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…
HMS Victory wreck discovered in Channel
Fourth Victory hit Black Rock off Alderney
Desjoyeaux wins, Jourdain retires – Sam Davies moves into third
Almost all the skippers are around Cape Horn as retirement propels Sam Davies into third
Dave Selby Podcast ‘Mad about the boat’ Feb 2009
Messing about in boats is great fun, but watching others mess about can be even more so. Delight in the spectacle of others' slip ups in the February 2009 podcast.
Classic comedy pundits from down under
Satirical news interview from down under
Pedal-powered submarine transatlantic planned
An inventor has developed a submersible vehicle powered by a dolphin-style fin
Lorry found ‘hanging out’ of ferry
Stena Voyager returns to port after accident
Second-placed Vendée skipper damages keel
Roland Jourdain heading for Azores
‘Antigua still safe,’ says country’s Prime Minister
Murder of superyacht captain has boat owners worried
New traffic separation scheme for Lands End
Changes will take effect 1 July 2009
Husband and wife survive powerboat fire
Couple rescued by a passing yacht
Oceanis 31 voted European yacht of the Year
Beneteau scoops coveted award
Falmouth fuel barge stops selling to yachtsmen
Red tape means 'it's not worth the hassle'
‘Modern-day Mary Celeste’ found in channel
Fishermen find abandoned barge 30m south of Wight
The future of propulsion: water surface tension?
Researchers design propulsion system inspired by larvae
Griff Rhys Jones abandons yacht after fire
Yacht catches fire in shark infested waters
Around in Ten race starts… with no competitors
'No one turned up': support boat carries on alone
Spirit of Mystery becalmed in Southern Ocean
Pete Goss and crew making slow progress to Melbourne
Timber begins to wash ashore in Kent
Sinegorsk cargo makes landfall
Winehouse rescues girl from the drink
Singer aids sailor after dinghy capsize
Aladdin’s Cave bought by Force 4
South Coast chandlery chain sold