Essential skills, planning and kit for your best summer afloat, Bonding & sealants guide, How to sail tidal estuaries, Yacht handing on rivers, Silicone antifouling…
Practical Boat Owner
May issue – out 13 March
Tune your rig so your boat points higher and sails better, The ultimate cruising guide to Britain and Ireland, Essential propeller care, How to check…
Alex Thomson holding on to Vendée Globe lead
The British skipper of Hugo Boss has managed to maintain a lead of 100 miles over his nearest rivals, Armel Le Cléac'h and Sébastien Josse in spite of damage to…
A classic start for ARC 2016
Following years and months of planning, plus two weeks of final preparations and provisioning, 212 ARC 2016 yachts set sail from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
The famous ocean racing yacht Maiden is coming home
Trail-blazing British yachtswoman Tracy Edwards is celebrating after securing the funds to bring the famous ocean racing yacht Maiden home.
Guernsey Harbours mooring fees to rise by 1%
The majority of Guernsey Harbours charges and mooring fees will rise by 1% in 2017.
DIY mast climbing device
John Gardner devises a hoist to take the strain out of going aloft
A DIY aid to lassoing buoys and cleats
I often sail single-handed and picking up mooring buoys can be awkward, so I’ve constructed a lasso line to help. It consists of a 1m length of 6mm chain with…
A pump for bone-dry bilges
Norman Eastwood assembles a bucket pump to remove the final few bits of water from his boat’s bilges
Rocna hard place
David Berry describes the unexpected problems he faced after purchasing a Rocna anchor for his Moody Eclipse, Aderyn Glas
New Marine Conservation Zones proposed for English Waters
The Government’s scientific advisors have provided proposals on where a final set of 50 Marine Conservation Zones are needed around England.
3. Sailing a Secret 20
We took a trip to Brightlingsea to sail a Secret 20 while ours was in transit
Boat owners urged to be vigilant against theft
MP Suella Fernandes is urging boat owners to be vigilant about the growing problem of thefts from boats in the Solent area.
Fortitude on forty footers as ARC 2016 fleet prepare to set sail
Although the average boat length is 15.51m (51ft), almost half of the boats sailing in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers 2016 range from 40ft-50ft.
Navtex: obsolete or essential?
Has Navtex been superseded by smartphones and the internet, or does it still have a role in modern sailing?
Royal Navy experts deal with German bomb found in Portsmouth Harbour
A 500lb German bomb was found in Portsmouth Harbour during dredging work ahead of the arrival of HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Warning after three rescued after carbon monoxide leak
The RYA is reminding boaters about the dangers of carbon monoxide after three men received treatment for the effects of suspected poisoning following a leak on board their motor boat.
Winners of the DAME design awards 2016 announced
The overall DAME award 2016 went to Torqeedo GmbH for its Cruise FP range of electric saildrives, with a further 28 products named as category winners and commended with special
Jeanne Socrates sets sail on record-breaking quest… again!
British yachtswoman Jeanne Socrates has repaired last month's storm damage and resumed her record-breaking quest aboard her 38ft yacht Nereida.
Yacht and container ship collide off Ramsgate
Ramsgate's all weather lifeboat was launched to assist a small yacht which had been dismasted after a collision with a container ship 24 miles east of the town.
BottleBuoy flotation device trialled in sea off Cromer
A potentially lifesaving rescue device fashioned from the unlikely source materials of empty plastic bottles will be trialled in the UK for the first time by the RNLI.
The great UK antifouling test for cruising yachts
20 antifouling paints tested in 13 UK locations: which works best where you keep your boat?