Boating-sailing
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
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Dreamboats
Travels among the Great Unlaunched
3 min |
August 2023
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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
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Cruising through mountainous Wales
Charles Beddingfield takes a nostalgic tour of Milford Haven and the Pembrokeshire coast
8 min |
August 2023
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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
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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
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e-Cat conversion
Michael Sanatani’s electrification of a British fishing catamaran into a Canadian family cruiser
6 min |
August 2023
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Frank and Margaret Dye
Roger Barnes reflects on the legacy of small-boat sailors Frank and Margaret Dye
7 min |
August 2023
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Lost at sea
Cruising pioneer Peter Tangvald's son, Thomas, disappeared after sailing from South America in 2014. Kathy Catton recalls her memories of him
5 min |
August 2023
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A modern take on the traditional proa
Ali Wood finds out more about visionary designer Rob Denney
4 min |
August 2023
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Hull design HOW IT IMPACTS PERFORMANCE
Peter Poland explains how hull design has evolved over the years and how this affects boat handling and accommodation
10+ min |
August 2023
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Crossing Wide Bay bar
crossing John Tylor recalls a treacherous sideways, and while asleep-on the tropical Queensland coast with his good friend Don
6 min |
Summer 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Essential checks for chainplates
As long as our chainplates aren't leaking, few of us give them a second thought. But should we be checking more closely? Surveyor Ben Sutcliffe-Davies explains what to look out for
6 min |
Summer 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Understanding electrics: switches and relays
Pat Manley and Oliver Ballam demystify boat electrics, starting with switches and relays
3 min |
Summer 2023
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Learning how to restore old boats
Inspired by a stunning homebuilt yacht, Ali Wood visits the Boat Building Academy to learn how any of us can become boatbuilders
10+ min |
Summer 2023
Practical Boat Owner
DIY £200 chartplotter
John Calton builds his own 10in touchscreen chartplotter with GPS and AIS for a fraction of the cost of an off-the-shelf system
8 min |
Summer 2023
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Bilge pump mystery
Zoran Glozinic buys a suspiciously low priced bilge pump with a design flaw... but it proves just the job for his project boat
5 min |
Summer 2023
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How to cross Biscay
Crossing Biscay is a rite of passage for many sailors: Rachael Sprot has expert advice on how to handle the 'Golfe de Gascogne'
10 min |
Summer 2023
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THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE - Cruising Europe
Sailing to the EU this summer? The Cruising Association shares its advice on what you need to know for a stress-free cruise
10+ min |
Summer 2023
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Rig design THE PROS & CONS
Peter Poland looks at the history of popular rig designs and how the different types affect boat performance
10+ min |
Summer 2023
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Tideway 10 GUNTER OR LUGGER?
The trailerable TW10 has the benefits of her sister vessel, the Tideway 12, but is lighter and easier to launch and recover by hand
4 min |
Summer 2023
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Regattas again!
Camaraderie, competition, mussel float dodging and home-made blueberry muffins
3 min |
Summer 2023
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Modern classic, swollen head
The many perfumes of Memory Lane
3 min |
Summer 2023
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Magna charter
Why exotic sailing holidays abroad are not necessarily all they're cracked up to be
3 min |
Summer 2023
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Don't risk illegal filling of gas cylinders
Alamy tsianid George Boat owners are being warned not to attempt to refill Calor gas bottles with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) at petrol stations - which is \"both highly dangerous and unlawful\".
1 min |
Summer 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Jubilee year for Old Gaffers Association
Hundreds of classic yachts and working boats are to gather in Ipswich to mark the 60th year of the Old Gaffers Association (OGA), with a Diamond Jubilee Party from 3-6 August.
1 min |
Summer 2023
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Orcas sink yacht off Spanish coast
Four sailors were rescued from a yacht which sank following an interaction with orcas off the coast of Barbate, Cádiz.
1 min |
Summer 2023
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From Canada to the UK in a microyacht
Being 6ft tall, Andrew Bedwell cannot straighten his legs in his 'just over a metre long' microyacht Big C, yet he is about to sail the boat solo across the Atlantic for 90 days, eating cold squares of dehydrated beef.
1 min |
Summer 2023
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Heroes' welcome for retro race history makers
Kirsten Neuschäfer has a solo, round the world yacht race after winning the 2022 Golden Globe Race (GGR).
1 min |
Summer 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Anchoring charges and the law
Falmouth Harbour Commissioners has defended charging £15 a night to a boat owner who complained about \"being made to pay to anchor\", despite having no intention of using facilities ashore.
2 min |