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…
Watch the birth of a RIB
Cobra Marine opens factory for a weekend
Don’t trust your EPIRB’s ‘test’ button
Lithium batteries are difficult to test...
Jessica Watson in Southern Ocean knockdown
Schoolgirl circumnavigator hit by violent storm
Beware isolated danger marks…
the danger isn't as isolated as you might think...
Check the masthead
by binocular from deck level!
Student wins superyacht design competition
Winner to represent British excellence in Italy
Downwind in a blow? It’s probably windier than you think
Don't get lulled into a false sense of security
Bembridge Harbour Trust plans to bid for harbour
Charity prepares bid
Man dies in capsize after saving wife’s life
Felucca capsized during Nile cruise
Construction firm seeks boat hulls for charity nautical garden
Don't abandon ship!
Check under the genoa
there's a big blind spot!
Booking opens for RYA Spring power and sail muster 2010
Weekend event at Cowes Yacht Haven
Lower the ladder before you dive in…
or end up like those actors in that film...
New Coastwatch station to open at Calshot
NCI seeks volunteers to man Calshot Tower
Hilary Lister to race in Fastnet 2011
Class 40 boat to be modified
Save on scrubbing
...with a freshwater approach
Carry a mask on board
...it could save the day!
Log your engine hours
...gauges are not always accurate
Clipper to be left to her fate
Cork's fate decided by Clipper Race management
Adjust your lines throughout the winter
to avoid chafe