A 25ft yacht that disappeared whilst sailing from Plymouth, Devon to Ireland as part of the Jester Baltimore Challenge fleet has been found, but solo skipper Duncan Lougee was not…
News
Put your questions to Jeanne Socrates
Have you got a question for solo record-breaking offshore sailor Jeanne Socrates? The Cruising Association and PBO will be in conversation with the skipper to mark Women in Marine Day…
Sailing the Northwest Passage in a wooden replica Victorian cutter
Plymouth shipwright Will Stirling is attempting to sail through the notorious ice-bound Northwest Passage in a 43ft wooden ‘gentlemen’s cutter’ that he designed himself.
Sprinkling sand ‘deters orcas’ according to Cruising Association
Sprinkling sand around the rudder is now a recommended deterrence of orca – which have damaged more than 250 yachts and sunk three – in the Strait of Gibraltar since
Berth holders hit back at ‘restrictive practices’
Berth holders at some Aquavista coastal marinas are angry over boat selling rule changes introduced by management
The proposed PFAS ban and the implications for the marine industry
Both the European Chemicals Agency and the UK's Health and Safety Executive are examining proposals to ban the use of the synthetic chemicals PFAS, which could have implications for the…
All female crew challenges for Jules Verne Trophy
The Famous Project team are aiming to become the first all-women crew to win the Jules Verne Trophy for the fastest non-stop circumnavigation of the world in any type of…
Big C Atlantic Challenge ends in disaster as the 1m boat is smashed while being lifted from the water
Andrew Bedwell's Big C Atlantic Challenge is over, after his 1m boat was smashed while being lifted from the water
Could this new routing software from Oceata change the way you sail?
Oceata is about to launch new routing software, which will allow you to optimise your passage using real time weather information
The new electric boat with a range of 100nm
Spirit Yachts has partnered with BAR Technologies to build an electric boat capable of a range of 100 nautical miles between charges
Borrow A Boat to continue trading ‘uninterrupted’
The UK boat rental and yacht charter firm, Borrow A Boat, has been bought by CEO Matt Ovenden and a group of investors
Coming up in the August 2023 issue of Practical Boat Owner
Find out what is coming up in the August 2023 issue of Practical Boat Owner, available to buy from 6 July 2023
Where are the French ports on the English Channel which yachts can check into?
French officials have announced that five ports in Brittany will become temporary Ports of Entry from 1 June to 30 September 2023
‘I didn’t know what was going to explode’. Family escape boat fire
A man and two children have been rescued off the Dorset coast after the motor of their RIB caught fire, causing the boat to sink
Double carbon monoxide tragedy sparks warning
Exhaust gas, containing CO, had likely been funnelled into the cockpit between the boat’s transom and an inflatable waterskiing ringo suspended from it
SigneT dinghies to mark 60th anniversary of channel crossing
Intrepid dinghy sailors will be honouring a significant event in the SigneT class history with a cross-Channel expedition.
Clarisse Crémer has new sponsor for 2024 Vendée Globe
After being dropped by Banque Populaire, Clarisse Crémer now has a new sponsor for the 2024 Vendée Globe, with the support of Alex Thomson
Calor Gas: Longer phase out time for 4.5kg & 3.9kg cylinders
Calor Gas has confirmed that although it will discontinue its 4.5kg butane and 3.9kg propane cylinders, the phasing out period has been extended
Ocean Globe Race 2023 to start from Southampton
The Ocean Globe Race - which is being held to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread Round the World Race - will start from Southampton in September
Water users urged to avoid Poole Harbour oil spill area
The elation of Poole Harbour’s male Osprey’s safe return home from Africa on Sunday morning was soon dashed by late afternoon when news of the oil spill was announced –…