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…
Windward
Windward
Windlass
Windlass
Windage
Windage
Wind shadow
Wind shadow
Windsail
Windsail
Wind-rode
Wind-rode
Wind gradient
Wind gradient
Winch
Winch
Wimple
Wimple
White squall
White squall
White horses
White horses
White ensign
White ensign
Whistle-buoy
Whistle-buoy
Whistle
Whistle
Whisker pole
Whisker pole
Whisker
Whisker
Whipstaff
Whipstaff
Whip (or single whip)
Whip (or single whip)
Whip, to
Whip, to
Whelps
Whelps