Practical Boat Owner
The power of observation
Rupert Holmes explains why, despite the advances in forecasting, your own observations on the weather are still vitally important
7 min |
February 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Return to Ailsa Craig
Andrew Morton and daughter spend an idyllic day island hopping in the Firth of Clyde
8 min |
February 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Swing keel calamity
Terry Abel repairs his Pandora 700 after a sobering shakedown sail
10 min |
February 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Refit for colder climes
Richard Rogers and Alice Sanger reconstruct their Morgan Giles 30 for some serious expedition sailing to high latitudes
10 min |
February 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Ocean racing... who'd do it?
Margaret Norris muses on what it takes to sail around the world – from the first 1968/9 Golden Globe Race to the current Vendée Globe
5 min |
February 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Keep your cool
Roger Hughes vents his engine room
7 min |
February 2021
Practical Boat Owner
What to do when lightning strikes
Alex and Daria Blackwell offer some valuable tips for protecting yourself and your boat
8 min |
February 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Engineless cruising
Follow creek-sailor Tony Smith’s tips for a slower, quieter pace of life
5 min |
February 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Back to the future
Peter Poland tracks the development of modern British gaff riggers
10+ min |
February 2021
Practical Boat Owner
A boat for our time?
The ‘less is more’ philosophy is beautifully encapsulated in the Hunter Ranger 245, which later became the Channel 245. David Harding reports
10+ min |
February 2021
Classic Boat
The joys of coarse racing
A record year for Loch Broom SC and its Flying Fifteens
3 min |
January 2021
Classic Boat
MOSQUITO FIRST RULE 6 (ANKER, 1913): FROM TRIUMPH TO DISASTER AND BACK
She was designed to race hard in 1913, but 101 years later, almost sank after a calamitous collision. Today, Mosquito is back and racing again
9 min |
January 2021
Classic Boat
SYDNEY HARBOUR 18 FOOTERS
The Sydney 18s were among the most radical racing dinghies in the world in their heyday. These days, they still are
9 min |
January 2021
Classic Boat
SWEDISH ROSE
At her launch in 1894, Bel’Rose changed Swedish sailing forever. Now, her owner of 44 years has had her rebuilt, in strictly traditional style
10 min |
January 2021
Classic Boat
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
Cox’s Boatyard on the Broads was revitalised a quarter of a century ago and it hasn’t looked back
3 min |
January 2021
Classic Boat
PETER NICHOLSON Got the T-shirt
From navy pilot to yacht designer to Squadron commodore to company boss... it’s all in a life’s work to Peter Nicholson
5 min |
January 2021
Classic Boat
It's Howard's Way... not Martin's way
Martin Black recalls a rare win, uncelebrated; and a chance at fame, unrequited
4 min |
January 2021
Classic Boat
F0R WHOM THE BOAT CALLS
A replica of Hemingway’s fishing boat Pilar has put to sea and will soon enter line production, bringing a legend back to life
8 min |
January 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Tom Wiggin and his extensively refurbished Sunseeker Superhawk 50 join the Our Boats fleet
2 min |
January 2021
Yachting Monthly
A WEEK AFLOAT NORTHERN SPORADES, GREECE
Blue water, rich culture and charming fishing villages are all waiting to be discovered in these Greek islands, says Lu Heikell.
9 min |
January 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
SET UP A RADAR
Mention radar and most people think fog. Technically, fog starts at visibility of less than 1,000m and significantly changes your responsibilities under the collision regulations, the most pertinent being that we all move from being either a stand-on or give-way vessel to ALL being give-way vessels.
3 min |
January 2021
Yachting Monthly
‘The boat was slammed over and water poured in'
Randall Reeves leaves the storm jib in its bag while braving the Southern Ocean to prove that speed is safety in heavy weather
10+ min |
January 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
PURPLE REIGN
THE IMAGE THAT ROCKED OUR BOAT THIS MONTH
10 min |
January 2021
Yachting Monthly
The easy way to calculate course to steer
You don’t need paper charts and complex diagrams to calculate course to steer. Mark Browse explains a method that’s easy enough to do in your head
6 min |
January 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
IS-THAT-REAL-WOOD
With his teak decks in need of replacement, Mike Rothery decides to tackle the job himself
5 min |
January 2021
Yachting Monthly
Sailing schools ‘severely hit' by COVID-19 social distancing restrictions
Training centres offering sail cruising courses have been disproportionately affected by restrictions introduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 min |
January 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
HYDROLIFT X-27 SUV
From stalwart of the sea to sporty SUV, pilothouse boats are encountering something of a revolution but the X-27 may be the most extreme example yet
5 min |
January 2021
Yachting Monthly
JON SANDERS WAY OF THE WORLD
Jon Sanders is nearing the end of his 11th solo circumnavigation around the world. Elaine Bunting finds out what drives him to keep seeking out the solace of the sea
8 min |
January 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
DELIGHTFUL DOURO
Andrew Smyth and Corinne Julius fulfil a long held ambition to cruise Portugal’s Douro River in their Broom 42 CL
10+ min |
January 2021
Yachting Monthly
HOME WATERS - ENCHANTING ARCHIPELAGO
Justin Butler takes his five-year-old daughter on a magical cruise along the south Cornish coast to the Isles of Scilly
7 min |