Boating_Sailing
Practical Boat Owner
Boatyard life
The tide of the year Is rising. Time for work
3 min |
July 2024
Practical Boat Owner
Weather or not to go sailing
Ignore the apps: it's much safer to swear by the weather wisdom of a local oracle
3 min |
July 2024
Practical Boat Owner
The angelic East Coast pocket cruiser
It is 100 years since the first Deben Cherub was launched. Julia Jones looks back at the history of this 21ft river racing class
9 min |
July 2024
Practical Boat Owner
Best anchor types for varied cruising
Rupert Holmes on choosing the best anchor for your boat, your style of cruising, how you’ll use it and your budget
10+ min |
July 2024
Practical Boat Owner
110 A WAYS TO CUT COSTS
From DIY to learning new skills, mooring, sails and rigging, Ali Wood has some top tips on keeping afloat as affordably as possible
10+ min |
July 2024
Practical Boat Owner
Shearwater sloop sailing in the 1960s
Genevieve Leaper shares her late father John Leaper's recollections-compiled from handwritten notes-of cruising the Channel
7 min |
November 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Timing an Atlantic crossing
Professional meteorologist and sailor Chris Tibbs shares his knowledge of how to choose the best time to sail 'across the pond'
5 min |
November 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Transatlantic first
It's 70 years since Ann Davison became the first woman to sail solo across the Atlantic. Katy Stickland looks back at her achievement
5 min |
November 2023
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
Practical Boat Owner
A narrow escape
Dave struggles to remember why owning a classic boat is such a privilege...
2 min |