Boating-sailing
Practical Boat Owner
Caring for anodes
Tips from the experts at boatcare for checking and replacing anodes
6 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
Laser Tools electric fluid extraction
Lack of access means that, unlike cars and most other road vehicles, oil changes for inboard marine engines usually involve sucking the old oil out through the dipstick tube.
1 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
Cutting new teeth
Dick Everitt takes a DIY approach to make multitool blades last a little bit longer
1 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
How to be more fuel efficient
Jake Kavanagh looks at how the shipping sector saves fuel and how this is filtering down into the leisure motorboat market
5 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
Bonny big waves
Crew training and a delivery trip provide an exhilarating start to the sailing season
3 min |
Summer 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Concerns over what's in HVO fuel
Switching recreational vessels from fossil diesel to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) is a way to reduce your boat's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions without modifying your current diesel engine.
1 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
East Coast to West Baltic
Carl and Trina Buck sail their Bavaria 38 from Norfolk to the Baltic, Sweden's Bohuslan archipelago and East Danish islands
7 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Can you trust your anchor chain?
It’s all well and good having a solid anchor, but having ground tackle that’s going to keep you secure is equally important, says Vyv Cox
9 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
BUYERS GUIDE Which chartplotter?
Furuno’s NAVNet TZtouch 3 range is available in 10in and 13in screens. An ‘XL’ version is available in 16, 22 and 24in all-glass MFDs. ‘Hybrid control’ means you can edge-swipe and tap for the menu, or use buttons in rough sea conditions.
3 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Storm-damaged mast forestay repair
Winston Collinge and his boating pal John Beck repair the mast of a 40-year-old Colvic Atlanta following severe weather
4 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Praising solo sailing women
May’s a good month to recall the exploits of several inspiring solo-sailing women
3 min |
July 2025
Practical Boat Owner
Out of the fog and into the future
Paul Jones, a dab hand with a sextant, was reluctant to get to grips with electronic navigation-but now he teaches both methods!
8 min |
July 2025
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 |