Is Your Boat Proving ‘Almost' Watertight?

Water can sneak into your boat undetected for years. Øyvind Bordal explains where leaks develop, and how to find them in time

Sailing by ear

Alarm bells ringing afloat on a sea of sound

Working aloft

Alex Blackwell has some tips for staying safe when climbing the mast

Smartened up

A tidy up in lockdown means the boat’s looking smarter now than she has in years

Propeller predicament

Peter Davies restores power to his 60ft charter yacht with the help of Mr Rosebud

In the beginning

How the evolutionary development of the sailor was saved from going down the pan

Fitting new toerails and grabrails

Rupert Holmes explains the techniques for removal and replacement

Fitting a hot water system

Today most new yachts come with pressurised hot water, but that wasn’t the case 20 or 30 years ago. Rupert Holmes looks at how to retrofit a system to your boat

A One Design from Devon

The Devon Yawl is as sturdy as she looks and there is plenty else to admire about this popular Salcombe Yawl evolution, says Peter Poland

Which trailer-sailer for Ullswater?

Which trailer-sailer for Ullswater?

The search for an accessible boat

What boats are best suited for disabled sailors? Ian Cameron recounts Fife SailabilityÕs exciting journey from trimarans to powerboats

The sailor who beat lockdown

A small New Zealand town is enchanted by the arrival of a surprise visitor, reports Matt Vance

Twister time

Peter Poland reviews and test sails the popular classic Kim Holman-designed Twister

UK Coastguard to invest £170m in new radio network

The reliability of communication transmissions between boats at sea and the UK Coastguard is set to improve with a new £170 million emergency radio network.

Non-sailor's day

Mastering the gentle art of sailing gently

Mark the middle

Doing things properly doesn't always work out

Repairing the gooseneck

James Brooking fabricates and fettles a complicated set of loose joints

Finding Florida

The Pattison family were in for a shock when they left their quiet lockdown Caribbean island behind

A perfect crime

Yes, we might have taken the boat, but it wasn’t exactly stealing, Your Honour

Unseasonality

You can’t rely on the weather in Shetland

If it ain't broke, don't break it

Getting stuck into lockdown inventions

New generation electronics

A few years ago I felt there was a risk that marine electronics manufacturers would find it impossible to compete in a changing marketplace.

How to troubleshoot your engine electrics

If your engine won’t start, knowing how to fi nd the source of the problem will help you get under way quickly, says Rubicon 3’s Bruce Jacobs

Groundbreaking affordable watermaker

Desalinators operate on a simple principle, but to date have generally been prohibitively expensive for many.

Environment review backs highly protected marine zones

Seas around England and Northern Ireland could receive greater protection as a result of a new review by former environment minister Richard Benyon.

Algorithms will aid search and rescue

Researchers at one of the world’s top universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have identified a new algorithm which could improve search and rescue techniques.

Yachts by the pound

Peter Poland weighs up the pride and joy of owning a steady and substantial motor sailer

The left behind

There’s always something rather melancholy about the once proud boats left ashore

Rules is rules

When it comes to having a regulation for everything, you can’t beat a bit of yacht racing

Sailors head back to the water as COVID-19 lockdown is eased

Boating is slowly returning to parts of the UK as coronavirus restrictions are gradually eased two months after lockdown.