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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…
Rescue crew find coffin on lost yacht
A surprise lay in wait for the Barra RNLI crew when called out to assist a yacht
J/24 sinks at British National Championships
See dramatic pictures of keelboat sinking off Weymouth in windy conditions
Hilary Lister held up by the weather and some bad luck
Quadriplegic round-Britain sailor prevented from completing voyage to Portland from Lymington
Resins to be cheerful, August 2008
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Spirit of Mystery at Sutton Harbour Festival
Pete Goss MBE will be displaying his 37ft Cornish Lugger at Plymouth festival
Skipper of abandoned boat feared lost at sea
Search called off after converted lifeboat found drifting off Cornwall
Big welcome for Lively Lady this weekend
Historic wooden yacht arrives back to the Solent on Saturday
Earthrace just hours away from setting new world record
Biofuel powerboat just hours away from finishing line in Sagunto, Spain
Skipper jailed for not keeping a lookout
Fishing boat skipper found guilty over deaths of two crew after grounding near Ardglass
Pirates kidnap family from yacht off Yemen
Three Germans and a French citizen are being held in Somaliland
See photos: Fuel protesters in Poole Harbour
Fishermen and other commercial vessels organise protest
Marine LPG rally to be held in Southampton
Event originally scheduled for Cobb's Quay, Poole changed at short notice
French Team Kalix wins Archipelago Raid 08
BT team Ellen back in 9th as race winners benefit from a month's training
Sir Robin’s 40 years since setting off in Suhaili
Celebrating the anniversary of the start of the world's first non-stop solo circumnavigation
Archipelago Raid – a test of stamina afloat
Five days and nights sailing and orienteering - with a few TV interviews thrown in for good measure
South Wales boat show opens tomorrow
Organisers say over 200 companies will exhibit with over 300 craft on display
Mystery surrounds Cornish dolphin stranding
Pod of dolphins may have been chasing fish, scared by sonar or even a killer whale...
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Dismasted yacht crew raised alarm on mobile phone
Four yachtsmen rescued off Lincolnshire coast at outer limit of mobile phone range
Round the island race: Get your entries in
Late entry fees will apply to yachts entered into the race later than midnight 7 June