From steering to rigging (and all the things we forget!) – the essential checks for the prepared skipper; Displacement theory and how it affects the…
Practical Boat Owner
November 2025 issue – out 25 September
Banish damp on board your boat! The benefits of solar, hydro and wind..and what can go wrong; 6 legendary boats which shaped design, 12,000 mile…
British Paralympic trio’s medal hope quashed
Court of Arbitration rules it does not have power to overturn 2012 Paralympic Sailing Competition decisions
Get ready for a very unusual orchestra
Listen to the majestic honk of the foghorn, one more time...
Damning report into ‘avoidable’ cargo ship tragedy
Six lives were lost when the Swanland cargo ship foundered
Old Gaffers round-Britain sail update
The Jubilee challenge has met with challenging weather
Falmouth Classics weekend spectacle
The action starts this Friday
Emergency call out during children’s visit to lifeboat station
Stormy Stan's Storm Force members get a taste of the action
Charity rowers rescued from shipping lanes
Two brothers were attempting a Weymouth to Jersey challenge
Yachtsman dies after falling overboard
The tragedy involved a man in his 40s
Limited edition fine art prints for sailing charity
250 prints have been produced in support of the Gipsy Moth IV Trust
Retired sailing couple’s £6million Lotto win
Well worth a u-turn!
Records tumble at Round the Island ‘race for all’
Sir Ben Ainslie's team beat 12-year record and pay tribute to Olympian Andrew Simpson
Unmanned French yacht sparks search near Alderney
Sailor remains missing despite full search of area by sea and air
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Sailing champion Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson laid to rest
'His greatness will inspire a generation'
Andrew Simpson funeral at Sherborne Abbey today
Followed by a celebration of his life at Sherborne Castle
New ‘Lifejacket Lockers’ for boaters heading ashore
A new scheme is being piloted this summer in Devon and Cornwall
Solo sailor to embark on a low carbon charity challenge
A renewable energy powered UK circumnavigation
Brave Lori’s final fundraising voyage
The mum-of-three with terminal cancer is setting sail
Becalmed yacht towed to safety
Flamborough RNLI called to rescue stricken yacht
Warning to boat owners who watch TV aboard
How to avoid the 'sinking feeling' of a fine of up to £1,000