Watchkeeping, sleep patterns and short-handed passages – a guide to night sailing; Orca navigation system tested over a 450 mile voyage; Could you be a…
Practical Boat Owner
August 2026 – out on 2 July
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston on the COLREG, single-handing and more; Boat building myths busted; 10 pilotage mistakes to avoid; Celebrating the Jester Challenge at 20; Spotlight…
Injured sailor rescued from dismasted yacht
The rescue operation was complicated by the collapsed rigging hanging over the side of the boat
Have your say on Scotland’s marine tourism plans
Work is underway to awaken 'Scotland's sleeping giant'
Warning not to use out-of-date flares for festivities
"We don't want to spoil the fun but sometimes people are tempted to use up their out-of-date flares on Bonfire Night"
Missing sailors found safe and well
Sharon Went Alleyne and Arthur Alleyne are now 'on land' in St Lucia
Cowes Breakwater construction on track
The 2014 phases are nearing completion, ready for a winter settlement period
Sailing couple missing in the Caribbean
Relatives appeal for help from boaters to locate Sharon Went Alleyne and Arthur Alleyne
The vision for Cowes Harbour in 2020 and beyond
Have your say on what the future of Cowes Harbour should look like...
Results are finally in for Bart’s Bash
More than 30,000 people took to the water for the first Bart’s Bash
£80million upgrade plans for Guernsey Harbours
‘Maintaining the status quo is not an option', says Guernsey Harbours director
Better protection for breeding seabirds in Welsh waters
...at Grassholm, Skokholm and Skomer Islands in Pembrokeshire, Bardsey Island and the Aberdaron Coast in Gwynedd
Boaters urged to help stop the Quagga mussel spread
The invasive specied can affect freshwater ecosystems, block water pipes and smother boats' hulls
Police appeal for missing skipper
Concern for missing sailor Jeffrey Hewitt after his new boat washed up near Lyme Regis
Sir Robin Knox-Johnson takes on the Route du Rhum
'Age has nothing to do with it. I am fitter than most', says the 75-year-old British sailing star
Rigging failure prompts Southsea yacht rescue
The yacht's forestay had snapped leaving the yacht in a precarious situation near Southsea seafront
UK-wide weather warning for severe gales
Batten down the hatches...60 to 70 mph gusts are forecast in some exposed coastal areas
New lighthouse visitor centre at Portland Bill
Trinity House announces plans for a new visitor attraction, to open by Easter 2015
Britain’s influential yacht designer David Thomas has died
Tributes are pouring in for the UK's most prolific keel boat designer
Navitus Bay wind farm: supporters and opposition speak out
An open floor hearing on the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park, hosted by the Planning Inspectorate
Cruising Sark – one couple’s guide for PBO
John and Yvonne Robinson put the spotlight on popular anchorages and moorings around Sark
New school sailing scheme begins
The UKSA is working to give all Year 6 pupils on the Isle of Wight the opportunity to get out on the water