Watchkeeping, sleep patterns and short-handed passages – a guide to night sailing; Orca navigation system tested over a 450 mile voyage; Could you be a…
Practical Boat Owner
August 2026 – out on 2 July
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston on the COLREG, single-handing and more; Boat building myths busted; 10 pilotage mistakes to avoid; Celebrating the Jester Challenge at 20; Spotlight…
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
List, to
List, to
Link shackle
Link shackle
Lines
Lines
Line start
Line start
Line
Line
Limber hole
Limber hole
Lignum vitae
Lignum vitae
Warn the crew…
...if you're planning any manoeuvres
Dealing with difficult screws
or how to un-stick a stuck screw
Yarmouth Coastguard’s shortest ever search and rescue
He's just walked past!
Table Fiddles – what works best?
Keep items secure on your saloon table