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Practical Boat Owner
November 2025 issue – out 25 September
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Sailability awards at the London Dinghy Show
Sailability awards at the London Dinghy Show
Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival
16-18 June 2006
Elvström Sobstad Group acquisition of Sobstad UK.
UK sailmaker Sobstad UK has been purchased by the Elvström Sobstad Group,
Red Funnel ferry crash
Disastrous day for Red Funnel as ferry crashes in Southampton
Going for gold: Portland hut on sale for £60,000
Small cliff-top hut with views of the 2012 Olympic sailing races on the market for £60,000.
Curiosity gets the cat: ‘Stowaway’ tabby’s 500-mile voyage
Curiosity gets the cat: 'Stowaway' tabby's 500-mile voyage
Passenger weight gain blamed for US boat tragedy
A report into the sinking of a US water taxi has revealed the American Coast Guard failed to account for the rise in weight of modern-day passengers.
The Sea: Photo Exhibition
Marine photographer Philip Plisson showcases his work in London
Rising demand for marina moorings
Over 11,000 new marina berths needed in next 10 years, say British Waterways
Irish fishermen escape burning boat
Five fishermen have been rescued from their liferaft after their boat caught fire off the County Down coast.
A yacht race fit for a king
Entries are now being taken for the cross-Channel Royal Escape Race from Shoreham to Fécamp
MCA report fewer rescues in 2005
Fewer people were rescued in 2005 according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Shirley Robertson expecting twins
Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson is due to give birth in July to twins.
Lifeboat volunteers call for help.
Welsh Guild makes an urgent appeal for new members
Back in time: Iron Age boat at Lincolnshire museum.
Iron Age log boat from the Iron Age display at Lincoln's new archaeological museum
RYA Dinghy Sailing Show 2006: Encouraging children to sail
The RYA Dinghy Sailing Show takes place this weekend (4 - 5 March) at Alexandra Palace, London.
Ship’s captain found four times over limit.
Custody for captain too drunk to drive his ship.
Family rescued from sinking speedboat
A father has been criticised for putting his children at risk after they were rescued without lifejackets from a sinking boat.
Prize-giving ceremony at the new Boating Business Show
Marine Trades Association Awards at the Boating Business Show in Bournemouth.
Man charged with manslaughter over boatyard explosion
A man has been charged with manslaughter after a gas explosion in a boatyard last August, which killed 26-year-old Hungarian, Krisztian Takacs.