59 low cost upgrades to enhance your boat; How to reduce weather helm; Boat repairs in a Force 9 storm; Designing and building your own…
Practical Boat Owner
April 2026 issue – out 12 February
Sailmaker tips for getting new life out of old sails; NMEA wifi gateways tested; Wayfarer Weekended on test; Cruising hacks from liveaboard sailors; Solo skipper’s…
Somali pirates seize oil tanker near Seychelles
Frigate shadowing captured tanker
Use a chain sheet when reaching
...for a better headsail shape
Seal your shorepower sockets at sea
Cheap tip to avoid water ingress
Rescuers call off search after empty boat found in Dart
Owner does not know who took his boat
Remove stubborn stern-gland packing…
...with items you're guaranteed to have in your tool box!
Half-tide
Half-tide
H – Hotel
H - Hotel
Half-decker
Half-decker
Half-breadth plan
Half-breadth plan
Halyards
Halyards
Half-hitch
Half-hitch
Hambro line
Hambro line
Hand, to
Hand, to
Handy billy
Handy billy
Hand compass
Hand compass
Hank
Hank
Harbourmaster
Harbourmaster
Hard
Hard
Hard a-lee
Hard a-lee
Hard-chine
Hard-chine