Yachting Monthly UK
FIRST TEST FAURBY 370
This remarkable Danish boat is unlike almost any other 37-footer you're likely to sail. Theo Stocker explains why
10 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Safety recommendations made after tragic loss of Sonar keelboat sailor
A report into the death of a crew member who drowned while sailing a Sonar-class keelboat off the Isle of Wight in 2022, has highlighted several safety concerns.
1 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Nature meets technology in European project to restore ocean life
A new project is bringing together seaweed, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) in a bid to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
1 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Westerly Typhoon 37
Rupert Holmes looks at his favourite Westerly model of all time and other alternative boats you might consider
10+ min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Early mistakes
Trevor Martin recalls a testing voyage that taught him almost all he needed to know for the next 20 years of sailing
9 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Skin fittings and seacocks explained
Surveyor Nick Vass examines different skin fittings and seacocks on the market and shares advice on maintenance
10 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
There's no place like home
When I first wrote about Amy Cartwright and Matt Humphreys of Sailing Yacht Florence (PBO, March 2023), they were approaching the finish of a seven-year circumnavigation on their 1985 Oyster Heritage 37.
1 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Good landings
A boat that takes the ground provides greater freedom and opens up more safe havens
5 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Bonny big waves
Crew training and a delivery trip provide an exhilarating start to the sailing season
3 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Ella plans to sail solo round the Arctic
British yachtswoman Ella Hibbert is undertaking an expedition to become the first person to sail solo, non-stop, around the Arctic—an achievement only made possible by the alarming pace of sea ice decline.
1 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Anchoring with a shore line
Genevieve Leaper explains why, in some circumstances, using a shore line to keep the boat secure makes perfect sense
8 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
ABC of seamanship
Andrew Morton explains the steps he took to make sure he could manoeuvre safely alongside a new jetty in potentially shallow water
4 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
DZR explained
Vyv Cox busts the myths surrounding the use of dezincification-resistant (DZR) seacock materials
4 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
How to become fully inverted
Roger Hughes explains how he installed a powerful new source of silent AC power into his yacht
7 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Freeing a seized furling swivel car
Chris Mardon fixes his jammed foresail furling gear
3 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Two restored luggers
The Zulu St Vincent and the Lochfyne skiff Clan Gordon are sailing again thanks to the Tanera Mor Restoration Project, as Mike Smylie reports
9 min |
Summer 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
ΤΟΥ OF THE MΟΝΤΗ SEABOB F9
Seabob's sleek, lightweight underwater scooter has had a style and performance upgrade
5 min |
July 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
GOLDFISH 38 SUPERSPORT
Goldfish is such a wonderfully unlikely fish to name a high-performance boat after.
2 min |
July 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SCILLY SEASON.
Simon Ellis makes the most of a three-month sabbatical by attempting to visit every bay, harbour and marina between Poole and Penzance en route to the Scilly Isles
9 min |
July 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
CALEDONIA DREAMING
Phil Dargavel and his wife Julie enjoy the unique freedom of a trailerable boat by taking their BRIG Navigator RIB from Christchurch to Scotland to explore the stunning vistas of the Caledonian Canal
8 min |
July 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT... PERSONAL EMERGENCY DEVICES
Playing the starring role in a man overboard situation (MOB) or experiencing a serious injury at sea might not happen very often but when it does, the outcome is rarely a happy one.
8 min |
July 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
THIS MONTH'S 10
THE 10 KEY BOATING STORIES YOU NEED TO READ
10+ min |
July 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
YOUR MBY
HAVE YOUR SAY IN PRINT AND ONLINE
3 min |
July 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
USE A TRANSIT
Those who regularly read or watch MBY's 'How To' series will know that I often refer to transits.
8 min |
July 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
PEARL 63
Pearl is back with a new and improved entry point to its flybridge fleet
7 min |
July 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
THE BEST BOAT BARBECUES
Balmy days, sunlight glistening on the water and the ubiquitous waft of a barbecue drifting in on the cool evening air.
10 min |
July 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SAY 52
There was no doubt about the best looking boat at the Palma show, that prize went to the new SAY 52 from SAY Carbon yachts.
6 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Clampdown on liveaboards in Las Palmas marina 'will not affect cruising sailors'
Boat owners are challenging an eviction order from a Canary Islands marina that affects hundreds of local liveaboards ~but visiting sailors and the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) 'are still welcome.'
2 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Flying the flag for maritime heritage
National Historic Ships UK has appointed four historic vessels from around the country to act as its Flagships of the Year for 2025. The vessels chosen to 'fly the flag' for maritime heritage are:
1 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Plea to properly fund the waterways
Campaigners took a 26-strong flotilla of boats to Westminster to deliver a message to the nation's policy makers about the need to protect the future of Britain's inland waterways.
1 min |