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…
M – Mike (phonetic)
M - Mike (phonetic)
Lugsail
Lugsail
Luff tackle
Luff tackle
Luffrope
Luffrope
Luff spar
Luff spar
Luff
Luff
Lubber’s line Or Lubber line
Lubber's line Or Lubber line.
Lop
Lop
Loose-footed
Loose-footed
Loom
loom
Long splice
Long splice
Longitudinal
Longitudinal
Longitude
Longitude
Long in the jaw
Long in the jaw
Log
Log
Loft (and to loft)
Loft (and to loft)
Lock-off
Lock-off
LOA
LOA
Lloyd’s Register of Yachts
Lloyd's Register of Yachts
Lizard
Lizard