Practical Boat Owner
'Let someone know boat plans' says report into fatal man overboard incident
The importance of designating a shore contact before setting off on a boat trip has been highlighted following a fatal man overboard incident near Inishbofin, Co. Galway, Ireland.
1 min |
January 2026
Practical Boat Owner
What will the Gibraltar Agreement do?
The location and status of Gibraltar have made it a popular destination for cruising sailors in the past, to both reset the EU Temporary Admission VAT clock and to pause the Schengen 90/180 days clock.
1 min |
January 2026
Practical Boat Owner
ARC Live and ARC Radio for ruby year
Two new media channels will enable online viewers to follow the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) sailors' adventures as the transatlantic cruise in company celebrates its 40th year.
1 min |
January 2026
Practical Boat Owner
Not a day for boating
One of those 'have to go' situations that boat owners try to avoid in a tough little Pionier 12
3 min |
January 2026
Practical Boat Owner
Boats for Scandinavian cruising
Phil Clandillon looks at the best second-hand yachts for sailing the Stockholm Archipelago
10+ min |
January 2026
Practical Boat Owner
The spirit of sailing
Singing the praises of the Flying Fifteen-an attractive, self-righting and popular fixed-keel dinghy that sails brilliantly
5 min |
January 2026
Practical Boat Owner
Three women and their wooden boats
Julia Jones looks at the lives of Peter Gerard, Clare Allcard and Rozelle Raynes, notable 20th century sailors and boat owners
9 min |
January 2026
Practical Boat Owner
Trawling the literature
Tales from the wilder shores of words
3 min |
January 2026
Practical Boat Owner
WHAT TO WEAR WHEN SAILING...
Ali Wood explores clothing options for dinghies to day boats and offshore cruisers
10+ min |
January 2026
Practical Boat Owner
Bligh-ted reputation
Making the case for the mutiny on the Bounty's much maligned Captain Bligh
3 min |
January 2026
Practical Boat Owner
Solo across the Pacific
Triple amputee Craig Wood sailed into the history books with a non-stop, 90-day, 7,506-mile unassisted voyage
8 min |
January 2026
Practical Boat Owner
Time to simplify the Beaufort Scale?
John Savage argues that the empirical measure needs an update
5 min |
January 2026
Practical Boat Owner
Mast refit and upgrade
Nicholas Koligiannis explains how he improved the mast on his Albin Ballad
5 min |
January 2026
Practical Boat Owner
Making more noise in fog
Nick Tyler takes the guesswork out of broadcasting fog signals
3 min |
January 2026
Practical Boat Owner
An adventure to St Kilda
Marsali Taylor swaps skippering her Offshore 8m for being crew on a converted herring drifter, with comfy berths in the former fish hold
8 min |
January 2026
Yachting Monthly UK
SAILING THE SHIPPING FORECAST
Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them
7 min |
December 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Snoop around during winter layup
To stay on the safe side, many of us lay up our yachts during the winter.
1 min |
December 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
ABSOLUTE NAVETTA 62
This latest iteration will plug the gap between the new 58 and the forthcoming 66 - could it be the best Navetta yet?
7 min |
December 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Priced out of keeping a yacht
A few years ago we were at the Istanbul Boatshow giving a talk for the wonderful Gezgin Korsan.
2 min |
December 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
COCKWELLS DUCHY 25
The Southampton show was awash with mass market sportsboats offering plenty of pace and space but none of them could match the charm of this compact British-built compact cruiser. Based on the hull of the popular Duchy 27 but modified to take an outboard engine and reconfigured as a more open day boat/weekender, it has much the same appeal as its larger siblings but in a smaller more affordable package.
1 min |
December 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
WINNER ARABELLA ALEXANDER, AGE 10 'CHARMOUTH TREE'
On Charmouth beach in April 2025, a tree branch was in a strange position on the beach.
1 min |
December 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
18th-century slipway revealed at Buckler's Hard archaeological dig
Buckler's Hard yard, on the banks of the Beaulieu River, organises projects, courses and collections relating to its shipbuilding heritage.
1 min |
December 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BIGGER LONG-RANGE PRINCESSES
Princess Yachts is making a dramatic return to the 30-40m sector with a new range of semi-custom superyachts.
1 min |
December 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
ARION 29
With its voluminous accommodation and secure cockpit, this low-draught Polish-built cruiser is ideal for family coastal cruising – and a bit of canal pottering...
8 min |
December 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
MAD DOGS + ENGLISHMEN
Yorkshireman Ian Furby enjoys a magical week-long cruise around the Solent, including one of its most eccentric annual events
9 min |
December 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
ULTIMATE BALEARICS BOAT
David Ross takes delivery of Europe's first Schaefer V44
4 min |
December 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
How to navigate Caribbean customs and immigration
The Caribbean islands manage their borders in a variety of ways, and all have their own idiosyncrasies. Simon Hardaker helps guide you through the many varied rules
6 min |
December 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
How would you try to avoid this tidal marina collision?
Roscoff Marina is one of the few all-tide ports in North Brittany.
3 min |
December 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Call to report unmarked pots and fishing gear entanglements
In a new drive to make coastal sailing safer, the RYA and the Cruising Association are calling on sailors navigating around Britain's coasts to report any entanglements with discarded fishing gear or unmarked lobster pots and other fishing creels.
2 min |
December 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Brian Black Memorial & Zhik Spirit of Adventure awards
Stunning images and compelling storytelling about the sailing and marine environment came to the fore in two awards this year: the Brian Black Memorial Award, run for a fifth year, and the second Zhik Spirit of Adventure Award.
2 min |