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…
Accidentally started filling your water tank with diesel?
Steam cleaning is the answer
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Not Cooking with Gas?
Try cleaning the burners
Oil Spill in Southampton Water
Booms deployed, cleanup operation at beaches
Wear lots of thin layers at sea
It can help stop seasickness.
RYA urges boaters to observe Studland No Anchor zone
Voluntary Zone has been in place since 2009 pending study
Towing your boat: video masterclass
Video masterclass guide to towing your boat safely, including setting off, reversing, launching and recovery
Navimo recalls batch of XM liferafts
Company will replace Far East-manufactured rafts with European
At sea, carry out a regular shackle check
They undo themselves!!
What is a safe speed in reduced visibility?
Some scary calculations
How important is ornithology at sea?
It depends how superstitious you are
Taking part in an organised race?
Check your boat's insurance
Abby Sunderland dismasted in Southern Ocean
Teen sailor located after EPIRB activated
Yarmouth’s Hiscock cottage open to public
Dates in August
Finding Sanctuary meets
Finding Sancturay meets
Stop your gas bottles rusting
Smear your way to a clean boat
Charity commissions unique 3D pavement art
On show at Paternoster square
Heritage Boatyard receives £110K grant
Help to pass on conservation skills
An anchor angel – on the cheap
Are dumb-bell weights the solution?
New Coastwatch station at Lyme Bay
Planning application successful