Practical Boat Owner
Dream job?
Let's face it, sailing's hard enough work without having to work while you're sailing
3 min |
September 2022
Practical Boat Owner
The long way home
Marsali Taylor encounters difficulties with unseasonable weather during a midsummer night sail from Brae to Aith in Shetland
6 min |
September 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Homeward bound
After a six-month restoration, PBO Project Boat Maximus sails to her new home... but not without a few hitches, reports Ali Wood
10+ min |
September 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Shakedown preparations
Shortly before the post-restoration voyage to Poole, Ali Wood gets to grips with the rewire, new electronics and passage planning
10+ min |
August 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Overpowered on the Atlantic coast
Shannon Deconinck recalls a challenging sail around Cabo de São Vicente in southern Portugal, a headland renowned for its surf
4 min |
August 2022
Practical Boat Owner
First world problems
Chris Pearsall, whose yacht sank during a single-handed voyage in the Med, reflects on the circumstances now facing his Ukrainian rescuer
2 min |
August 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Upwardly mobile
Fancy a bigger boat? Get wealthier friends...
3 min |
August 2022
Practical Boat Owner
A man in three boats
Gilbert Park has a white knuckle experience saving three boats from Storm Eunice
6 min |
August 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Gulf Stream adventure
Roger Hughes sails his brigantine schooner Britannia along the largest of the world’s currents
10+ min |
August 2022
Practical Boat Owner
A Falcon in Loch Ness
Prolific boat owner Clive Marsh charters a roomy 36ft Van de Stadt steel ketch for a pleasant cruise on Scotland’s Caledonian Canal
4 min |
August 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Easy ways to sail better
Rupert Holmes shares some expert tips on how to make your boat easier to handle, sail faster and safer with better manners
10+ min |
August 2022
Practical Boat Owner
A rediscovered boat for all reasons
Once used by the trappers, traders and hunters of the New World, the Adirondack Guide Boat is just as relevant today, says Roger Nadin
4 min |
August 2022
Practical Boat Owner
Made in Germany
Peter Poland looks at ‘fantastisch’ 30-footers that have proved how a hobby can become a multi-million euro business
10+ min |
August 2022
Yachting World
Globe40 round the world race
Globe40 round the world race
2 min |
August 2022
Yachting World
MASTERCLASS
PIP HARE ON WATCH HANDOVERS
5 min |
August 2022
Yachting World
SPECIAL REPORT
ERIN CAREY ON MAKING A LIVING WHILE CRUISING
8 min |
August 2022
Yachting World
Run and run
RUPERT HOLMES INVESTIGATES A NEW TYPE OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY THAT REALLY CAN HAVE A LONGER LIFE
2 min |
August 2022
Yachting World
AMAZON DELTA
A RACE AGAINST TIME AND TIDE ACROSS THE MOUTH OF THE AMAZON FOR STEPHEN LADD IN HIS 21FT HERRESHOFF SEA PEAR KETCH
8 min |
August 2022
Yachting World
TOUGH GUY
KEVIN ESCOFFIER MAY BE FAMOUS FOR HIS DRAMATIC VENDÉE GLOBE RESCUE, BUT THERE IS MUCH MORE TO HIS STORY, AS HE TELLS HELEN FRETTER
8 min |
August 2022
Yachting World
YOUR PERFECT DOWNWIND SAIL
HOW TO SET UP YOUR BOAT FOR SMOOTH, STRESS-FREE DOWNWIND SAILING: RACHAEL SPROT EXAMINES THE OPTIONS
10+ min |
August 2022
Yachting World
5 EXPERT TIPS
BILL O'HARA ON USING THE RACING RULES
4 min |
August 2022
Yachting World
TAKING OWNERSHIP
RUPERT HOLMES ON BUYING A BOAT TO WIN
5 min |
August 2022
Yachting World
CLASSIC APPEAL
SOMETIMES LOOKS REALLY DO MATTER. AND THIS PILOT CLASSIC 47 IS A SWEET HARMONY OF CLASSIC LINES AND MODERN BUILD
9 min |
August 2022
Yachting World
WHERE THE SKY IS BORN
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IS RARELY SAILED BY VISITING CRUISERS, BUT KILA ZAMANA DISCOVERED WILDERNESS AND MAYA MYTHS
10 min |
July 2022
Yachting World
TIME ΤΟ TIME
A NON-STOP PASSAGE FROM FALMOUTH TO FORMENTERA ENABLED PHIL JOHNSON AND ROXY SEARS TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE MED
10+ min |
July 2022
Yachting World
RETURN OF THE Js
THE INCOMPARABLE J CLASS RETURNS TO MED FLEET RACING FOR THE SUPERYACHT CUP PALMA AND BEYOND. ANDI ROBERTSON TRACKS THEIR FORM.
8 min |
July 2022
Yachting World
PALMA PROMISES
AN ECLECTIC MIX OF SUPERYACHTS, WHICH INCLUDES FOUR J CLASS, SHOULD ENSURE A PRIZE SUPERYACHT CUP PALMA, WRITES TOBY HODGES
9 min |
July 2022
Yachting World
HITTING THE SWEET SPOT?
OFFERING SPACE AND A COMFORTABLE INTERIOR WHILE KEEPING A CAT LIGHT ENOUGH TO PERFORM IS A TOUGH BRIEF. DOES NAUTITECH DELIVER, ASKS FRANÇOIS TREGOUET?
4 min |
July 2022
Yachting World
MAXI POWER
MAXI RACING IS BOOMING AND IS MORE REGULAR THAN EVER, REPORTS JAMES BOYD
3 min |
July 2022
Yachting World
FLYING HIGH
AFTER HER INCREDIBLE VENDÉE GLOBE, LIFE HAS CHANGED FOR SOLO SAILOR PIP HARE. SHE REVEALS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE YOUR DREAMS
10+ min |