Laura Hodgetts

Cruising editor

Laura Hodgetts

Laura is cruising editor at Yachting Monthly and also writes the news pages for YM’s sister title Practical Boat Owner magazine.

Prior to joining the YM team in April 2020, Laura worked full time on PBO for more than seven years as news and website editor.

After graduating with a 1st in BA (Hons) Multi-Media Journalism at Bournemouth University, Laura worked for Digital Photographer magazine as a staff writer, before taking voluntary redundancy to go travelling.

Laura then joined the Dorset Echo as a news reporter, completing the NCTJ senior news reporter qualifications. Laura’s love of watersports saw her write the Echo’s Afloat page and become the Echo’s accredited reporter for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sailing events, held in Weymouth and Portland.

Laura has passed the RYA day skipper, dinghy sailing level 2, powerboat level 2, windsurfing and kitesurfing beginner, and PADI advanced open water diving courses.

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  • March 21, 2019

How to fix your engine at sea, a Westerly Centaur 50th anniversary special, and more, in the latest issue of PBO

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  • March 7, 2019

PBO was saddened to hear that Robert Braithwaite, founder of Sunseeker International, passed away in the early hours of this morning at the age of 75.

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  • February 21, 2019

Free plans for building your own Nigel Irens 14-footer, and more, in the latest issue of PBO

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  • January 24, 2019

Sleep easy at anchor - a twin-hook anchoring technique to keep you safe in the roughest storm - in the latest issue of PBO

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  • December 20, 2018

Popular classics! 11 great yachts and what they cost today (part 1 post war and 1950s) in the latest issue of PBO

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  • November 29, 2018

How DIY two-pack paint can make your boat shine and save £££s, a guide to used boat shows, and more!

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  • November 1, 2018

Reviving a 40-year-old family Contessa, stolen ideas from the superyacht yards, plus how to descale loo pipes

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  • October 4, 2018

We show you how to tackle everyday electrics: basic wiring skills, multimeters and more

PBO SEPTEMBER 2018 COVER

  • September 6, 2018

Join the SAIL REVOLUTION: high tech cloth for everyday cruisers, point higher, cruise faster, save £££, plus Bluebird K3 restoration

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  • July 5, 2018

On test: new Crabber 24. See what happened when we put the Mk 5 version through the wringer, and more!

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  • October 5, 2017

In the November 2017 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine...