Laura Hodgetts

Features editor

Practical Boat Owner April 2023 issue cover

Yachts with legs; Converting to LED; Take your cat afloat (the furry kind); Curing stiff in-mast roller reefing; Jimmy Cornell – my life in boats; Day-sailer DIY build; and 22…

Practical Boat Owner magazine March 2023 issue cover

PBO Project Boat sail test!; 17-20ft pocket cruisers; New running rigging; Working boats for leisure;Jimmy Cornell – yacht safety; Sabre 27 overhaul; and 15 pages of DIY...

Practical Boat Owner magazine February 2023 issue cover

Day sailers and cruising dinghies; Jimmy Cornell's world cruising survey – then and now; Adventure after loss; Golden Globe fix; Clever kit from Europe's biggest trade show; PBO Project Boat…

Practical Boat Owner January 2023 cover

GRP classics; Trailer-sailers; Asymmetric furlers; Birdwatching for boaters; Kit out your seadog; 5,000 miles in a 22ft yacht with a cat; PBO Project Boat sail loft visit; and 17 pages

PBO December issue cover

Choosing sails; Dufour 32 boat test; Measuring the rig; Homebuilt kayaks; Christmas gift ideas; Watermaker repair; Headsail furlers; and Bigger luggers...

Practical Boat Owner magazine, November 2022 issue cover

Best cruiser racers; Anchoring top tips; Building a watermaker; Homebuilt motorboat; PBO Project Boat alternator; Twisted T300S – 4x4 does marine; and 25 pages of DIY...

PBO October 2022 cover

How to check your rigging – plus the mistake that nearly cost the PBO Project Boat rig!; Best used boats; Temo 450 reader verdict; Fixing a leaky hatch; Marina MOB;…

Practical Boat Owner magazine, September 2022 cover

Swap sails for power – never stop boating; longjohn wetsuit, buoyancy aid, boat scrub and inflatable kayaks on test; 12 amazing shipwrecks; PBO Project Boat shakedown sail; and 16 pages

Practical Boat Owner magazine, August 2022 issue cover

Easy ways to sail better; lifejackets on test; PBO Project Boat passage planning and electrics; great German 30-footers; bargain Stand-up Paddleboard test; and 21 pages of DIY… Order the August…