59 low cost upgrades to enhance your boat; How to reduce weather helm; Boat repairs in a Force 9 storm; Designing and building your own…
Practical Boat Owner
April 2026 issue – out 12 February
Sailmaker tips for getting new life out of old sails; NMEA wifi gateways tested; Wayfarer Weekended on test; Cruising hacks from liveaboard sailors; Solo skipper’s…
Abandoned yacht still beached at Scroby Sands
A yacht abandoned by a Russian sailor who was rescued in storms off the coast of Norfolk is still beached at Scroby Sands - three months later.
British Clipper Race crew evacuation after storm injury
A British crew member on the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is being evacuated to Shanghai after suffering a suspected fractured arm during a violent storm.
Six boats break free from moorings in Poole
Boat owners are being encouraged to check their moorings after six boats broke free amid gale-force winds in Holes Bay, Poole.
Gipsy Moth IV confirmed for Jersey Boat Show
World-renowned yacht, Gipsy Moth IV, in which Sir Francis Chichester sailed around the globe in 1966 is making an appearance at the 2016 Jersey Boat Show.
Hell on High Seas challengers forced into port
Storm force 10 winds have forced the Sport Relief challenge team of six celebrities and six Volvo Ocean Race veterans into port at Plymouth until the storm passes
Mummified sailor: Clipper Race statement
A Clipper Race team statement about their LMAX Exchange race yacht's initial discovery of deceased German sailor Manfred Bajorat
Masked gunmen kill German yachtsman in Caribbean
Two armed gunmen boarded a yacht anchored at Wallilabou Bay, St. Vincent, killing one German national and injuring another.
Ian Walker prepares for Hell On High Seas
British yachtsman Ian Walker is set to skipper a Volvo Ocean Race 65 with a crew of VOR sailors and celebrities in aid of Sport Relief.
Man Over Board sailor praises rescue heroes: ‘I owe them my life’
Cornelis van Rietschoten tells PBO “Another 10 minutes and I would have been unconscious”
Rafting up the stress-free way
Sooner or later most cruising skippers are likely to be faced with having to raft up in a harbour. But it needn’t be a stressful experience...
Dismasted Sigma 38 sails 530 miles for a new mast
A dismasted yacht has been successfully sailed from northern Spain to Cowes, Isle of Wight under jury rig - for a new mast.
Northern Boat Show to quadruple its boat numbers
The Northern Boat Show is returning to Liverpool’s Waterfront for a second year this June with quadruple the number of boats on display.
Making a boat tent from a polytunnel
John Owen constructs a versatile and economical boat tent from a polytunnel
Resealing boat windows – DIY project on a Sadler 32
Stephen Wallace demonstrates how he went about removing, resealing and reinstalling the windows on his Sadler 32
Tribute to the Cruising Association Almanac editor
The Cruising Association is sad to announce that Tony Brett-Jones, a past President of the CA and, for many years, the Editor of the CA Handbook and Almanac died in…
Two yachts run aground in the Exe estuary
"Bad luck and propulsion difficulties halted their sailing for several hours", said Exmouth RNLI spokesman.
Planning and undertaking an Atlantic crossing
Thinking about an ocean passage? Here's some top tips from Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) sailors...
Suspected torpedo prompts Scapa Flow anchoring restriction
A precautionary 1,000-metre anchorage exclusion zone has been put in place where a torpedo-like object was found on Scotland's Scapa Flow seabed
The truth about teak decks
Shipwright Robin Benjamin says modern, thin teak decks need lots of regular care, and so it’s vital to follow his advice on how to keep them looking good
The 2016 PBO Marina Price Guide goes live
The PBO Marina Price Guide provides comprehensive regional listings of annual berths around England, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, Shetland Islands, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.