruising surveys to find the factors that affect voyage success
10+ min |
September 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Boats for cruising around the UK
Duncan Kent chooses the best sail and motor boats under 40ft for circumnavigating the islands of Britain and Ireland
10+ min |
September 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Traditional Broads motor cruisers
Why large wooden traditional cruisers such as the 43ft Silver Jubilee class are Clive and his wife's favourite holiday charter vessels
4 min |
September 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Calm day antics
Getting close to seabirds, achieving a level horizon... and not dropping the camera
3 min |
September 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Death of the compass?
Navigation-what's hot and what's not
3 min |
September 2023
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A narrow escape
Dave struggles to remember why owning a classic boat is such a privilege...
2 min |
September 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Fair winds to yachtsman Duncan Lougee
Tributes have been paid to a solo skipper who disappeared while sailing his 25ft Folkboat from the UK's south coast to Ireland as part of the Jester Baltimore Challenge.
2 min |
September 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Dreamboats
Travels among the Great Unlaunched
3 min |
August 2023
Practical Boat Owner
It's the voices
When you can’t do right for doing wrong, doing wrong Is the right thing to do
3 min |
August 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Cruising through mountainous Wales
Charles Beddingfield takes a nostalgic tour of Milford Haven and the Pembrokeshire coast
8 min |
August 2023
Practical Boat Owner
How NOT to start the sailing season
It's like the boat-launching Olympics for Greg Manning as he leaps hurdles and avoids cutting corners to cover 1,920 miles back and forth in 15 days to get his yacht safely afloat
7 min |
August 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Safe mast climbing
Most of us prefer to climb the mast when safely alongside, but what if you have to climb it at sea? Pip Hare shares tips and techniques
3 min |
August 2023
Practical Boat Owner
e-Cat conversion
Michael Sanatani’s electrification of a British fishing catamaran into a Canadian family cruiser
6 min |
August 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Frank and Margaret Dye
Roger Barnes reflects on the legacy of small-boat sailors Frank and Margaret Dye
7 min |