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…
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad About the Boat’ Summer 2010
The camera never lies - sailing makes you older, not wiser, just older faster
How to improve vane steering in tricky wind conditions
Use a tiller pilot
New £1million Mylor Yacht Club design approved
Striking new modern building
When is it good to mix fuel and water on board?
When you're specifying which side to build your boat's tanks
Dutch 14-year-old free to sail solo around the world
Court permits Laura Dekker to set sail
Would you trust your topping lift?
At sea if the main halyard breaks, what use is a lightweight topping lift?
London 2012 olympics – two years and counting
WPNSA celebrates with 300 optimist sailors
Bridging the language gap when cruising abroad
Plan ahead when picking destinations
Jetski and motorboat collide in Poole Harbour
Jetskier airlifted to hospital
Yawing at anchor?
Use a swivel
Watch whale jump on yacht
The most unbelievable video footage
Green funds available for clubs and marine businesses
Volvo eco-challenge and Green Blue grants available
‘Vanity cabinets’ make great computer stations
In with the new...
Hi-line rescue for yacht family
Helicopter evacuation in Force 6 near Stornoway
Lifeboat soup!
More fundraising tucker for the RNLI
Make your water tanks taste nicer
with a squeeze of lemon juice
Brighten up old, stained varnishwork
Paint it white...
RYA wins concession from UKBA
Customs Form C1331 notification process resolved
Greenpeace builds new eco-ship
Rainbow Warrior III an environmentally-advanced world first
Is Studland Bay no anchoring zone a ‘waste of time’?
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