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…
Choosing the right roller for antifouling
Don't persevere with an inappropriate roller!
Coastguard consultation period extended
Deadline extended by six weeks - get your voice heard!
Sailing under main only
How to go to windward
Deck paint tip
Roll it on for a better texture
Olympics tickets are on sale
Sign up online to buy tickets for events including sailing
Tsunami rips into Japan following earthquake
Scenes of destruction reported, ship missing
Confectionary in a first aid kit
Hotels to the rescue!
Photo competition closes on 31 March
Get your entry in to the Top Shots competition - you could win a camera!
Deacons Boatyard to recycle cycles for Africa
Re-Cycle project - bring your old bikes to the river
Falmouth Sea Shanty festival to donate profits to RNLI
From Ushant to Scilly 'tis thirty five leagues
The main culprit when it comes to leaking teak decks
...Where to look?
How to cut teak-faced ply
...without damaging the veneer
Round the Island’s early entry discount ends tomorrow
Get your entry in before midnight on Saturday 5 March
Geoff Holt on BVI stamps
Disabled sailor and local Sailability honoured
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ April 2011
Dave Selby Podcast 'Mad About the Boat' April 2011
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ March 2011
Dave Selby Podcast 'Mad About the Boat' March 2011
Stripping antifouling tip
How to keep moisture out and heat in...
ICC now available to foreigners
RYA changes entry criteria for International Certificate of Competence
Danish yacht seized by pirates off Oman
Three children on board Somali pirates' latest capture
Back in the water tip # 6 – free everything
Free anything that moves