Practical Boat Owner
Home waters to high latitudes
Rupert Holmes test sails the Nicholson 32, one of the most desirable early glass fibre yachts and still a great second-hand buy
9 min |
Summer 2020
Practical Boat Owner
End-of-life boats are ‘not just an owner problem'
There are calls for a ‘collaborative approach’ by governments, the marine industry, stakeholders and the public to tackle the problem of end-of-life boats.
1 min |
Summer 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Disabled Sailors Association launches round the world voyage
The Disabled Sailors Association is looking for 1,000 wheelchair users to take part in its Trans-World Sailing Adventure.
1 min |
Summer 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Desert Island lockdown
The Pattison family are blissfully stranded in Caribbean Barbuda
2 min |
Summer 2020
Practical Boat Owner
COVID-19 challenges for marine industry
The COVID-19 lockdown is already taking its toll on some UK marine businesses, while others have adapted to meet the challenges caused by the pandemic.
1 min |
Summer 2020
Practical Boat Owner
Clearly the best
Is traditional varnish the only brightwork option?
3 min |
Summer 2020
Sailing Today
Insurance update
What effect might lockdown and the inability to get to your boat have on your marine insurance policy? Sam Jefferson finds out
4 min |
July 2020
Sailing Today
When to move
Mark Rushall looks at what may determine our decision making, from sea state to pressure patches to tide
9 min |
July 2020
Sailing Today
Paul Heiney
The scope of our cruising plans this summer has diminished, but exploring close to home can bring the greatest rewards
3 min |
July 2020
Sailing Today
Pushing the tradition
Hallberg-Rassy used to be all about sedate cruising. Whisper it, but its new generation of yachts has some rather racy touches. Sam Jefferson tested the new 57
8 min |
July 2020
Sailing Today
Lockdown stories
How have you spent lockdown? We catch up with sailors worldwide to hear their...
10+ min |
July 2020
Sailing Today
Turkish Delight
Giles Fraser didn’t mean to go to Turkey, but an invitation to join a cruising rally provided an opportunity he did not regret
10 min |
July 2020
Sailing Today
Faster and safer
Weather routeing can make a huge different to passage times and race results. Rupert Holmes reports on the tech to help you make good decisions
7 min |
July 2020
Sailing Today
Good feelings
Stuart Bithell won silver at London 2012. He aims to go one better at the Tokyo Olympics, but he’s up against some tough competition
5 min |
July 2020
Sailing Today
Keeping the show on the road
Sam Jefferson spoke to the CEO of British Marine Lesley Robinson about the impact of the current crisis and the future of the Southampton Boat Show
6 min |
July 2020
Sailing Today
Channel Hopping
As we eagerly await our freedom to travel again, why not use the time to plan your next Channel-hopping adventure? Felix Rowe looks at a selection of classic and less-known routes
10 min |
July 2020
Classic Boat
The Fife Dynasty
When people speak of Wm Fife III’s designs, you might be forgiven for thinking he had been placed on this earth by angels. In fact, he learned much from his boatbuilding father and grandfather
10 min |
July 2020
Classic Boat
TALL SHIP IN TENERIFE
Shipping aboard a square-rigger for some sailing in the Canaries was a chance to learn some new sail names and escape the northern hemisphere winter
7 min |
July 2020
Classic Boat
JACK GIFFORD Lines man
When he’s not writing his Classic Design column for us, naval architect Jack Gifford is usually designing boats – or prospecting for gold in the Congo
5 min |
July 2020
Classic Boat
SET FOR ANOTHER CENTURY
Curlew has been through a lot over the last 108 years, but her owner’s philosophy was to make a strong boat even stronger
9 min |
July 2020
Classic Boat
ITALIAN FLAIR
Meet the family who have built over 3,000 boats
2 min |
July 2020
Classic Boat
SPEETOG PLIER CLAMP
Speetogs may sound like slimline swimming trunks, but mixing these toggle-operated tools with your Speedos could engender life-changing events. Compact as nutcrackers, the Speetog plier clamp is the true terrier of the toolbox, as tenacious as those eager jaws and muscular levers would suggest.
1 min |
July 2020
Classic Boat
RENAISSANCE OF A MASTERPIECE
From her controversial start, this beautiful, heavy-weather champion from Fife III has found many lovers in a century afloat
10 min |
July 2020
Classic Boat
Sailing at a social distance
Harking back to simpler times during enforced boatlessness
3 min |
July 2020
Classic Boat
HOW TO WHITTLE WOODEN SPOONS
Sailors on long voyages would pass the time whittling spoons. In the first of our ‘lockdown projects’ series, we learn how
3 min |
July 2020
Classic Boat
CLEAN SWEEP WITH A BROOM
Bought in 2011, Admiral VII has been a labour of love, if not a busman’s holiday, for cross-Channel ferry captain Steve Morgan
6 min |
July 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
ZERO-CARBON DIESEL
A new kind of renewable diesel claims to offer all the performance of a fossil-fuelled boat without the carbon footprint. Is this the holy grail we’ve all been searching for?
4 min |
July 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE GREATEST SUNSEEKERS EVER
We asked Sunseeker International Sales Director Sean Robertson to select the 10 most iconic past models and help explain why. Editor Hugo takes up the story...
6 min |
July 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE BOATAHOLIC
Nick Burnham: I don’t regret my ridiculous car or my expensive boat
3 min |
July 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
SIRENA 88
With its flagship, Sirena is taking on the semi-custom big boys. The 88 boasts presence, volume and a master suite to die for but is this enough in an arena packed with top-end talent?
7 min |